Man arrested in connection with homicide in Rock Island

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A Rock Island man has been arrested in connection to the murder of a 19-year-old from Davenport.

Alexis Roelandt was found dead inside a motel room on the South side of Rock Island on April 5. The Rock Island County coroner says she died from multiple traumatic head injuries.

On Monday, police in Davenport arrested 28-year-old Butch Roberson on an outstanding warrant.

He was then extradited from Iowa to the Rock Island County jail, where he's now in custody and charged with first-degree murder.


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