MCS Report #734
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Collinsville Police Department
Date of Activation: 11/19/2020
Commander and Department: Det. Sgt. Mark Kuechle, Collinsville Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Bud Jeremias, Collinsville Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Sgt. Michael O’Neill, Alton Police Department
Victim: Darian A. Woods
Suspects: George E. Lacey, Demandrell T. Davis, and Adisa J. Smith
The Collinsville Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Darian Woods. At approximately 8:12pm, officers responded to the 100 block of Chandler Street for a report of a home invasion. There officers located Darian Woods (age 23) inside an apartment dead from a gunshot wound.
As a result of this investigation, George Lacey (age 25), Demandrell Davis (age 40), and Adisa Smith (age 27) were each charged with 4 counts of 1st Degree Murder, 1 count of Armed Robbery, and 1 count of Home Invasion. Additionally, George Lacey and Demandrell Davis were also charged with Unlawful Possession of Weapon by a Felon. They were all arrested on no-bond warrants.
