MCS Report #674
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Madison County Sheriff's Department
Date of Activation: 08/17/2018
Commander and Department: Capt. Mike Dixon, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Lt. Carole Presson, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Gary Brooks, Granite City PD
Victim: Damian H. Huber
Suspects: Bradley K. Payne, Kevin Bernard Payne Jr., Lorenzo Williams, and Jamal D. Scott
The Madison County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Damian Huber. On 08/16/2018 at approximately 11:09pm, officers responded to the 150 block of Oak Street in Cottage Hills for a call of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered Damian Huber (age 24) had been shot during a home invasion. Damian was at the residence visiting someone who lived there. Damian was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries.
As a result of this investigation, the following charges were issued in this case:
Bradley Payne (age 29) and Lorenzo Williams (age 28) - 1st Degree Murder (3 cts), Armed Robbery, Home Invasion, Felon in Possession of a Firearm - Bradley’s bond set at $1,000,000; Lorenzo’s bond set at $2,500,000
Kevin Payne (age 31) and Jamal Scott (age 32) - 1st Degree Murder (3 cts), Armed Robbery, Home Invasion - Kevin’s bond set at $1,000,000; Jamal’s bond set at $2,500,000
