He’s the best son you could ever imagine,” the suspect’s father said after a hearing in Madison County Circuit Court.

Joshua E. Shaffer, 38, is white, about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, and weighs around 165 pounds. He has brown eyes and dirty blonde-strawberry blonde hair. Shaffer has many tattoos, officials said.

Sammy Shafer Jr. is accused of paying $10,000 to Marty Shaw, an employee from his business S. Shafer Excavating in Pontoon ...