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Fox Lake Woman Charged with Beating 11-Year-Old for Years; Stepfather Accused of Telling Boy He Deserved It

A Fox Lake couple faces felony charges after an 11-year-old boy was found with multiple injuries and abuse over several years, police said.

  • On March 9, 2026, Fox Lake authorities charged Priscilla P. Marshall, 34, and Cody Marion, 35, with multiple felony counts and reported both being in Lake County Jail on Monday.
  • About 9:30 a.m. Friday, officers responded after a local business employee found the boy in his underwear with blood and bruises near Nippersink Boulevard and Grand Avenue, Fox Lake.
  • Evidence and court filings detail methods including abuse since 2023 when Marshall smacked the boy, with beatings using extension cords, metal spatulas, spoons, forced writing, and dish soap poured in his mouth and ears.
  • The boy was immediately taken to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital and all five children were brought to the Lake County Child Advocacy Center in Gurnee for exams and placed with an extended family member, with detention and court hearings for Marion and Marshall scheduled this week.
  • Detectives said they soon discovered a pattern of violence the 11-year-old boy allegedly endured over several years, while the Lake County Sheriff's office and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services previously investigated but did not file charges as the boy did not disclose abuse then.
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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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