031017 John Yanni (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com
John Yanni III of St. Charles, 25, prepares to enter Judge Philip Montgomery's courtroom for a preliminary hearing with lawyer Liam Dixon on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Yanni, a former firefighter/paramedic with the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District, faces up to 14 years for a DUI charge resulting in the death of DeKalb High School student Johnathan Ode on Jan. 17. He is also being sued by Evan Cortez of Elgin, 23, who was a passenger in Ode's vehicle at the time of the head-on collision. Dixon filed a petition with the court to rescind the suspension of his client's driving privileges.

John Yanni III in court for alleged DUI death of Jonathan Ode