Springfield IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – On May 6th, an arrest warrant was issued by the State’s Attorney’s Office for 23-year-old Brandon Berner of Springfield.

The warrant charges Berner with three counts of 1st Degree Murder in the May 4th death of 33-year-old Michael Newton.

Newton was found shot to death in a mobile home on Edmonds Street in an unincorporated part of the city.

Sheriff’s detectives were able to identify Berner as the suspect during the course of the investigation.

Last night Berner turned himself in at the Springfield Police Department.

Deputies responded and transported Berner to the Sangamon County Jail, where he awaits a pre-trial detention hearing and arraignment scheduled for May 8th, at 2:00 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate this case, with the assistance of the Sangamon County Coroner’s Office and the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office.