DISTRICT 12 ISP - Illinois State Police District 12 has announced upcoming special patrols for various counties in the northern part of Disclosure's readership area.

NITE in Fayette, Marion counties

The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired drivers. Therefore, officers working NITE patrols will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), and are not properly buckled up.

OREP in Clay, Cumberland, Effingham and Jasper counties

OREP allows the ISP to target an area with saturation patrols that focus on traffic violations and related compliance with safety belt and child safety seat laws. Safety belt enforcement zones will also be set up to ensure the driver and passengers are buckled up. Illinois law requires all vehicle passengers (front and back) to be buckled up!

RSCs in Fayette

And finally, District 12, will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSC) in Fayette County during June.

Alcohol and drug impairment is a significant factor in nearly 40 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. RSCs are designed to keep our roads safe by taking dangerous DUI offenders off the road.

These projects are funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

Matthew Brenner

WAYNE CO., Ill. - Looks like either somebody made a mistake, or they just didn't think things were bad enough to rise to the level of charges in the case of a Fairfield man and child molestation.

The hue and cry surrounding the arrest and charges of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse by Matthew C. Brenner, 32, which emerged in March of this year were great and varied, most of them against the man, who was being ostracized because of the nature of the charges: It was alleged that he had had sexual contact with a family member under the age of 18. It's unclear how the matter came to light; however, Homeland Security agents invaded his home and seized computers and equipment under a search warrant.

Apparently, Brenner had never made bail, and had been scheduled for a pretrial conference yesterday, June 16. And evidently, at that conference, the whole case went up in smoke and charges against the guy were dismissed.

It's unknown whether the evidence simply wasn't there; whether a witness refused to testify (which happens a lot in these cases)...or whether once again, Wayne's prosecutor and heavy drinker David Williams was completely out of his element with such a case and couldn't possibly follow through. Whatever the case, it's over, and either Brenner, or his alleged victim, will be stigmatized over this massive effort that went nowhere (and which the taxpayers picked up to a hefty tune, no doubt.)

Williams will be replaced this December by former Wayne County prosecutor Kevin Kakac, who is no better at his job than Williams is...meaning that Wayne County is certainly the place to get away with it if you want to commit crime...or in the case of Brenner, be branded for the rest of your life.

LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Travelers on Bridgeport Blacktop south of that centrally-located Lawrence County town might want to take heed if you're near County Road 500.

That road, which crosses the Bridgeport Blacktop, is also known as Collins Lane (one of the few roads in that area that's actually been named; many are still numerical designators ten years after the county has been collecting taxes for E911).

There, a tree fell on a car driving on the blacktop in the vicinity of CR 500, this at around 4:15 p.m. today (Friday, June 17).

It's being reported to law enforcement and rescue personnel that no one, miraculously, was injured in the car v. tree.

When we learn more, we'll bring it; keep watching.

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Justin Rider, White County mugshot from last summer

EDWARDS CO., Ill. - Justin N. Rider, 23, of Albion, was sentenced today in the Edwards County Circuit Court by Judge David K. Frankland to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for meth crimes.

Rider, originally of White County but caught plying his trade in Edwards earlier this year, was sent up for the 12-year stint on commission of a Class 1 felony Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine.

He also received a sentence of 7 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the commission of a Class 2 felony Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine.

Both sentences are to run concurrent, and to be followed by a total of 2 years mandatory supervised release.

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Kristine Bailey, White County mug

WHITE CO., Ill. - The headline is at least a warning for those who might not pay attention to those little notices that come in the mail when some kind of legal action is taken against you.

Of course, the courthouses don't send them certified, so you can't ever prove that you WEREN'T noticed....but, that's what process servers are for.

Such was the case with a Saline County gal in White County yesterday morning.

White County Sheriff's officials say Kristine Bailey, 29 of Eldorado, was arrested Monday morning (July 11) by White County Court security officers at the courthouse after receiving information that she was wanted on a White County warrant.

Authorities say Bailey was due to appear on an order of protection hearing when she was taken into custody at 9:12 a.m. The warrant was issued on a charge of domestic strong-arm battery (whatever that is....electronic court documents show Dom Batt Causing Bodily Harm).

The Dom Batt situation came about back on June 19, and the charge was filed on June 24, according to court records. Then, one Anthony D. Pass took out an Emergency OP against her on June 23 (likely leading to the charge on the 24th; too bad not all OPs in White County work that way) and the Plenary (two-year) hearing was set for today. When she showed up...boom. Arrested.

Bailey was transferred to the custody of the White County Jail, and was later released after posting bond. She's set for arraignment August 1.

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Justin Hood

HAMILTON CO., Ill. - Justin Hood, Hamilton County State’s Attorney, has been re elected to serve as a board member on the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor Board of Governors to represent the 5th Appellate District in Illinois which includes 37 counties.

Hood was also elected by his peers that serve on the Board of Governors with him as the Vice Chairman. This is his third term as Vice Chairman and he has served on the Board of Governors since 2009.

