Shanna M. Hillers, a 44-year-old Sterling mental health technician, is accused of abusing a resident at a Dixon care facility for people with disabilities in 2025. The charges include aggravated battery in a public place, a Class 3 felony, official misconduct of a public employee, and abuse/criminal neglect of a resident of a long-term care facility. All charges were filed on Feb. 25 and Hillers has not entered a plea yet. As of March 1, Hillers was employed as a mental health tech at a state-operated developmental center for adults with intellectual developmental disabilities.