WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- A Johnston City man faces upgraded felony charges, which include a murder charge, in connection to a death investigation from early August.

On August 6, the Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Diederich said they took Killian V. Swan into custody in connection to a death investigation.

Law enforcement started investigating the death of a 44-year-old man in the late hours on August 5, in the 1500-block of Pine Avenue in Johnston City.

Swan earlier faced an aggravated battery with a firearm charge in connection to the Johnston City death investigation. On August 28, online court records for Killian Swan show new charges which are 2nd degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and two counts of aggravated battery.

Swan has a court review hearing set for August 2

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