The Illinois Appellate Prosecutor Board of Governors is made up of 10 State's Attorneys. There are two state's attorneys elected from each of the four districts and 1st District, Cook County State's Attorney and a member at-large State's Attorney being appointed to the 10 member board.

The Appellate Prosecutor's Office handles all criminal appeals outside Cook County and acts as Special Prosecutor at the Circuit level for criminal cases when appointed by the Court. The Illinois Appellate Board of Governors meets quarterly to discuss multiple issues including training, Illinois Appellate Prosecutor budget, legislative measures, and other substantive issues that pertain to the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor's Office and State's Attorneys throughout the state.

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Last night in downtown Marion. I'm wondering how many of them have bred already, and where their offspring is at midnight while they play games.

When I want to relive MY childhood, I go out into the woods. Depending on what season it is, I pick blackberries, morels, hickory nuts, apples; I fish; up until this year, I had a garden.

But 20-nothings...? No. They play Pokemon.

Again, last night in Marion, about midnight. This one HAS his offspring with him. At least it's an older offspring. And if you're wondering what our Marion correspondent is doing out there on the square at midnight...this, unfortunately, is NEWS. She, fortunately, has a JOB. Which, unfortunately, probably isn't something she has in common with the pictured people.

Don't get me wrong...It's not like there aren't things in the world going on that we need to pay attention to. Like unchecked corruption in every level of government in the state of Illinois, with more corrupt public officials per capita in downstate than in the total of the Chicagoland area. Like children being consistently abused and judges shrugging their shoulders over it. Like people being driven to suicide by evil manipulators with no recourse whatsoever because the law has to keep up with the drug crims. Like people non-stop "overcorrecting" and causing themselves or others to die on the highway.

Speaking of that last...

There's no possible way you're going to get me to believe this idiotic Pokemon Go thing ISN'T going to cause increased traffic or pedestrian/traffic accidents. These morons ALREADY never put their phone down. What if they come across a Flibbertigibbit or whatever the blank they're called and "Go" for it on their phone while they're in the middle of a busy interstate...?

Sorry...this, to me, is the height of idiocracy. The pinnacle of Marching Moronity. We already have two generations of people who don't want to do anything with their lives except play video games and suck off the government. This kind of thing makes us old guys really cranky....especially when we're supporting their sorry carcasses.

Even PedoBear is in on it. Don't know how many he'll get, but...GONNA CATCH EM ALL sounds good....

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OLNEY, Ill. - A press release from the Olney Police Department addresses the situation many have contacted Disclosure about this morning: The discovery of a body at a residential location last night in town.

A spokesperson for the Olney PD has advised that OPD responded to a 911 call concerning the body.

OPD identified the individual as David P. Weir, 47, of Olney, as the deceased.

No foul play has been indicated in Weir's death.

The investigation into the matter by local law enforcement authorities has been initiated, and information is being turned over to Richland County State's Attorney Brad Vaughn.

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April Spoonemore

WHITE CO., Ill. - A gal whose name has been popping up in all kinds of police and sheriff's reports this past year and a half or so has finally been ordered to spend some time in prison.

White County State's Attorney Denton Aud said that April D. Spoonemore, 37, of Carmi, was sentenced this morning (Wednesday, July 13) to four years in DOC on two of the most recent crimes she's committed, both of which we've outlined in print editions; if you have the e-Edition, you can search her weird little name and they'll pop right up.

Anyway, she's going to prison for Class 3 felony Theft, as well as Class 3 felony Possession of Meth; she was sentenced on both, and they're going to be served concurrently. In the theft case, she's been ordered to pay all previously ordered fines, fees, costs, assessments and restitution....$2,343.00 total, with none of it having been paid to date.

Ad said she had previously been placed on probation in the theft case; however, her probation was revoked based on her new charge of possession of methamphetamine with the prison sentences handed down this morning for her two cases. She was represented by Public Defender Brian Shinkle. Judge T. Scott Webb was the presiding judge. Carmi Police Department was the arresting agency in both of her cases.

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CLAY CO., Ill. - The second week of July, post-Fourth, wasn't the busiest for Clay County's Sheriff's Department, but they did handle several issues running the gamut from traffic matters to possession of meth.

July 5, Rachel Simpson, 30, Greenville, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond set at $5,000.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. She is currently incarcerated in the Montgomery County Jail pending charges there.

July 6, the Clay County Sheriff's Office was notified of a motor vehicle accident at 3:38 p.m. at the intersection of Davenport Street and Old Route 50. Apparently Linda Schumcher, 68, Sigel, operating a 2009 Buick was turning west onto Old Route 50 off of Davenport Street, when her vehicle was struck by a 2001 Ford F-150 operated by Mark Beal, 53, Bell Rive. No injuries reported.

