Man pleads guilty for role in shooting death of Mt. Zion teen

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The suspect accused of shooting and killing an 18-year-old at a park off East Lost Bridge Road in Decatur in December 2025 has plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Joshua Gregg, 23, appeared in court on Thursday morning. Police said in December 2025, Gregg shot and killed Landin Bodine.

In a police report, officers said they spoke to a 15-year-old boy who was at the scene when the shooting happened. He told police that he and Bodine arrived at the park, and were later joined by their friend Gregg, who drove separately from them.

The boy told police that the three of them hung out by the lake before he and Bodine got back into Bodine's vehicle. Bodine sat in the driver's seat and spoke with Gregg as he stood outside the driver's side door, the sworn said, before the boy heard a single gunshot.

The boy told police that Gregg later told him to lie to officers and give them a fake name for him when questioned, before getting into his vehicle and fleeing the scene.

Police later spoke to Bodine's brother at the hospital who told police he messaged Gregg on Snapchat after learning of the shooting. The police report said Gregg sent messages back to Bodine's brother asking him not to tell anyone about what happened and that "he didn't mean to" shoot Bodine.

Police later found Gregg at a gas station in Shelbyville hours after the shooting. Police said they also found a handgun was inside of his vehicle. Gregg confirmed to officers that this was the gun used to shoot Bodine.

Gregg told officers that he was standing outside of Bodine's vehicle and showing Bodine the ammunition inside of the gun before he slipped on ice. Gregg said the gun began to fall out of his hand, according to the police report, and went off after he caught it and pulled the trigger.

Gregg's could face 3-14 years if convicted. A sentence hearing has been set for September 1. The sentence is day for day eligible.