A Madison County, Illinois jury convicted Timothy J. Dubois on all four counts arising from the November 2022 abduction and sexual assault of a woman at a Collinsville Starbucks parking lot [1][2]. Prosecutors Rebecca Buettner and Ali Foley of the Madison County State's Attorney's Office tried the case in the Madison County Circuit Court in Edwardsville [1]. The charges included two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, one charged as a Class X enhanced felony and one as a Class X felony, one count of aggravated kidnapping as a Class X felony, and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse as a Class 2 felony [1][2].
Trial evidence established that Dubois abducted the victim at knifepoint from the parking lot and raped her [2]. The jury deliberated for just over an hour before returning convictions on all counts [2]. A significant investigative development preceded trial: law enforcement identified Dubois as a suspect through forensic investigative genetic genealogy, a technique applied to DNA recovered from a discarded condom at the scene [1]. The method, which uses genealogical databases to trace biological relatives and narrow suspect pools, allowed investigators to link Dubois to the assault years after it occurred [1].
Dubois faces a sentence of up to 80 years in prison [1]. No sentencing date has been publicly reported. Because the lead charge carries Class X enhanced felony status under Illinois law, Dubois is not eligible for probation, and the sentencing range reflects mandatory minimums applicable to repeat or aggravated sexual violence offenses. Post-trial motions and a formal sentencing hearing are expected to follow in the Madison County Circuit Court.