July 6, the Clay County Sheriff's Office was notified of a motor vehicle accident at 8:15 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Rt. 45 and Johnson Street in Louisville. Apparently John Holkenbrink, 42, Louisville, operating a 1996 International Semi was travelling north on Rt 45 when a 2011 Kia Sorento operated by David A. Phillips, 42, Louisville, travelling
south on Rt 45, turned east onto Johnson Street and was struck by the Holkenbrink vehicle. Phillips sustained minor injuries and was transported to Clay County Hospital. Phillips was cited for Violation of Vehicle Turning left. He was given a Notice to Appear.

July 8, Kimberly Windle, 26, Flora, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Petition of Revoke Probation on the original charges of Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Bringing Contraband into a Penal Institution. Bond set at $25,000.00 (10 percent). She is currently incarcerated in the White County Jail pending charges there.

July 11, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested Molly Delzell, 19, Xenia, on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis. Bond set at $10,000.00 (10 percent).  She is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

July 12, Barbara Sanders, 45, Olney, was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine Precursor. Bond set at $3,500.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. She is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

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Justin Bradham

MT. CARMEL, Ill. - A Mt. Carmel man was taken into custody by city police earlier today, charged with two separate counts of sexual assault.

Justin R. Bradham, 22, has been formally charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, Class X felonies, both of them alleging that Bradham sexually assaulted two juveniles under the age of 13 in two separate instances. One dates back to October 31, 2015; one dates back to December 31, 2015. Authorities have not identified the gender of either of the juveniles, nor have they stated what the circumstances were (whether the young man was involved in “relationships” with the juveniles, whether the juveniles put themselves forward as being older than they were, etc.)

Mt. Carmel Police were the investigating agency, so apparently both instances are alleged to have occurred within the city.

Bradham was arrested mid-morning today (Thursday, July 14) and has been lodged in the Wabash County Jail in Mt. Carmel; he made a first appearance this morning and has been set for a preliminary hearing on August 9. Bond information hasn’t been made available yet.

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CALHOUN, Ill. - We came back to Richland County to check things after the storm last night and when we went to the post office in Calhoun to pick up the mail....wow.

It's not like the village of Calhoun has anything else to lose (I'm not sure we have any more viable businesses there, after the formalwear shop shut down a couple of years back), but last night in the storm, apparently we lost TREES.

All kinds of trees, all over the place, including at the old school, where when the trees came down, they also took out the old playground equipment.

(I went to school at that building, in case anyone is interested.)

Here are some pics....scroll down to see em. We shot em at about 6:15 this evening (Thursday, July 14).

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Dennis R. Thacker Jr., Jasper County mugshot

JASPER/LAWRENCE CO., Il.. - On our regular courthouse run today, we learned that Dennis "DJ" Thacker Jr. is out of jail in his Jasper County case, having entered a plea to two of his many counts on July 5.

As of the courthouse run for the last issue, which we conducted June 30, that hadn't happened yet.

But we didn't run across this information in Jasper County. Not at first, anyway.

Instead, we obtained it kind of in a roundabout way...by coming across an Order of Protection filed in Lawrence County by his soon-to-be-but-not-soon-enough wife, Stacy Jill Thacker, which was filed the day DJ got out of jail in Jasper County after his plea.

The allegations in the OP might yet get DJ put back behind bars, that is, if Stacy had enough wherewithal to either record them, or have witnesses to them. They're kind of...not the type of things we usually see in your run-of-the-mill OPs round these here parts. These are more along the lines of Gary-Pate-in-White-County-type things. And unfortunately, too many of us know how that turned out.

Anyway, there are developments besides just DJ being released after entering a plea. Stacy's still charged in Jasper; and there are still some peripheral things going on with both their cases...all of which we're going to explore in detail for the next print version, which, on our shortened summer schedule, will be hitting the stands July 27. Be watching...who knows how this is going to turn out.

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MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Here's your city of Mt. Carmel police report for the week covering July 12 through 17, 2016.

In a couple of arrests on the 12th, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Brittny M. Byrns, 29, of Mt. Carmel after she was observed walking in the area of Second Street and Cedar Street. The arresting officer knew Byrns was wanted on a Wabash County failure to appear warrant in her case dating back to a year ago of Aggravated ID Theft; she has been on a pay or appear status since early this year. Byrns was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was served the warrant and posted $200.00 cash on the 13th.

Also on the 12th, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Shawn Swift, 35, of Mt. Carmel after he was observed riding his bicycle in the area of Second and Belmont streets. The arresting officer knew Swift was wanted on a Lawrence County failure to appear warrant on, what else - Driving Revoked. Swift was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was held pending extradition to Lawrence County.

On July 14, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Emily C. Hanlon, 32, of Mt. Carmel, on a Wabash County warrant for possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine. The warrant was obtained after an investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine was conducted by the Mt. Carmel Police Department. Hanlon was transported to the Wabash County Jail where she is being held on a $4,000.00 cash bond.

on July 15, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Jennifer A. Rhinehart, 57, of Mt. Carmel after she was stopped for a traffic violation. The arresting officer reported smelling alcohol on the person of Rhinehart and requested she submit to field sobriety testing. Rhinehart was subsequently arrested for suspicion of DUI. Rhinehart was transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was cited for DUI and improper lane usage; she was later released after posting bond.

