EDGAR COUNTY IL – Edgar County officials have not offered any new updates or comments on the investigation into the death of Dakota Gibson.
In a statement posted on Facebook on April 18, 2025, by the Edgar County Sheriff’s Office, the department had “submitted to the Edgar County State’s Attorney’s Office for the arrest of a suspect in connection to this investigation.”
The sheriff’s office confirmed this morning that there were no updates in the case. The state’s attorney did not have a comment concerning the case at this time. The Illinois State Police did confirm that their Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit assisted the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department.
WTWO will continue to follow this story and will provide updates as we receive more information.
