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CROWN POINT — A former St. John appliance shop owner pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $35,000 from 18 customers who paid for items he never delivered.
Erik W. Schneider, 44, of Lowell, admitted to theft, a class A misdemeanor.
Lake Criminal Court Judge Salvador Vasquez accepted his plea agreement and sentenced him to an agreed term of one year in jail, suspended in favor of probation.
In exchange for Schneider's plea and his agreement to pay restitution, Lake County prosecutors dismissed one count of corrupt business influence and one count of theft, both level 5 felonies.
Schneider agreed to pay a total of about $35,350 in restitution, with some of the money to be paid to his 18 victims upfront and some in installments during the next year.
According to the plea agreement, Schneider operated Hometown Appliances, 11130 W. 93rd Ave., from Nov. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2019.
He collected money from the 18 people, who expected the appliances to be delivered at a later date. Schneider never delivered and failed to return all or part of the money he collected from the customers, records state.
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According to charging documents, Schneider initially was accused of bilking 32 customers out of more than $85,000. He often offered a "special discount" if customers paid cash, records state.
Schneider was represented by attorney Joshua Malher. Jovanni Miramontes handled the case for the state. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/appliance-store-owner-pleads-guilty-to-theft-agrees-to-pay-35-000-in-restitution/article_e01ed0d6-280d-5eaa-b090-c5cfee569186.html | 2022-07-08T22:36:36 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/appliance-store-owner-pleads-guilty-to-theft-agrees-to-pay-35-000-in-restitution/article_e01ed0d6-280d-5eaa-b090-c5cfee569186.html |
GRIFFITH — Police are seeking information after a man was shot in the leg, early Friday morning.
Just before 5 a.m., Friday, police responded to reports of shots fired at the 1900 block of North Arbogast Street. While at the scene, officers received a report of a man with a gunshot wound in his leg.
According to police, the victim confronted a tall man who was looking in the windows of parked cars along the 1900 block of North Arbogast Street. The man began to shoot at the victim, hitting him in his leg.
The unknown suspect drove away in a dark colored car with tinted windows. Police said the car may have been a Chevrolet Impala.
The victim called the authorities from a nearby gas station. He was treated at a local hospital and has been released.
Police are searching for the suspect and ask anyone with information to contact Det. Al Tharp at 219-924-7503 extension 252 or leave an anonymous message on the Griffith Police Department Tip Line at 219-922-3085. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/griffith/man-shot-in-the-leg-in-griffith-suspect-still-at-large/article_7af96930-54fa-59a7-92d6-813d7ea794d5.html | 2022-07-08T22:36:42 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/griffith/man-shot-in-the-leg-in-griffith-suspect-still-at-large/article_7af96930-54fa-59a7-92d6-813d7ea794d5.html |
LEXINGTON, Va. – A program held at the Virginia Military Institute is helping high school male minority students to go beyond their expectations: the Collegiate Orientation Workshop.
During the program, students exercise mentally and physically to overcome adversity, even off the ground, about 60 feet in the air.
Some students describe it as complex since they are being pushed beyond their physical limits.
“All I knew was that it was going to be hard, new, and something that I probably wouldn’t like,” Jaden Alexander, a student from Newport News said.
Jaden Alexander and Gideon Barry are two of about thirty high school students participating in one of the exercises during the program.
“I would also say my math skills have gotten better and my public speaking,” Gideon Barry, another student from Fayetteville, North Carolina said.
Students in the C.O.W. program get four weeks of intense instruction in communications, grammar, financial literacy, and math.
They also work out physically, pushing beyond fatigue to show what they are truly capable of doing and to ensure there are limited distractions, the students do not have electronics.
“These are kids with promise with potential, but who may be underachieving it, and they need to be taught how to go beyond what they think their limits are,” Eugene Williams, the organizer, said.
Williams has been hosting the program for 36 years, and his goal is to make sure kids stay on the right track after they leave the program, which is free.
“We provide a full scholarship for all the kids accepted. The cost to run the program is about $270,000 per year,” Williams said.
Students in the C.O.W. program said their experience at VMI has been great.
“Everybody is here for the same reason, to get better,” Alexander said. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/collegiate-orientation-workshop-program-helps-students-become-successful-in-life/ | 2022-07-08T22:38:29 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/collegiate-orientation-workshop-program-helps-students-become-successful-in-life/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – On Friday, President Biden signed an executive order on abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two weeks ago.
“This was not a decision driven by the Constitution,” Biden said.
Still, the President’s reach on the issue is limited, according to local political experts.
University of Lynchburg’s Dr. Richards called it a political act to appease democrats and the public amid mass demonstrations and protests.
“It won’t change anything within an individual state really. It’s an executive order, which means the next president, whether a republican or democrat, could undo or strengthen that order,” Richards said. “It’s not law. It’s not a permanent change to the law. At the end of the day, it’s a statement by the President that he wants to do something, but it’s not going to change things dramatically.”
The federal government can’t undo the Supreme Court’s decision, which means states will still have the power over abortion rights.
“What I think he’s trying to do with this order is to strengthen what the federal government can do, which is to ensure that things like the drugs that can be taken, that are FDA approved, are still available,” Richards said.
It could also rein in penalties for women traveling across state lines for an abortion. However, Richards said that could lead to legal pushback in the courts from states that have moved to ban it.
“To go around the Supreme Court decision, there’s a couple of different ways,” Richards said. “Obviously the most difficult and very least likely at this point would be some kind of Constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right. Short of that, the federal government could pass a law that tried to protect women’s rights.”
Congress introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act to legalize abortion nationwide, but it was blocked by filibustering in the senate.
The President originally said he’d support making an exception to get rid of the filibuster, but this is unlikely since he doesn’t have support from his own party. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/how-will-president-bidens-executive-order-impact-abortion-rights/ | 2022-07-08T22:38:36 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/how-will-president-bidens-executive-order-impact-abortion-rights/ |
LEXINGTON, Va. – A Lexington group is hoping to help raise more awareness and help Ukrainians.
Organizers of “Hosting Ukrainian Families” will be hosting a community meeting on June 12.
Community members want to help house Ukrainian families, and they hope to hear from war experts during the meeting to educate the community on the Ukraine crisis.
“What we would hope for Tuesday is for the public to be better informed on precisely on what we’re doing; we have lots of things that need to be done, from meeting them at the airport when they arrive to having a house fitted for them,” Jerry Nay, the organizer said.
The meeting will be held at Rockbridge County High School auditorium and is set to begin at 7 p.m. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/lexington-community-looking-to-host-ukrainian-families/ | 2022-07-08T22:38:42 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/lexington-community-looking-to-host-ukrainian-families/ |
RICHMOND, Va. – The risk of lead exposure might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of your kid’s education, but it’s certainly something to keep in mind, and now, schools have the ability to see just how safe their water is.
Thanks to the Virginia Department of Health’s new program, schools and care centers can now opt to participate in their new lead testing program, which launched on Friday, according to a VDH press release.
The Lead Testing in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Centers in Virginia program is completely free, VDH said, and it will test for lead in drinking water in Virginia public schools and child care centers.
Funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, the program will help schools and care centers to identify lead levels in their drinking water to reduce exposure, VDH said.
The selection of schools and care centers to participate in the program is based on funding and affordability criteria established by the state to include schools with at least 50% of students receiving free and reduced lunches and head start facilities, according to the release.
The VDH said that priority will be given to facilities that serve children 6 and under, as well as facilities that are older and are more likely to have lead plumbing.