A couple of arrests happened Sunday, July 17: The first was Samuel Diaz Gonzalez, 28, of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, after he was stopped for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop it was discovered that Gonzalez was operating the motor vehicle without a valid driver's license. Gonzalez was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was later released after posting bond.

Then police arrested Twania J. Rayborn, 51, of Mt. Carmel after they received a report that she’d allegedly battered her boyfriend at 213 Elm Street. Rayborn was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where she is being held pending the posting of bond.

EFFINGHAM, Ill. -  Illinois State Police District 12 Interim Commander Lieutenant Cory Ristvedt today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of June.

Troopers in District 12, which includes Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, and Richland counties, answered 277 calls for service and initiated 1,874 incidents in the field.

In addition, enforcement figures totaled 793 citations and 655 written warnings, including 362 speeding citations, 11 DUIs, 120 seat belt citations, 4 child restraint citations, 205 written warnings for speeding, and 39 criminal arrests. Troopers also assisted 240 motorists, conducted 634 Motor Carrier Inspections, and investigated 99 traffic crashes.

There were 4 fatal traffic crashes investigated by District 12 in June.

During the month, 486 citations and * written warnings were issued for "Fatal Four" violations. These violations are most associated with fatal traffic crashes and include Speeding, DUI, Failure to Wear a Seat Belt, and Distracted Driving.

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Earl Scott Roark, White County mug

WHITE CO., Ill. - Apparently, it's going to take him doing something really spectacularly violent and/or nasty to get Earl Scott Roark to stop his every-other-month-or-so rampages.

But he's evidently gearing up to do just that, if the latest report is any indication.

Not heeding our helpful advice from mid-May, Roark is back in jail after an incident at the beginning of this past weekend.

Roark, 41, of Mill Shoals, was the subject of a 911 call Friday morning (July 15) coming out of somewhere in the depths of White County, from a caller who was telling dispatch that Roark was attempting to ram her car and driving erratically in the process.

The caller also advised that she had an active Order of Protection against Earl Scott; a little bit of surfing on judici shows that the only current active OP he has against him has been issued in favor of a Beth Roark, leading thinking people into understanding that that's who the caller was.

Carmi Police were alerted that Roark was in their jurisdiction, and they pulled him over  conveniently in front of the police department.

And then, as it turned out, Roark allegedly proved that he didn't heed our helpful advice at all from May when, police say, they found him to be in possession of marijuana...along with meth and paraphernalia. Oh, and all doing this in a vehicle which was not insured. And, without a driver's license.

So he was taken a few steps into the city/county jail, and was charged with Violating an OP, Possession of Meth, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Cannabis less than 2.5 grams, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving While License Revoked and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

Roark is being held at the county jail; a preliminary hearing has been set for August 8.

I know, I know…I said we weren’t going to be doing any two-week papers this summer. I spoke too soon. There’s so much going on right now, so much developing, that we’re FORCED to do at least a few two-week papers…so here’s the first of them. We’re doing it smarter this time, though…we’re doing this two-weeker, then a three-week, then two-week, then three…and might just keep up that pattern right through the election before we take a vacation. So now you know our schedule. If you’re planning a murder or arson or something of that magnitude, please watch our deadlines and make sure you conduct your criminal activity at maximum impact potential. Thanks.

You all think we’re kidding…I wish we were. Seems like some of these crims and corrupt out there tend to screw up at the most inopportune times for their exposure, like when people are reading our freshly-posted e-Edition or PRINT HEADLINES…which is what I’m here to bring you right now (a week after the paper has hit the stands, but...we're already sold out in many locations, so I figured you might want a little impetus to get yourself an online membership and avoid the crowd and the sold-out locations). Print Headlines are a rundown of everything in the print edition presented to you with a link right to the e-Edition in case that’s your preference. This is a way you can tell what’s in the issue on the stands and decide whether you should run right out and get one before they’re gone…a problem that has become e a possibility with this issue. When you see the headlines, you’ll understand why. Print Headlines are presented by dateline first (the area of the coverage where the material in the article took place), headline/link, and it’s followed by a brief synopsis in our snarky Disclosure style. They are laid out here by order of appearance in our paper (basically): Front Page, Back Page (our second ‘front page’), Pages 2 and 3, Features if any (generally Pages 12 and 13), Egypt, Heartland and Central, followed by the out-of-place opinion pages (page 4…that’s why I say “out-of-place”) material. And so now, without further ado, here are THIS ISSUE’S PRINT HEADLINES.

FRONT PAGE

Amanda Wells for real, and Amanda Wells pretend.

