Bond set for man accused of murder of Mona Ellison

PEORIA, Ill. — Christopher Sanders, the 42-year-old accused of killing Mona Ellison, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Sanders allegedly beat and strangled Ellison to death, and his bond has been set at $1.5 million.

The murder is described by court documents as “exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty.”