A northwest Illinois woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing her husband’s grandmother.
31-year old Shannon C. Bussan of Elizabeth, Illinois received the mandatory life sentence Monday afternoon at a sentencing hearing held at the Lafayette County Courthouse. She will be eligible for extended release after 22 years.
Per state statute, Bussan has 20 days to file a written notice of appeal if she would like to challenge her conviction or sentence. A jury returned the guilty verdict last month against Bussan who was charged in Lafayette County Circuit Court with first-degree intentional homicide in the February 2023 death of 83-year old Lynne Montgomery of Benton, Wisconsin.