CRAWFORD CO. - Park beatdown real-life Springer episode: You can’t make this stuff up. And who would WANT to? Oh wait…Jerry Springer would want to. That’s how he makes his money. How WE make OURS is to cover the idiocy that comes from the kind of people he features on his moronic show. As we say….morons gonna moron…and a couple of em moroned their way right onto the front page.

Jason Kasiar

SALINE CO. - State rep candidate threatened by own political party member: Of all the people who are turning on candidate for the 118th Representative District Jason Kasiar, now a prominent party member in Saline had to threaten Kasiar. What did Kasiar do to bring this on? You’ve been reading about it. We’re the only ones telling you about it. This is self-destruction in slo-mo, and you have a ringside seat…long as you keep reading. (Note: Due to production tiredness, we mistakenly datelined this one “Lawrence County” instead of “Saline County.” We’ve been so busy we forgot to do a “typo gods got us” as yet….we’ll get that. In the meantime, have a laugh on us.)

LAWRENCE CO. - Bridgeport man says he was targeted by lawmen: How bad can it get with bad cops? While America seems to be waking up to the fact that some - NOT ALL - of our cops in this country are being trained to be brutal, arrogant, pusillanimous bullies, Lawrence County has been at the forefront of that very thing, leading the way for about a decade and a half…and we’ve been covering it for 13 of those 15 years. So this multi-part series should come as NO surprise to ANYONE.

RICHLAND CO. - Assault at agent’s hearing: A deeper recap of the nonsense that occurred at Rick White’s latest hearing, which some dweeb in Wayne County said didn’t happen. Really? So the judge, the prosecutor, the witnesses and everybody else involved just imagined it…? The lengths people will go to in order to cover up for Rick White continue to stun us. And naturally, no other media outlet is covering this. At all. So pick up this issue.

LYLE GENTRY

JASPER CO. - Deputy charged with DUI: Yet another local lawman had a few too many - allegedly of course - and went for a drive. Most of them don’t get caught. This one couldn’t quite avoid it, however, after crashing into something (we don’t know what…ISP wouldn’t give us the report). But we actually have coverage…which is different than your local mainstream media.

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EDGAR CO. - Absence of DNA evidence overlooked at trial: Edgar County has become infamous for convicting people who didn’t commit crimes. Now, here’s another one. Look for the follow up to this in the next edition, as the outcome has already been released (and, actually, told in this article)…but be sure you read this, as it tells you everything leading up to it.

Marcus Householder

GALLATIN CO. - Alleged robber formally charged in S’town heist: The state charges against the troubled young guy from Kentucky who is alleged to have robbed Grand Rivers Community Bank were filed the day he was caught…the federal charges have come quickly behind them, however, and unfortunately take precedent. Nevertheless, read details about the matter here.

Susan Alford

SALINE CO. - Marion woman accused of $53k theft from Eldorado trucking company: There seems to be a lot of alleged theft/proven theft going on around here. Folks, you wonder why it’s so expensive to do business in southern Illinois? This would be why. Between the public officials stealing from their employers (we the people/taxpayers, which drives up our taxes and fees) and the private citizens stealing from their employers (we the consumers, which drives up prices for goods and services), nobody can afford to live here anymore except the thieves. And when they run out of things to steal, they’ll just go off to another location and do it. Like locusts or space aliens.

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WHITE CO. - Bizarre Judge Morgan sends child back after EOP/OP dismissed; Blades still involved: Think we don’t have problems with judges in the Second Circuit? We most assuredly do. No sooner do we get rid of problem judges in the form of retirement than the ones who weren’t causing problems before suddenly have a brain cramp and decide to become arrogant and callous. And then, there’s Melissa Morgan, formerly Drew, who has apparently only ever BEEN arrogant and callous…and that’s caused a lot of problems for people in her area of coverage. Here’s another.

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Kim Smith, looking not quite as fancy as the LAST front pager where her face appeared

POPE CO. - Correction/amplification - Mayor’s name wrong in front-pager; former treasurer court dates coming up: As predicted, Kim Smith, the day after street date of this issue, waived her preliminary hearing and is moving on with her multiple-felony count case through Pope County Circuit Court. Also, in this article we show you why Mayor Aly’s name was published as “Bailey.” You gotta see it to understand. BONUS: We finally got Smith’s mug for this one, too.

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SALINE CO. - Caught near housing sitting in the middle of the road with 55-inch TV sticking out of cart: Hey. If you’re gonna shoplift and get caught, GO BIG OR GO HOME.

SALINE CO. - One of three gunmen in standoff charged in April burglary: And it’s not Brian Potts. Because burglary’s not his thing. It’s just standoffs and such.

SHIRLEY A. ADAMS

SALINE CO. - Cocaine-dealing respiratory therapist’s bud gets busted with pills: When you can’t even trust people in the medical community with dope anymore, well…you know that Obamacare has firmly taken hold.

SALINE CO. - Convicted felon takes drug stash shoplifting with her: Come to think of it, most shoplifters in Saline DO.

