Granite City woman sentenced for murder in Woodburn

Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan J. Garrison announced Monday, Oct. 3, that 31-year-old Chancey Hutson of Granite City was sentenced to 46 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Joshua A. Meyer for the first-degree murder of Cody Adams of Woodburn.

Hutson was found guilty by a jury in August of 2022. At the sentencing hearing, testimony was given as to the defendent’s criminal history by lead investigator, retired St. Patrick McGuire of the Illinois State Police, which supplemented court records. The defendant was previously convicted for felony offenses outsid...