Arlin Alexander Bermudez Castellon, 34, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the front yard of a house in the 200 block of East Thrush Avenue in Peoria shortly after 2 p.m. on January 4, 2024. He was taken to OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center and died about five hours later.

Peoria police arrested 39-year-old David H. Stone and charged him with first-degree murder. Investigators say the apparent motive was a $250 debt owed by Bermudez Castellon to Stone. Reported evidence includes text messages on both men’s phones with threats from Stone, surveillance footage showing two people leaving the house as nine shots were fired, shell casings at the scene, and a .45-caliber handgun seized at Stone’s residence. A second person, Mickael D. Williams, was taken into custody in Texas and is awaiting extradition to Peoria.

The case is pending with a detention hearing and preliminary hearing scheduled. Did anyone in Peoria see activity near East Thrush Avenue that day or have information about either man?