Bond increased for suspect in connection with body found in storage unit
Abigail Rogers
Updated on March 14, 2026
UPDATE: Bond for a Maquon woman charged with concealment of a body was raised Tuesday in Knox County Court.
Marcy L. Oglesby, 50, appeared in court with her attorney, court records say. Motion for a bond reduction was denied and, over the objection of the defense, was increased to $100,000 (10% applies.) Bond originally was set at $10,000.
Oglesby remains in Knox County Jail.
EARLIER: A Maquon woman charged with concealment of a body on Monday waived a preliminary hearing in Knox County Court.
Marcy L. Oglesby, 50, was arrested Oct. 11, 2022, by detectives from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant for concealment of death, which is a class 4 felony. The arrest was connected to the discovery of human remains in a storage unit in Maquon, Ill., near 3rd and Main streets on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 8.
On Monday, Oglesby’s case was continued to Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. for a pretrial conference. Oglesby remains in the Knox County Jail.