Dr. Tony Singh, Deputy Director of the Office of Drinking Water with VDH, is excited about the launch of the new program.
“This program is an amazing opportunity to partner with schools and child care centers to help identify and reduce lead exposure in drinking water in children,” said Singh. “Every action we take to reduce lead exposures improves the health of our children.”
The impact of lead on a child’s development is high according to the CDC and the EPA – lead exposure can interfere with brain development, which is especially harmful to a child’s health.
You can learn more or enroll your facility in the program here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/vdh-launches-free-lead-testing-program-in-schools-and-care-centers/ | 2022-07-08T22:38:48 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/vdh-launches-free-lead-testing-program-in-schools-and-care-centers/ |
UVALDE, Texas — A grieving community in Uvalde welcomed events from the Houston Astros Friday morning. The foundation set up outside of H-E-B giving away ice cream and other promotional items to families. Memorial Park in Uvalde was even more packed with families enjoying a baseball game with the Astros Youth Academy players.
“I think it helps to see the support, it’s helping us for the community to grieve with our children, with our families, with those families involved,” said Macy Briones, a mom of three young girls in Uvalde. Briones said she brought her kids to help uplift them and bring them some happiness.
For Uvalde Little League President JJ Suarez, Friday’s events with the Astros were “a real blessing for our community.” Weeks after hosting their own tournaments in honor of the 21 lives lost, Suarez hopes every game moving is played with the Uvalde community at heart.
“It’s been a lot of prayer, a lot prayer’s been going on,” he said. “It’s good to see them coming out here."
Owner and Chairman of the Houston Astros, Jim Crane, privately met with Uvalde families Friday.
“We just felt this was something we needed to do to put a little smile on everybody’s face, our players are heroes and they’ll get to see their heroes,” Crane said.
Some Uvalde families are expected to travel to Houston in August to meet the major league Astros players and spend the day with them on their home field. “All the guys will lean in and it should be a fun day for them,” Crane added. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/astros-foundation-offers-support-in-uvalde-baseball-texas-mlb-houston/273-4a095dd4-8f2a-49c9-b7e9-7ce1665d432d | 2022-07-08T22:39:15 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/astros-foundation-offers-support-in-uvalde-baseball-texas-mlb-houston/273-4a095dd4-8f2a-49c9-b7e9-7ce1665d432d |
SAN ANTONIO — The world's most unpleasant smelling flower is about to bloom at the San Antonio Zoo. The corpse flower, which is native to the rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia, is an endangered plant that can take more than ten years to bloom for the first time.
It is most famously known for the powerful rotting flesh odor it releases, which is why it was named the corpse flower. This is the first known instance of a corpse flower blooming right here in San Antonio.
“Get your nostrils ready,” said Tim Morrow, President and CEO of San Antonio Zoo. “Our team estimates the plant could bloom in the next 10 days! This is a rather rare occurrence and a very exciting moment for our community and conservation. We invite everyone to act fast to see and smell this piece of history before the short bloom watch window is up!”
The related video above was originally published September 13, 2020.
The stinky flower was moved on Friday for public viewing near the ‘Back From The Brink’ Whooping Crane habitat. You are welcome to join the bloom watch of the plant now until its peak blossom window is up, which could be anytime in the next ten days. The malodorous flower will remain blossomed anywhere from one to four days.
Follow San Antonio Zoo’s social media pages for updates on size and bloom watch.
“These plants are very delicate and typically give us signs when they are ready to blossom,” said Dr. Dante Fenolio, VP of Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo. “Once we see those indicators, we have around 24 hours until its incredible and rare reveal!”
The corpse flower reaches heights of up to eight feet tall and will generate its own heat, which allows the stench to travel even further. The powerful scent, reminiscent of a decaying corpse, is produced by more than 30 chemicals and attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies who pollinate the flower.
San Antonio Zoo plans to collect pollen and tissue samples from the bloom for genetic study, and compare it to others in its rapidly dwindling population.
Fewer than 1,000 corpse flowers are estimated to remain in the wild, with a sharp decline in the last century.
The corpse flower was a gift from The Huntington in California. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/flower-known-for-smelling-like-rotting-flesh-blooming-at-san-antonio-zoo-texas-stinky-rotten-rain-forest-sumatra/273-efbd4756-df7f-4b4e-8986-5a099b6df108 | 2022-07-08T22:39:21 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/flower-known-for-smelling-like-rotting-flesh-blooming-at-san-antonio-zoo-texas-stinky-rotten-rain-forest-sumatra/273-efbd4756-df7f-4b4e-8986-5a099b6df108 |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Everything went white.
That’s what Brad Hassig, a Mountain Brook-based chiropractor, remembers feeling as he was in the pool with his 10-year-old sons, Christian and Bridon, on June 14. His wife was at work and his daughter was away.
As his boys played basketball in the pool, Hassig would periodically bob underwater, taking a moment to do breathing exercises in the cool, relaxing waters. That’s when during one dunk, everything went blank.
“I didn’t experience anything,” Hassig said. “Everything went white and I thought ‘Am I asleep?”
Hassig said the next thing he remembers is being pulled into the pool deck by his son, Bridon, and their neighbor friend, Sam Ebert. As Christian and Same went to get help, Bridon began doing CPR.
Before that day, Bridon had never done CPR. He had never even been trained to do CPR. The only time he had ever seen it done was in the 1993 movie, “The Sandlot,” where a lifeguard performed the exercise on one of the main characters. After doing this several times, Brad woke up and began coughing up water.
“God’s hand was all over it,” he said.
Going to the hospital later, Hassig believes that his body simply became too relaxed in the pool with his breathing exercises and lost consciousness as he began breathing in water below the surface.
“It’s almost like you can too relaxed and your heart rate gets really low,” he said. “Basically, you pass out.”
While Hassig, 46, is always thinking about the future, he still thinks a lot about what could’ve been. He knows that not all stories have happy endings. He knows things could’ve turned out very differently in the pool that day. However, what he has learned is that his sons will be able to take care of themselves.
“You want to have someone to protect your kids and shelter them,” he said. “Part of it is you are developing them so they can responsibility. It’s reassuring to know they are able to do this. To know they have that confidence, they know God will always be with them.”
Since the family’s close call, the Hassigs’ story has been retold on national platforms like NBC’s “TODAY” and The Washington Post. While the last month has been a whirlwind, Hassig said he remains grateful for each day.
“Whatever time I have left on this earth, it’s because of them,” he said. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/thanks-to-his-10-year-old-sons-this-mountain-brook-father-is-alive/ | 2022-07-08T22:40:44 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/thanks-to-his-10-year-old-sons-this-mountain-brook-father-is-alive/ |
A Friday afternoon crash at the intersection of 33rd Street and Nebraska 2 briefly tied up traffic in south Lincoln during the evening commute.
Traffic in all directions was reopened by 5:15 p.m.
A Friday afternoon crash at the intersection of 33rd Street and Nebraska 2 briefly tied up traffic in south Lincoln during the evening commute.
Traffic in all directions was reopened by 5:15 p.m.
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TEMPE, Ariz. — At 13 years old, Alena Analeigh is making history as the youngest Black person to ever get accepted into a medical school in the United States.
In just one year, Alena has already finished two and a half years of college by taking a full course load at Arizona State University and Oakwood University.
“I really want to leave my mark on the world. And lead a group of girls that know what they can do,” Alena said.
12 News talked with Alena last year when she got accepted to ASU’s engineering program at only 12 years old with dreams of one day working for NASA.
