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Kendall County man sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder of his mother and dog · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Kendall County man sentenced to thirty years in prison for
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  murder of his mother and dog. Written by Eric Shelkoff,
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  This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  to you by Everlett. A. Platteville man has been sentenced
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  to thirty years in prison for the twenty twenty two
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  murder of his mother and dog. Plattville is located in
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  Lisbon Township in Kendall County. Cody Sales, thirty, received twenty
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  nine years on the charge of first degree murder and
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  an additional one year on the charge of aggravated animal cruelty.
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  Each sentence will be served consecutively. Sales will be required
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  to serve one hundred percent of his sentence on the
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  first degree murder charge under state law. According to Kendall
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  County State's Attorney Eric Weiss, last November, Sales was found
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  guilty but mentally ill in connection with the death of
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  his mother, Nancy E. sALS, sixty two, at their residence
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  in June twenty twenty two. The finding that he was
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  mentally ill at the time of the murder will require
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  the Illinois Department of Corrections to provide Sales with mental
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  health services. While he serves his prison sentence. He also
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  was charged with aggravated animal cruelty in connection with the
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  death of a dog which was found inside the Sales's home.
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  Sales had been charged with murdering his mother using a hammer.
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  He had stabbed himself repeatedly prior to being arrested by
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  law enforcement. According to the state's attorney's office, he admitted
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  to the murder of his mother and killing the dog.
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  The state's attorney's office said the three day jury trial
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  focused on his mental state at the time of the murder.
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  The defense argued and presented evidence that Sales was insane
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  at the time of the murder and should not be
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  held criminally responsible. The state's attorney's office maintained that while
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  Sales suffered from a mental illness, it did not impact
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  his ability to know what he was doing was wrong
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  and criminal. This included lying to the police, denying entry,
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  covering up and moving the victim, and moving the murder weapon.
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  The state's attorney's office said, I hope the sentence and
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  the conclusion of the case can give some semblance of
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  justice to the victim's familyfo I said in a news release,
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  A family that was torn apart by the abhorrent actions
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  of Sales, actions that resulted in the loss of a mother,
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  a sister, an aunt, and a grandmother. The case was
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  prosecuted by Weiss and felony Assistant State's Attorney Ryan Phelps.
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  Sales was represented by the Public Defender's Office.