GALLATIN CO. - Hoosier tosses bag of weed out of the car: What would you rather be charged with - Holding (misdemeanor) or Obstruction (felony)? I don’t think this guy from Indiana understood the difference here in Illinois.

SALINE CO. - Harrisburg man wanted on active warrant busted in car not his with plates that didn’t match: I could think of a few other infractions he could have committed besides all of this. Not a LOT, but…a few.

AMANDA SCOTT

GALLATIN CO. - Fairfield DUI chick busted with weed, maybe: She came all the way to GallCo to get busted when she could just as easily have stayed in Wayne and got busted. And the outcome probably would have been largely the same because they have the same quality of do-nothing prosecutors!

HARDIN CO. - Rosiclare drug dealer jailed for delivery: The return of one of the Fentanyl Five. It was just a matter of time.

SALINE CO. - Violent repeat offender charged with attacking disabled woman: Because if you’re a violent repeat offender, you just don’t have enough going wrong in your life; you have to exacerbate it a little get charged with attacking someone disabled.

GALLATIN CO. - Perrone found with pills on person: But enough of the alliteration….

HARDIN CO. - Suspected meth cook/mule posts bond in drug case: Sometimes we know what’s going on with these Hardin County cases. Most of the time, however, we have to wade through lack of details and try to just figure it out on our own.

SALINE CO. - Harrisburg career criminal busted for stealing from his mother…again: Eli Nipper. Need we say more?

HARDIN CO. - Beaten pill peddler said to be working with Rosiclare attacker to deliver dope: Now here’s one of those coming out of Hardin County that we didn’t have to work too hard to figure out…enough details included to tell the tale.

GALLATIN CO. - Golconda, Ridgway and Harrisburg men tagged with DUIs: Because apparently, Gallatin County was THE place to be to get your DUIs in June. Also, ISP was setting up roadblocks/checkpoints. We try to tell you in advance when that happens. You need to pay attention when we put those posts up here at the website.

HARDIN CO. - Multiple traffic crashes and DUI drivers keep Hardin County prosecutor busy: It’s really not hard to keep Tara Wallace busy, though. Click this.

WILLIAM STETSON LEVI BAKER

GALLATIN CO. - Norris City man busted with meth, weed and needles: Really…is this THE Tammy Jackson bonding this guy out…? The mind boggles.

SALINE CO. - Older family members made targets of theft by their own: Well…the Bible said this would happen in the end times. And if we’re not in the end times, Idk where we are.

HEARTLAND

JASPER CO. - Blue Northern doesn’t pay insurance bill: Add this to the list of people/places/entities Blue Northern has had file claim against them, and got a judgment…and Blue Northern (the biodiesel plant, turning useless soybeans into inferior “fuel”) doesn’t pay. The rest of us would be found in contempt and jailed.

DAVID DEVIN

CRAWFORD CO. - Former sheriff’s candidate has OP filed against him, dismissed weeks later: Dave Devin. We predict that his self-destructive ways are about to reach a pinnacle. What, exactly, that means for him and for those around him, however, remains to be seen.

MARSHALL - Stunner: Marshall Township illegally donating to a religious organization - Taxpayers oblivious: We’ve been covering this for a few issues now. And it’s been getting progressively worse. You in Marshall want to know why your taxes are so high? Take a look at your city and township and see what they’re funding with YOUR tax dollars.

I just lurv this composite...

JASPER CO. - Olney man facing DUI drugs, fleeing charges in Newton - ATV crash charged as alcohol-related: Quite a bit of crossover from one county to the next in this issue. Also, there’s this Utley guy which the duly-elected prosecutor can’t prosecute…and he’s had to bring in Rollover Rands to handle it, so Rusty oughta be aight.

CRAWFORD CO. - Drug dealer runs from cop and lands in jail: Always a bad idea; and we always point that out. But I guess this guy hasn’t been reading us. Somebody do him a solid and send him a copy of this one.

JASPER CO. - Hair-pulling lands violent Newton man behind bars: Isn’t this the activity of little girls…? I mean, really, cmon dude…

KELLY CESSNA

CRAWFORD CO. - Harley “used in commission of meth crime” up for forfeiture in Crawford: Kelly Cessna, who looks about 25 years older than his mid-40s, has lost his ride…because someone confessed to have paid for it with dope funds, and because it’s alleged to have been used in the commission of a Crawford County dope crime. Next time, Kelly, use an old beater for your alleged dope deals. That way you don’t have so much to lose.

JASPER CO. - A usual assortment of misdemeanors plague Jasper court in June: The misdemeanor report for Jasper County. Really, it’s generally an amusing thing; you should read it!

CRAWFORD/LAWRENCE COs. - Lawrence teen charged with molesting Crawford Co. girl: We’ve seen pics of the girl. She doesn’t present herself as a girl. That’s not an excuse…but it MIGHT be a defense.