But another passion took over shortly after: biology.
“It actually took one class in engineering, for me to say this is kind of not where I wanted to go,” she said.“I think viral immunology really came from my passion for volunteering and going out there engaging with the world."
She was inspired by a trip to Jordan and The Brown STEM Girl foundation.
“What I want from healthcare, is to really show these underrepresented communities that we can help that we can find cures for these viruses,” Alena said.
If everything goes as planned Alena will be 18 when she becomes a doctor.
“I want to inspire the girls. I want them to see that there are no limits,” she said.
Alena will attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine.
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RIVERVIEW, Fla. — Eleven-year-old Levi Stock is continuing to get better every single day after being struck by lightning.
“Right now I’m feeling really good," Levi said.
After a day out on the water, his family was heading back to land. They were about 100 feet from the Williams Park boat ramp when the lightning bolt touched down.
“All of a sudden it was like an explosion in my face," Levi's mom, Kristen Stock, said.
Levi was knocked into the water by the strike. His dad and nearby boaters helped get him ashore. As they waited for emergency officials, his dad performed CPR.
“It's just amazing to look back at what it could have been," Kristen said.
Levi doesn't remember anything that happened. He only remembers going out on the boat earlier that day.
“Jumping into the water that’s all I really remember," Levi said.
When he woke up in the hospital his parents were able to walk him through what happened.
“I was just like there’s no way because getting struck by lightning is 1 in a million chances," Levi exclaimed.
Each day in the hospital, Levi has gotten better and better. He's even returned back home recovering for a few days.
“I look back and I truly believe it's just God working in him and all the prayers going up," his mom said.
Levi said he is so thankful for everyone who has prayed for him during this difficult time. He is also thankful his dad was by his side and helped save his life.
“God just set everything up to save me," he said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/florida-boy-struck-lightning-recovery/67-6b1dba43-5f6f-4345-972f-a1fec9254359 | 2022-07-08T22:45:52 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/florida-boy-struck-lightning-recovery/67-6b1dba43-5f6f-4345-972f-a1fec9254359 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The affordable housing crisis has hit all sides of the Tampa Bay area.
We've seen huge spikes in rent in Tampa, Sarasota and St. Petersburg, along with housing prices. But we're also seeing the crisis spill into more rural areas and some long-time locals are getting pushed further out.
Amanda Adriani said she would have left Florida a long time ago for Georgia where the rent prices are more affordable, but she has to stay close to Tampa and St. Petersburg for her husband and daughter's medical needs.
They both have a rare, hereditary form of colon cancer and receive regular treatments at Moffitt Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
"Our rent from $1,000 a month raised to over $2,100 a month so that's been hard," Adriani said.
In April, they were pushed out of their home in Tampa when their landlord sold the bungalow. Forced to look elsewhere, they ended up in an apartment in Citrus Park. 14-year-old Chloe shares a bedroom with her parents.
There are no more activities and experiences. Life has turned into avoiding late fees and figuring out how to afford basic needs.
"I have to do pay-day advances, I have to take loans," Adriani explained.
Just up the road from their Citrus Park apartment is Pasco County, a rural Tampa Bay suburb that's long-time offered a more affordable escape from the city. Recently the housing strain is hurting there in unexpected ways.
"It doesn't take much to figure out that since the median household income in Pasco is $55,000, $2,000 a month is a hard nut for a lot of people to crack and we're seeing a lot of people being displaced, move in with parents and/or move farther north," Mike Bundy, president of the West Pasco Board of Realtors, said.
He says an influx of people from up north and California complicates the crisis.
"They're able to telecommute so they're able to bring those higher salaries with them so the affordability for them is perfectly fine. It's the people who live and work here having a really tough time right now," Bundy explained. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/housing-crisis-rural-tampa-bay-areas/67-72d46067-be81-4c79-9eed-92bbb5b7098f | 2022-07-08T22:45:58 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/housing-crisis-rural-tampa-bay-areas/67-72d46067-be81-4c79-9eed-92bbb5b7098f |
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Indiana officials reacted Friday to the decision by a federal judge to lift an injunction against a 2019 law that largely bans dilation and evacuation abortions.
In 2019, U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker blocked the law banning the procedure, which the Republican-supported legislation referred to as "dismemberment abortions."
When she lifted the injunction Thursday, Barker allowed the ban to go into effect.
Last month, state Attorney General Todd Rokita filed motions to lift this and other injunctions against abortion restrictions following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
In a statement, Rokita said the ruling is "an exciting battle victory in our war to defend the unborn and protect women."
Mike Fichter, president of Indiana Right to Life, said in a statement that the law "reflects the will of the people."
Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates spokeswoman Nicole Erwin criticized the law and noted that Planned Parenthood health centers in the state provide abortion care only up to 13 weeks and six days into the pregnancy. She said Planned Parenthood and its allies will "fight like hell" during the upcoming special session.
"It's unfortunate but not surprising that Attorney General Rokita wasted no time undermining access to abortion," Erwin said. "Banning the most common form of second-trimester abortion is appalling and prohibits physicians from using their medical judgment, training and expertise." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/officials-organizations-respond-to-ruling/article_aec6afb8-fee4-11ec-9175-ef1fdab1dafe.html | 2022-07-08T22:50:36 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/officials-organizations-respond-to-ruling/article_aec6afb8-fee4-11ec-9175-ef1fdab1dafe.html |
State Rep. Phil GiaQuinta met Friday afternoon with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss abortion rights.
At the roundtable event in Washington, D.C., Indiana House Minority Leader GiaQuinta joined Harris and four additional lawmakers from states that have called or may soon call special sessions to pass abortion bans.
Those legislators include state representatives from South Dakota and Florida — Erin Healy and Fentrice Driskell — as well as state senators Patty Pansing Brooks and Diane Sands from Nebraska and Montana.
GiaQuinta called Harris and President Joe Biden “champions for reproductive rights.”
“It’s an honor when the Vice President calls and asks you to meet with her,” GiaQuinta said about the meeting. “It’s an honor to do that. It’s a privilege to be here.”
Before the meeting, he said it would be interesting to hear about other state legislators’ experiences and strategies, as well as what the White House plans to do in the coming weeks.
“I’m really kind of anxious to learn some things from (Harris) about the federal government — what they can do and how they can be of assistance to the state of Indiana,” GiaQuinta said.
GiaQuinta said in his prepared remarks that he’s ready to join the “fight to secure the basic freedoms and protections that have been stripped away by the Supreme Court’s regressive agenda.”
Access to safe and legal abortion services is important for womens’ economic mobility, independence and safety, the Fort Wayne lawmaker said.
“Make no mistake: an abortion ban will kill women,” GiaQuinta said. “Indiana leads the nation in maternal and infant mortality outcomes and lacks the infrastructure to support families as it is.”
He said the state’s ability to provide “life-saving healthcare to women” may come to an end soon.
“Indiana made headlines last week as a safe haven for a 10-year-old rape victim to receive an abortion,” GiaQuinta said. “Why? Because Ohio had a trigger law that prioritized Republicans’ unpopular dogma over her personal health and safety.”
Harris asked Congress to act immediately on saving reproductive rights as there is too much at stake for legislators to wait any longer.
"This is not a law school debate. This is not an intellectual discussion and debate," Harris said. "This is real."
