By Bugle Staff
Former Bolingbrook Police Officer Drew Peterson was sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison for attempting to hire someone to kill Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow.
Glasgow released a statement regarding the sentence, saying that it sends a clear message that convicted criminals will be punished severely if they attempt to take revenge on prosecutors.
“While I was the target in this case, it is important to note that this crime is not about me,” Glasgow said. “It is about every state’s attorney and every assistant state’s attorney who takes on the important role of prosecuting criminals and protecting our citizens. This was not merely a threat to one prosecutor.”
“It was an attack on our entire criminal justice system by a notorious murderer who always felt he could act outside and above the law,” he added. “Prosecutors across our state must have assurances that they are safe once these criminal enterprises are uncovered.”
Peterson received a 38-year-sentence after a conviction in 2012 for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Savio had been found dead in a bathtub in 2004. The murder was first ruled an accident until his fourth wife Stacey Peterson went missing in 2007 and still remains missing.