CLARK CO. - Bad driver, felon, was passenger in fiery car crash: The late-June wreck that killed two men from Brocton in Edgar County to the north of Clark could have been avoided if authorities in DeWitt County had been doing their jobs…

CRAWFORD CO. - Woman sentenced, teen charged and men face felonies: The Crawford County felony report.

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TRAVIS L. HAMMOND

WABASH CO. - Keensburg sex offender chases 12-year-old home, then breaks in: WHAT is it going to take to lock this idiot up?? Have you been following what he’s been doing? We’ve been chronicling it. Hit this link to see all of it if you have an online membership to the e-Edition.

RICHLAND CO. - Noble woman jailed after fighting with Richland County sheriff: Always a bad idea, fighting with any law enforcement authority.

LAWRENCE CO. - Pair busted with dope on Lake Lawrence Boulevard: Another Swain has been arrested on dope charges in Lawrence…and many are wondering fi this is going to lead to more federal indictments.

WHITE/SALINE/GALLATIN COs. - Junction woman facing charges in three counties: Myranda is looking bad. And apparently, it’s because she’s been busy in many different counties. This one could be in Egypt just as easily as in Central, but we opted for Central because Egypt is already full.

CLAY CO. - Louisville-Flora-Xenia sex offender attacks family member, police say: That Rodney Washington sho nuff get aroun.

RICHLAND CO. - Indy man with Cali address busted with beaucoups weed: And now, we know (in part) where a lot of the weed in Richland is coming from.

WABASH CO. - Woman who beat herself then blamed boyfriend bonded out by boyfriend: We reported on it when it first happened, but we didn’t have the mugshot. I’m not gonna give it to you here for free. You need to click on the story here and see it, though. You DO. This, btw, is an e-Edition Xtra.

WABASH/LAWRENCE COs. - Bridgeport convicted meth-head busted in Wabash with running buddy: It doesn’t get much worse than an ex of Cameron Jones. Unless, of course, you’d want to include one of her running buddies from, natch, St. F.

LAWRENCE CO. - Friend of drug dealer’s ex charged with dope possession: An e-Edition Xtra, and all about possession of meth…because it’s Lawrence County. What ELSE would it be about, except maybe child abuse.

RICHLAND CO. - NEWS FLASH: No major drug roundup in Richland this month: The headline says it all. But…see what WAS going in over the past month.

WHITE CO. - Prison punk popped for Page burglary: More alliteration. Yes, you can blame me. I’ve won awards for headline-writing.

CLAY CO. - Arrests continue over synthetic stimulant known by street names of Flaka or Gravel: Why anyone would use this crap is absolutely beyond me. But the popularity of this one seems to continue to grow.

CURT EDGAR DILL

EDWARDS CO. - Mt. Carmel meth cook gets busted in Grayville: Another Dill. This one, Curt.

WHITE CO. - Carmi cocaine/meth dealer facing White County DUI: It’s not bad enough that this individual gets messed up in the worst dope possible…but then the DUI comes because he can’t seem to drive without having a beer between his legs.

TIMOTHY S. KLINGLER

RICHLAND CO. - Olney man jailed for threatening to kill woman: But, judging by the looks of him, he didn’t fare the best, either.

HAMILTON CO. - Hamilton DUI report includes Enfield teen: People from all OVER getting popped in HamCo, and there wasn’t even an ISP checkpoint!

WHITE CO. - Crossville man jailed for battering girlfriend: Click it to check out his mug. He ain’t too broken up over it.

WABASH CO. - Wabash County drunk driving report includes two from Mt. Carmel and one from Dugger: And the local gal couldn’t get out of it, even dressed to impress like she was.

BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE DISCLOSURE AREA: Tried to run over police officer / Galatia teen tops Hamilton thieving report / ‘Also known as’ Carmi woman facing felony charges / Hot checks to Food Park lands woman in hot water / State wants doper dealer’s bling and cash / Damaging property on Piopolis Road / Pear Street woman beats 2-year-old, police say / Flora teen charged in four burglaries / Enfield teen jailed after weapon found in car / Proboscis punch earns attacker weekends in jail / White drug, forgery suspect charged with Wabash

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COLUMNS
SURLY & UNCOOPERATIVE (Jack): The maturity process of this writer explained
ICY (Ang): No eulogy for Eugene; just and ode to the Alpha female predator Tippiedoodle
MINKUS INK (Bubba): Hillarybeast: defender of LGTBQ, supported by those who hate them

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)

Back Over Your Tales: From the pages of the July Special Edition 2011

CLAY CO., Ill. - Sheriff Andy Myers has released the following information for his department's activity from July 13 through 17:

On July 13, the Clay County Sheriff's Office was notified of a motor vehicle accident at 11:44 p.m. at the intersection of Palm Lane and Lincoln Road. Apparently Tanner D. Pruitt, 21, Flora, operating a 2000 Chevrolet was traveling east on Palm Lane, lost control of his vehicle and entered the ditch, striking a utility pole. No injuries were reported.

