PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — The man accused of shooting a Pontoon Beach police officer is facing charges of murder, the county attorney announced Wednesday afternoon. Officer Tyler Timmins died of his ...

Pontoon Beach, a village in Madison County, has a population of about 5,800 residents. The village employs 22 people on its police force, including four dispatchers and a records clerk.

Scott Hyden, the Highland man accused of shooting police officer Tyler Timmons at a Pontoon Beach gas station, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in a Madison County court Wednesday.