Maya Wilkins of The Journal Gazette contributed to this story. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/vp-harris-meets-with-giaquinta-other-lawmakers/article_5bb305c2-feeb-11ec-9854-3f824d0e2767.html | 2022-07-08T22:50:42 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/vp-harris-meets-with-giaquinta-other-lawmakers/article_5bb305c2-feeb-11ec-9854-3f824d0e2767.html |
The woman accused of shooting and killing a 20-year-old woman at her home in 2021 pleaded guilty but mentally ill Friday.
The plea agreement for Valerie Rose Hardiek’s plea to murder sets no sentencing restrictions. The sentence will be argued at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 23.
Hardiek, now 23, shot Shelby Erin Vonholdt at least four times about 6:44 p.m. June 20, 2021, according to court documents. Vonholdt, who knew Hardiek, was able to call 911 after she’d been shot.
When Fort Wayne police Sgt. Brad Griffin asked Vonholdt who shot her, she told him, “Valerie.” Hardiek was an expected guest.
Earlier that day when the man who owned the home left for the day, Vonholdt told him that Hardiek was coming over later, the probable cause affidavit says. The two joked about how crazy Hardiek was, according to court documents.
Vonholdt died in the hospital two days later after being in unstable condition.
Hardiek was arrested in Van Wert County, Ohio, the day before Vonholdt died. A news release from the Van Wert County sheriff's office said she had been walking around with a gun and trying to read customers' credit card numbers for about an hour.
Vonholdt’s death was the 22nd out of 49 homicides that happened in Allen County in 2021. The number of murders tied the record set in 2016. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/woman-pleads-guilty-but-mentally-ill-to-june-2021-murder/article_cc83cf30-fef4-11ec-a093-dbeb8483ecb0.html | 2022-07-08T22:50:49 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/woman-pleads-guilty-but-mentally-ill-to-june-2021-murder/article_cc83cf30-fef4-11ec-a093-dbeb8483ecb0.html |
What to Know
- Amazon’s plans to put a regional cargo hub at Newark Liberty International Airport have been grounded.
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the airport’s operator, said in a statement Thursday that negotiations over the past year have failed to produce an agreement with the global shipper and retailer.
- Last August, the Port Authority’s board approved negotiations on a 20-year lease for two 1990s-era buildings at the airport that Amazon was to redevelop.
Amazon’s plans to put a regional cargo hub at Newark Liberty International Airport have been grounded.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the airport’s operator, said in a statement Thursday that negotiations over the past year have failed to produce an agreement with the global shipper and retailer.
“Over the past year, the Port Authority and Amazon have engaged in good-faith negotiations,” Port Authority Chief Operating Officer Huntley Lawrence said in the statement. “Unfortunately, the Port Authority and Amazon have been unable to reach an agreement on final lease terms and mutually concluded that further negotiations will not resolve the outstanding issues.”
Last August, the Port Authority’s board approved negotiations on a 20-year lease for two 1990s-era buildings at the airport that Amazon was to redevelop into a state-of-the-art, 250,000-square-foot (23,225-square-meter) air cargo campus.
At the time, it was estimated the redevelopment alone would cost Amazon $125 million. The company would have paid $150 million as an initial payment and $157 million in rent over the next two decades. The facility was to have opened next year.
Through a spokesperson, Amazon said it was disappointed about the failure to reach an agreement and was reviewing alternative locations for a cargo hub, but didn’t specify where.
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Some labor and environmental groups and local officials had opposed the plans, claiming the hub would have increased congestion in a lower-income area already burdened with truck traffic from nearby Port Newark. They also had criticized Amazon’s working conditions for its employees. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/amazon-bid-to-put-cargo-hub-at-newark-airport-is-grounded/3767084/ | 2022-07-08T22:57:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/amazon-bid-to-put-cargo-hub-at-newark-airport-is-grounded/3767084/ |
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo improperly used state resources for a book he received $5.1 million to write, according to a report by a law firm.
New York's soon-to-be-disbanded ethics commission, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, voted Thursday to make the report public. It had sought the investigation by the law firm to learn more about how the book deal was approved and the role played by the commission itself.
The report says the ethics commission failed to assert itself as a watchdog agency against the governor and should have asked for more information from Cuomo's office.
Cuomo had already written 70,000 words of what was expected to be an 80,000-word book before he submitted a request seeking approval by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics for the book in 2020.
That meant Cuomo wrote and publicized the book at a time when it interfered with his responsibilities as a governor leading the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the report said.
In December, the commission ordered Cuomo to turn over money from his book, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Cuomo has filed a lawsuit accusing the commission of violating his rights and showing bias against him.
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The commission is being disbanded by Gov. Kathy Hochul, like Cuomo a Democrat, over concerns about its transparency and independence. The commission is exempt from the Freedom of Information Law and the Open Meetings Law, and it is made up of 11 members nominated by the governor.
Cuomo spokesperson Richard Azzopardi in a statement that the report provided a measure of vindication by confirming the governor's office provided all that was required by the commission for approval.
“There is some poetry to the fact that this feeble stunt — authored by the very law firm that is representing JCOPE in our lawsuit — is the last act from this incompetent biased, score settling dinosaur of a bureaucracy,” he said.
Meanwhile, the state attorney general’s office continues to investigate whether Cuomo broke the law by having members of his staff help write and promote his pandemic leadership book. Attorney General Letitia James’ office said Friday that the investigation, which began in April 2021, is ongoing.
The former special counsel in the governor’s office, Judith Mogul, said that no state resources were used in writing the book, and that any staff assisting the former governor on the book were doing so on their own time, in a memo accounting her interactions with the ethics commission.
The report said the book raised several ethical issues, finding Cuomo “misused the power and authority of his office to create, market and promote for enormous personal profit.” | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cuomo-wrongly-used-state-resources-to-promote-book-report/3767126/ | 2022-07-08T22:57:46 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cuomo-wrongly-used-state-resources-to-promote-book-report/3767126/ |
A family waiting at the beside of 8-year-old Jacob Butler, currently in a coma from last month's deadly rampage in Brooklyn, is still waiting for answers.
It's been two weeks since the driver of a speeding car struck four people and killed Lynn Christopher, Butler's 67-year-old grandmother, and police have made no arrests.
In addition to pleading for the driver to turn himself in, Lindy Christopher, the boy's mother, wants to know what role police played in the rampage that ripped her family apart on June 25.
That Saturday afternoon, police say officers tried to pull over two people in a Honda HRV with mismatched plates on the corner of a Bed-Stuy block. But the NYPD said the car sped away, slamming into one bicyclist, injuring the driver of another car and mowing down three pedestrians, including Christopher and Butler.
"His little body was thrown in the air and he fell down on a hydrant head-first," Butler's mother said.
Christopher envisioned a different summer break for her son, who remains in a hospital bed attacked to machines keeping him alive. Last year, the family made the decision to move out of state in search of space and peace of mind.
"I don't want to be here. I would never come back here," Christopher says now.
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But they came back to Bed-Stuy last month for a family visit. The grandmother was out with Butler on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon, steps away from the family home, when tragedy struck.
"I am mourning the loss of my mother while still being there for my son as best as I can," Christopher said.
Doctors removed part of his skull to relieve brain swelling that could have killed the 8-year-old. What his road to recovery will look like if he wakes up is still unclear.
Police have made no arrests. And now, the family is urging Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez to look into whether NYPD broke their own policy and engaged in a high-speed chase with the driver.
"What happened police officers? Did you pursue the car in a high-speed chase?" Councilmember Charles Barron said. "Unless there’s a bunch of weapons and you’re chasing murders, no high-speed chases."
