Police make arrest in quadruple homicide case

ROCKFORD – Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announces charges against a suspect in the recent quadruple murder in Rockford.

Calvin L. Carter, 22, faces four counts of First Degree Murder. The charges stem from the shooting deaths of Martia Flint, 24, her sons Tyrone Smith III, 6, and Tobias Smith, 4, and Demontae Rhodes, 24.

All four were killed Dec. 20 inside a home in the 3200 block of Montrose Avenue.

First Degree Murder is a Class M Felony. If convicted it is punishable by a sentence of 45 years to Natural Life in the Illinois Dept. of Corrections. It also carries a penalty of three years of Mandatory Supervised Release.

The charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.