McLean County man found guilty, sentenced for manslaughter of unborn baby

MCLEAN COUNTY (25News Now) - A man from Normal was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter after drugging a pregnant woman with abortion bills. In a plea hearing on Thursday, 32-year-old Emerson Evans was sentenced to seven years in prison. On Aug. 22, 2025, police were called to an apartment in South Bloomington. That is where officers said they found a crying woman surrounded by a large amount of blood and abortion pills. At the time, she was seven weeks pregnant and planned to have the baby. She claimed to be drugged by Evans.