Man convicted in Madison, Illinois ambush murder gets 75 years
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – A Madison, Illinois, man was sentenced Wednesday to 75 years in state prison for a 2021 ambush killing and attempted robbery.
In March, a Madison County Circuit Court judge convicted Larry D. Lovett, 42, of first-degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office said Lovett and another man, William Jenkins, gunned down Andre Hutson on Dec. 7, 2021, in the 1700 block of Wayne Lanter Avenue.
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Lovett and Jenkins planned the robbery and ambushed Hutson. They shot him with a 9mm pistol and used a stun gun on him. Hutson was 38.
Jenkins, 46, was convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery. He was sentenced in August 2022 to 75 years in prison.
Lovett faces another murder charge in a separate case: an August 2021 fatal shooting in Granite City.
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