Effingham, IL - On April 5, 2022, Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 8 announce the arrest of Ricky J. Norwood Jr., a 31-year-old male from Centralia, IL, for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).

On August 23, 2015, 24-year-old, Dustin Rhynes was discovered deceased with a fatal gunshot wound in an alleyway in Centralia, IL.  ISP DCI Zone 8 was requested by Centralia Police Department to lead an investigation into the shooting death of Rhynes. 

On March 8, 2022, Ricky J. Norwood Jr. was formally charged with First Degree Murder (Class M Felony), filed in the Circuit Court for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Illinois in Marion County.  On April 4, 2022, Norwood was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and is currently being held at the Marion County Jail on $1,000,000 bond (10 percent to apply).  No further information is available at this time.