MCS Report #420
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Fairmont City Police Department
Date of Activation: 02/03/2008
Commander and Department: Maj. John Lakin, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Lt. Rob Luttrell, Troy IL PD
Victim: Karinina G. Polk
Suspects: Terryon DeAnte Triplett, Santoin D. Russell, Kendra L. Merideth
The Fairmont City Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Karinina Polk. At approximately 3:04am, police officers responded to First Western Inn on Collinsville Road for a report of a female that was not conscious and not breathing. There they located Karinina Polk (age 29). She was pronounced dead on scene after being killed with a tire iron.
With the assistance of this investigation, the following charges were issued in 2011 in connection with Karinina’s death:
Terryon Triplett (age 20 at time of murder) - 1st Degree Murder - Bond $1,000,000
Santoin Russell (age 22 at time of murder) - 1st Degree Murder- Bond $750,000
Kendra Merideth (age 22 at time of murder) - 1st Degree Murder - Bond $750,000
Santoin Russell was also charged in a homicide for Major Case Squad Report #429.
