Jodi Hoos State's Attorney | Peoria County

Tnashia S. Wash, 20, was sentenced to 31 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the murder of Roderick Richardson, 30. The sentencing took place on August 21, 2025, in Peoria, Illinois. Richardson was shot multiple times inside his West Bluff home in October 2023 and died at the scene.

During the hearing, a letter from Richardson’s mother was read aloud. She described her pain after losing her son: “She shared struggles of sleepless nights, unanswered questions, and holidays now filled with silence instead of joy. She wrote that the defendant didn’t just take her son’s life but shattered their family and left a permanent hole that can never be repaired.”

The judge acknowledged that Wash had no prior criminal history but emphasized

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