A police department spokesperson that the case is still under investigation, but said their policy "requires that a vehicle pursuit be terminated whenever the risks to uniformed members of the service and the public outweigh the danger to the community, if the suspect is not immediately apprehended."
When reached for comment, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office said it was investigating the case in its "entirety." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/family-questions-police-role-in-nyc-rampage-that-killed-grandma-left-boy-in-coma-ny-only/3767076/ | 2022-07-08T22:57:54 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/family-questions-police-role-in-nyc-rampage-that-killed-grandma-left-boy-in-coma-ny-only/3767076/ |
Scott Jordan honored for leading Muncie orchestra through pandemic, move and merger
MUNCIE — Scott Jordan was surprised with the 2022 David Sursa Leadership Award, honoring him for his dedicated service to Orchestra Indiana, in an appropriate venue: the orchestra's July 4 Patriotic Pops concert at Yorktown Civic Green.
Orchestra Indiana nominated Jordan for the award, which is presented annually by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County. Jordan assumed the role of board president for what was then Muncie Symphony Orchestra in early 2020, and was immediately confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He proceeded to lead the organization through pandemic cancellations, the resulting financial impacts, staff turnover, a change in the orchestra's longstanding relationship with Ball State University, the hiring of Scott Watkins as the new executive director, a move to Cornerstone Center for the Arts and, in February 2022, a merger with Marion Philharmonic Orchestra into Orchestra Indiana.
Other finalists for the 2022 David Sursa Leadership Award included: Ryan Hunter, Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie; Will Isaacs, Greater Muncie, IN Habitat for Humanity, and Charlotte Sheppard, Muncie Central High School Alumni Association, according to a release from the community foundation.
The David Sursa Leadership Award was established in memory of the community foundation's founding president, David Sursa. The annual program rewards, recognizes, and encourages extraordinary nonprofit leadership by a board member. Along with the award to Jordan, the foundation awarded $2,500 to Orchestra Indiana.
Food bank gets state funding
MUNCIE — Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana was one of 11 Indiana food banks to receive a combined total of $1 million to support their efforts in feeding Hoosiers in need.
Second Harvest received $77,500 in funding for the fiscal year 2023, according to a release from the state.
The funding was provided by the Indiana Legislature as part of its biennial budget. The distribution amounts were determined using the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TFAP) fair share percentages for Indiana, which captures poverty and unemployment levels in each county.
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Delaware County's JUMP program wins grant funding
MUNCIE, Ind. — A program aimed at helping local residents recently released from incarceration find employment has received a pair of grants.
The Delaware County Redevelopment Commission will provide $25,000 to help launch the Judicial Users Manufacturers Program (JUMP).
The Ball Brothers Foundation will add $5,000 for the JUMP program, according to a release from the East Central Indiana Regional Planning District.
The JUMP program is an effort by the Delaware County court system's probation department and Ivy Tech Community College.
Several local companies and manufacturers — including CANPACK, Magna PowerTrain, Ken-Bar, Mursix, Muncie Power Products and Muncie Novelty — will help support the program, aimed in part at helping employers who lost workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More: With previous shell buildings filled, new spec building considered by Delaware County
JUMP's major goal is assisting those who have been in the Delaware County criminal justice system rebuild their lives. Ivy Tech will provide education aimed at helping prepare participants for what will largely be manufacturing jobs.
Delaware County probation officer John Bush — with a long history of helping those was have passed through the court system find jobs — will be involved with JUMP.
Participants are expected to be engaged in the six-month program as soon as this fall.
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Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/program-aimed-helping-felons-employers-receives-grant-funding/10012224002/ | 2022-07-08T23:00:21 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/program-aimed-helping-felons-employers-receives-grant-funding/10012224002/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Moriah “Mo” Wilson was a rising gravel and mountain biking racer who grew up in Vermont. The 25-year-old won a number of races.
"Strong engine, strongest climber I have witnessed racing against. If it came down to a pure climb, she could just ride away from me, no problem," said professional cyclist Rose Grant.
Grant is a 10-year veteran, a professional cyclist who competes in mountain biking and gravel racing. She was very impressed with Wilson's skills and the way she carried herself in cycling. The two got to know each other well during the 2021 race season.
"She was always a contender for the win. She was an up-and-coming athlete, super strong," said Grant.
While the two were competitors during races, they were also friends. Grant said Wilson had a great personality.
"She had a quiet confidence that attracted people. People just liked her, I liked her. She was humble," said Grant.
Grant said the cycling community is tight-knit, and Wilson will be greatly missed.
"Moriah’s loss is certainly a huge tragedy," said Grant
She said Wilson will always be remembered.
"She had a respectable integrity, and I want that to be associated with her name," she said.
Wilson was found shot to death in an East Austin home on May 11. Her alleged murderer, Kaitlin Armstrong, was arrested in Costa Rica on June 29 and brought back to Travis County a few days later.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Juvenile Justice Department on Friday announced that it is offering a 15% permanent pay raise for direct-care staff effective on July 1 as it works to address high staff turnover and employee shortages.
The raise will apply to the following positions:
- Youth Development Coaches (Juvenile Correctional Officers)
- Team Leaders (Dorm Supervisors)
- Case Managers and Case Manager Supervisors
- Cooks
- Food Service Managers
- Youth Safety Managers
- Parole Officers and Parole Supervisors
According to the TJJD, the raise also makes permanent a temporary pay raise that was instituted as an emergency measure in April. Additionally, the raise increases the starting annual pay for Youth Development Coaches (JCO IIIs) from $36,238 to $41,700.
The funding for these pay hikes comes through cost savings from vacant positions and de-prioritizing other planned spending. The TJJD said it will also shift funds from certain contract services that are not currently being used from planned re-entry enrichment programs that will now be postponed.
The department said that, based on projections, it will be able to absorb the cost of raising salaries this biennium through appropriated general revenue.
"TJJD leadership recognizes that this is not the only solution but believes that making pay more competitive will address the immediate crisis of high turnover and begin to stabilize the agency’s workforce," said Interim Executive Director Shandra Carter. "The conversion of the 15% bonus to a permanent salary ladder increase is the first step in stabilizing the agency. Recruiting and retaining qualified staff is a critical component necessary to meet our responsibilities. We are steadfastly committed to helping keep our communities safe and rehabilitating the youth in our care and custody. We will continue to problem solve and seek creative and innovative solutions to the secure facility staffing and county detention bed crisis."
Friday's news comes after the department previously announced it was pausing intakes due to safety concerns caused by the staffing shortage.
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BLOOMINGTON — Fire departments in the Twin Cities are looking into reports of Little Free Libraries being set on fire.
Bloomington Fire Department Public Information Officer Frank Friend said their crews responded to an incident at 8:59 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at the Little Free Library in the Atwood Wayside Herb Garden, 303 N. Robinson St.
He said the cause of the fire is undetermined, but it’s still being investigated. Friend said there was no damage to the nearby park structure.
The Normal Fire Department is looking into additional reports of Little Free Libraries being burned down, along with other malicious fires in the area, said Public Information Officer Matt Swaney.
He noted that NFD also responded to a couple of suspicious fires last year. He said a tool shed at the Illinois State University Horticulture Center on Raab Road was intentionally set on fire on Feb. 21, 2021.
Within 20 minutes of that incident, he said a Little Free Library on the Constitution Trail north of Shelbourne Drive in Normal was also set on fire. He said the fires were investigated and ruled as suspicious, but no charges resulted.
The Pantagraph reported in June 2021 that the Little Free Library off of Shelbourne Drive was replaced with a newspaper box, custom-decorated with decals of a mythical phoenix.