On July 15, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested Denine Rinehart, 28, Clay City, on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charges of Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Unlawful
Possession of Cannabis. Bond set at $4,000.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. She posted bond and was released.

On July 14, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested David A. Warren, 42, Xenia, on an outstanding Clay County warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Speeding. Bond set at $2,500.00 (10 percent), plus $75.00 warrant fee. Warren appeared in Clay County Court and was released and transported to Marion County Jail on charges there.

On July 17, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy arrested Buddy Wille, 30, Clay City, on Violation of Probation on the original charge of D.U.I. Bond set at $10,000.00 (10 percent). Wille is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail.

And on July 17, the Clay County Sheriff's Office received a report of a motor vehicle accident at 8:38 p.m. north of the intersection of North Stanford and Petal Lane. Apparently a 1995 Buick, was travelling on North Stanford, lost control of the vehicle, entered the ditch and turned over. The driver then left the scene. Upon further investigation, Michael R. Pruitt, 53, Flora, was cited for Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Improper Lane Usage. He was given a Notice to Appear and released.

LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - A man chasing a chicken Sunday stumbled upon what appears to have been ditched stolen loot in the Lawrenceville area.

Adding to the issue, however, was the fact that a gun was found along with the cache of really nice jewelry.

The chicken herder was out attempting to wrangle in one of his loose hens behind his house Sunday afternoon at a location on the east (CORRECTED) side of town near the tracks when he literally stumbled upon a big bag of new diamond jewelry, bracelets and rings in plastic baggies.

Along with the loot was a Beretta handgun.

The whole thing was hidden along the railroad tracks; it appears that it wasn't errantly dropped there, but left in that particular location...and either forgotten, or, the person who perpetrated the heist might just be sitting in jail or prison right now and is unable to get the word out as to where the goods were stashed, lest he (or she) be found out.

The chicken-wrangler naturally called the local police and they sent a deputy out to collect it all...but not before the chicken wrangler was asked by the Lawrence County constabulary, "What were you doing down here?" (apparently, wrangling chickens is outside of LC deputies' purview.)

It's believed that this is the loot from the Stoneberger Jewelry burglary in Lawrenceville about two years ago. The insurance, we're being told, has already been paid out on that heist. Whether the discovery of this jewelry will make any difference in that or not remains to be seen.

More if we get it; be watching, especially the print version, which is on stands next Tuesday and Wednesday.

FLORA, Ill. - Flora Chief of Police John Nicholson has released the following showing activity conducted by his Flora Police Department, July 12 through 17...several of these incidents will be in the upcoming print version, on stands at your Flora vendors (Discount Tobacco Warehouse and Midtown Package) next Tuesday, July 26!

Tuesday, July 12 at 8:27 pm, Flora Police arrested Vivian Pruitt, 48, of Flora for Trespassing and Disorderly Conduct, following an incident in the 300 block of East Scudamore. Pruitt was taken to Flora Police Department for booking procedures; she was then transferred to the custody of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Wednesday, July 13 at 9:12 pm, Flora Police investigated an accident in the 200 block of Given Street, involving a 2015 Dodge, operated by Pamela Steber, 63, of Olney and a 2006 Nissan operated by Kari Murphy, 25, of Xenia. No injuries were reported.

Thursday, July 14 at 12:21 pm, Flora Police arrested Kia Baker, 33, of Flora on an outstanding Clay County Warrant. Baker was transported to Flora Police Department for booking procedures. Baker was transferred to Clay County Sheriff’s Office after being unable to post the necessary bond.

Thursday, July 14 at 7:48 pm, Flora Police arrested Jeremy Carter, 37, of Flora on an outstanding Richland County warrant. Carter was unable to post bond and was transferred to Richland County.

Thursday, July 14 at 8:27 pm, Flora Police Officers arrested Donna Phillips, 52, of Flora for Domestic Battery and Resisting Arrest. Phillips was taken to Flora Police Department, where she underwent booking procedures before being transferred to Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Friday, July 15 at 7:56 pm, Samantha Hunt, 23, of Flora was issued a Citation for Operating Uninsured Vehicle following a traffic stop in the 200 block of West 12th Street.

Sunday, July 17 at 12:11 am, Sydney McKnelly, 20, of Clay City was arrested for Driving While License Suspended and Driving without Lights when required, following a traffic stop in the 100 block of North Locust Street. Passenger in the vehicle, Hannah Frohning, 18, of Clay City was arrested for Illegal Consumption of Alcohol by Minor. Both McKnelly and Frohning were transported to Flora Police Department for booking procedures and released with a Notice to Appear.

Sunday, July 17, Flora Police arrested Christopher Kerby, 43, of Clay City was arrested for Sale or Gift of Alcohol to persons under 21, following an incident in the 200 block of East North Ave. Kerby underwent booking at Flora Police Department and was released with a Notice to Appear.