Meador Sentencing Scheduled for May

Sentencing hearings have been scheduled for former Effingham resident Rick Meador and an accomplice in the shooting death of Kyle Johnson in Olney in 2020.

The 20-year-old Meador pleaded guilty last September for the shooting, while 35-year-old Tara Haws of Olney was found guilty earlier this month for her role in Johnson's murder. Both Meador and Haws are to be sentenced on May 5.

Another co-defendant, 33-year-old Dale Boatman, Jr. of Olney pled guilty last October for his role in the death and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. A fourth co-defendant, the 17-year-old who is believed to be the girl who fled with Meador to Florida following the shooting, is still awaiting trial.