It was signed with a message inscribed in Latin by the creature for future vandals: “If you mess with my books, I’ll poop on your head.”
On Friday, a Pantagraph reporter observed that same Little Free Library had been dismantled and cleared from the site.
Friend said anyone with information on the Robinson Street fire should call Bloomington Police dispatch at 309-820-8888.
Swaney advised anyone witnessing an active fire near the Constitution Trail to call 911.
“Even if it’s small, we can come out and take a look,” he said. “Even if it’s no big deal, we’d much rather come out and not be needed.” | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/little-free-library-on-constitution-trail-burned-down-sunday/article_e1e38942-ff03-11ec-8665-df9f35761374.html | 2022-07-08T23:05:50 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/little-free-library-on-constitution-trail-burned-down-sunday/article_e1e38942-ff03-11ec-8665-df9f35761374.html |
NORMAL — A year after he was last seen alive, Jelani Day will have a foundation in his name.
Day’s family announced Friday they will launch The Jelani Day Foundation to honor his life and legacy.
To kick off the foundation, they’ve planned to host an All White Affair on Aug. 27 at Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center. Tickets were sold out by Friday afternoon.
In announcing the event, the family said it will be a celebration filled with food and dancing. Day’s family will be joined by community members, elected officials and special guests.
The foundation will “aim to promote social change, initiate missing persons reform, fight for justice and provide much needed scholarships to students around our world," according to the event website.
Day, a 25-year-old Danville man and ISU graduate student, was reported missing out of Bloomington on Aug. 25, 2021. His vehicle was found in Peru, an hour north of ISU, the next day.
His body was pulled from the Illinois River near Peru on Sept. 4 and confirmation of his identity was released to the public Sept. 23. The LaSalle County coroner later determined he died by drowning, and the medical examiner noted “the manner in which” he went into the river was unknown.
Law enforcement agencies formed a multi-jurisdictional team, but no information has been released since the FBI announced in December it was offering a $10,000 reward for information regarding Day’s final hours.
This year, the Illinois General Assembly passed and Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill named for Day that amends the Missing Person Identification Act by requiring a coroner or medical examiner with custody of human remains that are not identified within 72 hours of discovery to notify the FBI for assistance.
The goal of the bill was to address underreported and unsolved missing persons cases, especially those involving people of color.
Continuing Pantagraph coverage in the Jelani Day case
Jelani "J.J." Day, 25, was last seen on Aug. 24 entering the Beyond/Hello dispensary in Bloomington. Authorities on Sept. 23 said his body was found in the Illinois River.
Search continues for missing Illinois State University; fundraising totals $12,503 to support search
Graduate student Jelani Day was last seen the morning of Aug. 24.
A 25-year-old ISU graduate student remains missing. Here's what we know.
Authorities are investigating after body was recovered Saturday morning from the Illinois River near LaSalle-Peru.
"I want you to know, Jelani is not dead and we will find him," said his mother, speaking to a crowd of supporters on Friday night.
Carmen Bolden Day, mother of missing Illinois State University student Jelani Day, speaks at an event Friday night in support of the search for him.
"I just want to hear him call me and say, 'Mama, I just called you because I want to hear your voice,'" Jelani Day's mother said Wednesday.
Carmen Bolden Day, mother of Jelani Day, recounts the last phone call she had with her son prior to his disappearance. Several people gathered…
BLOOMINGTON — Police, family and friends continue to search for Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day after he went missing last week. He was last on video camera on Aug. 24 at the Bone Student Center on campus.
Bloomington police said Friday that officers are continuing their search for Illinois State University graduate student Jelani J.J. Day, 25, who was reported missing Wednesday by his family.
Jelani J.J. Day was reported missing Wednesday by his family and an Illinois State University faculty member.
The president of Illinois State University during her annual address to the campus community spoke about a graduate student who has been missing.
Jelani Day, a 25-year-old graduate student at ISU, was last seen the morning of Aug. 24 walking into the Beyond / Hello in Bloomington, accord…
"We always say here, see something, hear something, know something, say something. Someone out there has seen, heard or knows something."
Among the attendees is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. This burial comes 10 days after the family held a funeral service at Danville High School to honor the Illinois State University grad student.
Anyone with information on Jelani Day's death is asked to call 815-433-2161.
Hallie Bezner, attorney for Day’s family, also told The Pantagraph: “I think that people read between the lines to try to have some conspiracy that doesn't exist."
State law enforcement officials told The Pantagraph on Sunday that DNA backlogs did not slow down confirmation of the body found in the Illinois River last month as Jelani Day.
Teachers at Danville High School saw great potential in Jelani Day.
During Jelani Day's celebration of life, his four siblings sing a tribute backs by a community choir. READ MORE HERE.
Carmen Bolden Day says to work does not end with laying her son to rest. READ MORE HERE.
“You’re not going to forget his name because I’m not going to let you,” Carmen Bolden Day said on Saturday.
Pantagraph journalists spent last week in Danville speaking to those who knew Day, and they described him as big-hearted, hard-working and on a path to success.
“He will never be forgotten, Dr. Jelani J.J. Day,” mother Carmen Bolden Day said at the event. "They're going to remember Jelani's name forever.”
"Thank you for realizing Jelani was important, not just to us, he was important to everybody," his mother, Carmen Bolden Day, said.
BLOOMINGTON — A change.org petition asking for state and federal authorities to investigate the death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day has gathered nearly 15,000 signatures.
The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office announced this afternoon a person of interest sought by Peru Police has been cleared by investigators and is not a suspect in the case.
Bloomington police Officer John Fermon during a press conference discusses the search for Jelani Day, the Illinois State University student wh…
Missing ISU student identified after body found near Peru. READ MORE HERE.
A body found floating in the Illinois River in LaSalle County has been identified as that of missing Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day, according to the Bloomington Police Department.
Authorities on Thursday said a body discovered in a river nearly three weeks ago has been confirmed as a graduate student missing from Illinoi…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Pantagraph he expects as many as 1,000 people to attend a Friday march in Bloomington-Normal for Jelani Day, whose mysterious death has stirred national attention.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks with The Pantagraph Thursday morning about the planned march in Bloomington and Normal for Jelani Day, the Illin…
"We want to gain one thing, and that is justice for Jelani Day," said Cameron Barnes, national youth director with the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
In response to a letter sent this month by state Rep. Kambium Buckner, Peru Police Chief Robert Pyszka said that investigators with the multi-jurisdictional unit gave all files in the case of Jelani Day's death to the FBI.
ISU student Emily Escobedo talks asks for a more thorough investigation into the death of graduate student Jelani Day
The autopsy results released this week in the Jelani Day case have not changed his family’s message.
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U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, is cosponsoring a bill that would eliminate the federal tax on firearms and ammunition that funds wildlife conservation in the U.S.
The bill, called the RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act, was introduced recently by Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga. If passed, the bill would repeal the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which places an 11% tax on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment and distributes the proceeds to state governments for wildlife projects.
Fulcher represents the state's First Congressional District, which includes the western portion of the state and the panhandle.
Clyde and Fulcher argue the bill affirms the Second Amendment, but many hunting, conservation and gun rights groups oppose the bill and have pointed out that it was originally hunters and gun owners who called for the Pittman-Robertson Act.
“Hunters are proud of our decades-long contribution to conservation in America. And this bill is out of touch with our community,” said Rob Thornberry, Idaho Field Representative of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.
Thornberry said the bill is a bad idea and the conservation partnership will work to prevent the bill from advancing further in Congress. The organization is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) coalition of conservation organizations and outdoor related businesses who seek to increase federal funding for conservation while preserving access for hunters and fishers.
Brian Brooks, executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, in a news release, called the RETURN Act a “direct assault on wildlife conservation and hunters.”
Both Fulcher and Clyde defend the RETURN Act as a response to a Democrat proposal to place a 1,000% tax on semi-automatic weapons which they believe would negatively affect funding for the Pittman-Robertson program due to guns becoming more expensive and less accessible. Fifty-eight House Republicans have cosponsored the bill, but the bill hasn’t received public support from Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho.
Simpson represents the state's Second Congressional District, which includes central and eastern Idaho.
The RETURN Act would replace funding from the Pittman-Robertson Act by allocating $800 million or less to the wildlife conservation account from funds generated by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act. Both acts generate revenue from leases for offshore oil and gas drilling and coal, oil, natural gas, and other mineral uses on federal land.
“By eliminating this punitive tax on gun owners and securing a new funding source for programs important to sportsmen and conservationists, we seek to affirm not only the Second Amendment but our duty to be responsible stewards of our resources,” Fulcher said in a news release.
Fulcher, who did not respond to multiple messages from the Post Register over the course of three days, did nonetheless make time for a Friday morning interview with Neal Larson, a conservative eastern Idaho radio show host.
During Fulcher's interview with Larson, he said the funds generated from the Pittman-Robertson Act are "worth keeping" and that he believes the RETURN Act protects those funds.
“As assaults against Americans’ Second Amendment freedoms continue to emerge, so do treacherous threats that seek to weaponize taxation in order to price this constitutional right out of the reach of average Americans. I firmly believe that no American should be taxed on their enumerated rights, which is why I intend to stop the Left’s tyranny in its tracks by eliminating the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition,” Clyde said in a news release.
The Idaho Statesman reported that Idaho Fish and Game has received $263.5 million from Pittman-Robertson funds since the Pittman-Robertson Act became law. Funds from the act accounted for about 14% of Fish and Game’s total revenue between 2017 and 2020 and the agency received more than $21 million from the act this fiscal year.
Pittman-Robertson funds are used for wildlife restoration and conservation, hunter education and gun safety training.
In May, 43 hunting, conservation, and gun rights groups across the U.S. including the National Rifle Association signed a letter opposing changes to the Pittman-Robertson Act.
“We are united in our shared support for the current ‘user pays-public benefits’ system of wildlife funding. Among other things, generating all Pittman-Robertson funding from alternative sources would negatively impact our community’s unique relationship with state fish and wildlife agencies,” the letter said.
Virgil Moore, retired director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and past president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, told the Lewiston Tribune that without Pittman-Robertson there wouldn’t be the high level of professional wildlife management the nation enjoys today. Funding from the act and the Dingle-Johnson Act that places a similar excise tax on fishing equipment allowed states to hire professional, college-educated biologists, the Tribune reported.
“The fishing, the hunting and the conservation that has resulted from Pittman-Robertson and Dingle-Johnson funds is off the charts,” Moore told the Tribune. “It’s probably the most successful federal-state partnership program in existence. Any thought of messing around with it, without bringing all the people involved with it together, is not very sound thinking in regards to the conservation and wildlife needs of this nation.” | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/rep-fulcher-cosponsors-bill-to-remove-gun-and-ammunition-tax-which-funds-wildlife-conservation/article_b8cafbe1-e47c-59dd-a7d4-3afb36826e59.html | 2022-07-08T23:18:49 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/rep-fulcher-cosponsors-bill-to-remove-gun-and-ammunition-tax-which-funds-wildlife-conservation/article_b8cafbe1-e47c-59dd-a7d4-3afb36826e59.html |
Residents reveal frustrations over Frontier outages at northern Arizona town hall
Dozens of Navajo and Apache county residents expressed their frustrations and concerns with Frontier Communications on Thursday after phone and internet service outages last month left communities disconnected from online commerce and 911 emergency services for almost two days.
The state's utility regulatory agency held the town hall meeting at St. John's High School to hear from residents. Frontier is required to file a response to the agency, the Arizona Corporation Commission, that addresses each complaint.
Sandra Crabtree, a St. Johns resident and business owner, said she was having a major asthma attack at the time of the outage while her car keys were locked in her office.
"Talk about panic," Crabtree said. "I could not get into my office, I could not call either one of the girls who have keys to my office, I couldn't call my daughter who lives across town, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't call 911, I couldn't call my neighbors and to put it mildly I was totally panicked."
Rural Apache County resident Theresa Trujillo echoed this sense of panic when the service goes out and you live in remote areas, like many people do across northern Arizona. Trujillo eventually drove more than 30 miles away from her home to find service during the outage.
"Losing cellular and phone service for an extended period of time is very frightening when your nearest neighbor is beyond your eyesight," she said.
Residents addressed three members of the Arizona Corporation Commission as well as Frontier representatives in the crowd. Neither the commissioners nor Frontier were able to answer questions publicly during the town hall because of legal restrictions.
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"Pursuant to Arizona Public Meeting law, the meeting notice for the Town Hall did not indicate Frontier would be speaking or answering questions from the public that attended," the commission's legal team said. "Since it was not noticed for them to speak, it would have been a violation of the law to allow them to speak and answer questions."
Instead, the commission ordered the company to specifically address every complaint raised by residents in an official filing with the ACC.
Still, Frontier representatives did make themselves available to speak with members of the public individually at the end of the evening and address questions and concerns on a one-on-one basis.
Frontier was not immediately available for comment in time for publication.
The town hall was organized after a serious phone and internet service outage impacted various residents, businesses and emergency services across northern Arizona for about 48 hours between June 11 and 13. The outage was caused by two shotgun blasts at two different locations within Frontier's fiber cable infrastructure. The Navajo County Sheriff's Office is leading an investigation into who fired those gunshots.
At a hearing last week, the commission instructed Frontier to submit an hourly account of its response to the outage. The filing retraces the actions of Frontier employees as they worked around the clock to locate the source of the outage and fix it.
At the town hall, John Ingram, manager for the Public Service Answering Point, or the public call center, at the Apache County Sheriff's Office detailed Frontier's response from his end including constant communication with the crews working to fix the outage in the field and near hourly updates from the company.
But the timeline also highlighted some of the unique challenges that come with operating and maintaining fiber cable in remote desert terrain, including hours of driving between locations and the limits presented by the landscape.
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Often, companies will bury their fiber cables to prevent similar acts of vandalism but because of the natural environment in the area, some sections of cable cannot be buried, making them particularly vulnerable to incidents like this.
Throughout the night, public safety personnel, business owners and residents shared their experiences with losing phone and internet service, including for many the availability of calling 911, during the outage. In addition to the obvious public safety issues that these incidences posed, many residents also expressed concerns about what they say was a pattern of regular outages and poor service speeds which not only impact current residents but could also deter new people and businesses from coming to the community, they said.
Much of the conversation also revolved around ensuring redundancy in the fiber line, meaning that when one section fails, there's a backup in place to ensure service remains intact. But the question remains, who is responsible for ensuring that redundancy?
"I would like to indict more than just Frontier, they're getting beat up pretty good tonight but AT&T is culpable, Verizon is culpable," Springerville resident Roger Roethlisberger told the commissioners. "They sell us a service that is dependent on Frontier and then Frontier gets blamed when there's no service."
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Frontier owns the physical fiber infrastructure that spans across vast parts of the state but Verizon and other carriers lease the technology to provide their service to thousands of customers. But, how responsible these carriers are for taking steps to ensure redundancy for their own customers in case of these types of outages is unclear.
Frontier is also in the process of applying for grant funding for these redundancy projects as part of the national Middle Mile Project, a spokesperson for the company said. The project provides $1 billion in funding to bring high speed broadband into communities that need it across the country.
In February, the Arizona Commerce Authority released a Broadband Statewide Middle-Mile Strategic Plan to address these issues. The ACA reported that 31% of Arizona households are underserved or have no internet service at all. The report provided recommendations to achieve widespread broadband access across the state which include installing broadband networks along interstate corridors and state routes, and which would bring the technology within miles of residents who are currently underserved.
Representatives from the offices of Rep. Tom O'Halleran and Sen. Mark Kelly were also at the town hall and said they've heard feedback from their constituents and are following the issue closely.
Frontier is expected to file its response to the public comments with the ACC in around 10 days, a spokesperson said.
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Chandler woman sentenced to 10 years for 2019 fatal stabbing
A Chandler woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to stabbing and killing a woman in 2019, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona.
The woman was identified as Alanna Marleice Jackson, 23.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, Jackson and a man identified as Jose Luis Carpio, 25, fatally stabbed a woman on Oct. 27, 2019.
Jackson pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in March 2021.
Jackson was sentenced by U.S District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to the statement.
Carpio also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in May.
The case was investigated by the Gila River Police Department and prosecuted by Raynette Logan with the U.S Attorney's Office in Phoenix, the statement said.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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Phoenix police oversight office to move forward despite new law, city officials say
A new law aimed at changing a Phoenix police accountability office will not knock the city off its current pace, city officials said. The 8-month-old office is still hiring while figuring out the exact implications of the law.
Phoenix's Office of Accountability and Transparency recently made its second hire as a new bill was signed into law this week threatening its future plans for police oversight.
The office was formally approved by the Phoenix City Council in May 2021 after public demand for greater oversight of the Phoenix Police Department, which has been at the center of numerous allegations and lawsuits in recent years. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into claims of abuse, excessive use of force and discrimination against the Police Department, also in 2021.
The office has been tasked with investigating potential misconduct at the Police Department and could also recommend discipline and offer proposals for police and training issues. It was structured to exclude law enforcement officials and their relatives in an effort to maintain independence in investigations.
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The city opposed House Bill 2721, stating it takes away a local government's ability to make decisions and could impact other city boards that have existed for years. It was continuing to evaluate its next steps now that the bill was signed into law, according to city spokesperson Ashley Patton.
"We are currently evaluating the implications of the bill’s final language as well as any potential action," Patton wrote in an email to The Arizona Republic on Friday.
1 hire, 3 more on the way at accountability office
The city intends to move at its current pace with hiring and establishing the office, Patton said. The office recently made its second hire — an administrative secretary who is set to begin on Monday, according to Patton.
The hire of an administrative secretary marks the office's second hire after Roger Smith was selected in November to serve as its first director. Smith's first day in the new role was Dec. 6. Patton did not name who the administrative secretary is.
Interviews have also been completed for two community engagement and one research analyst positions, Patton said.
Smith previously told The Republic the office would not launch its own investigations into Phoenix police until it was staffed, which at the time he estimated would take between six and eight months to completely fill.
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The new bill recently signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey was created to thwart the office's plans by requiring police officer involvement with all Arizona entities investigating law enforcement.
Those officers must be from the same agency being investigated and make up more than half of the entity's membership, the bill states. The entities are now also required to have a majority vote in order to launch investigations or recommend discipline.
“With the passage of this bill, the state announced its intentions for OAT," Smith said in a brief statement to The Republic. "Right up to point of passage, the City opposed it."
"Nevertheless, OAT is moving forward in compliance with the parts of the City ordinance that are unaffected by the bill and will also be in compliance with the bill," he continued.
Reach the criminal justice reporter at chelsea.curtis@arizonarepublic.com or at 480-262-1061. Follow her on Twitter @curtis_chels.
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ATLANTA — A driver is trapped inside a car and rescue efforts are underway after they went down an embankment in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood Friday evening.
According to Atlanta Fire Rescue, the incident happened along Brookridge Drive NE. The location is not far from Orme Park. Crews are working to get the driver out of the car, officials said.
No word yet on the extent of the driver's injuries or how the driver ended up going down the embankment.
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STONECREST, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from a previous story.
Former Stonecrest mayor Jason Lary is asking for a lighter sentence than he faces after pleading guilty to allegedly stealing COVID relief funds awarded to the city during the pandemic.
The first mayor of Stonecrest pleaded guilty to the federal charges earlier this year.
Court documents show he was arraigned on the charges after relief funds expected to be allocated to the Stonecrest Cares Program and Small Business Program never made it to the city initiatives. Instead, $108,000 dollars were transferred to pay off the mortgage on a lakefront property owned by the former mayor. A bookkeeper was also involved in the scheme and arraigned, records show.
With Lary now 60 years old and with no criminal history, his legal team requested that house arrest, community service and statutory required supervision be considered for his sentence.
"Mr. Lary has serious health challenges and at age 60 the Defendant finds himself facing a legacy of criminal history that is and was 'money motivated,' and not violence or physical harm to others, nor drug related," his legal team writes in a sentencing memorandum filed with the court.
Lary resigned from his post as a mayor right before filing a guilty plea to the charges, citing health reasons and three battles with cancer.
"The question of compassion to this Honorable Court is what is the appropriate sentenced for the conduct of this Defendant who, when confronted 'fessed up' and avoided costly indictment and made good faith efforts to cooperate with the Government," court documents read.
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FORSYTH, Ga. — If you speed down I-75, you may really want to think twice about it for more than one reason.
You can catch a new ride for Georgia State Troopers Patrolling the interstate.
GSP is adding 2022 Chevrolet Camaros to their fleet. This one is the first of it's kind in the state.
It was issued to a trooper based in Forsyth, Michael Brock, back in May.
Brock says this vehicle helps them to respond to street racing and catch up with super speeders.
"The 0 to 120 or 100 MPH is way faster than the Dodge charger so that makes catching up to vehicles way easier," he said.
Brock says the new Camaro also is a recruiting tool for new troopers.
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ATLANTA — A man was arrested on Friday after he jumped an estimated 60 feet off the side of the highway to escape police, authorities said.
Atlanta Police said an officer from the High Intensity Traffic Unit was conducting a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m. on I-75 near Northside Dr. NW with a suspected DUI driver. They said the 29-year-old failed a sobriety test.
The APD shared bodycam on its Facebook page, showing the moment the incident unfolded. In the video, the officer handcuffs the man and tells him he's under arrest for DUI.
Moments later, the man took off running. The officer chased the suspect along the highway ramp yelling, “[expletive] I’m gonna tase you.”
Seconds later, the man jumped over the highway.
“He just jumped over the ramp…Jesus, radio it’s like a 60 foot drop,” said the officer.
Eventually, the man was located in a wooded area underneath the interstate by authorities with the help of Georgia State Patrol and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
He was charged with a DUI, reckless driving, speeding, driving without a license, and obstruction, police said.
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Dozens of workers at a metro Atlanta company said they're owed thousands of dollars after the medical interpreting firm just stopped paying them.
They said they have gone to the owner of CulturaLink in Gwinnett County to find out what was going on with their paychecks.
Stephanie Reyes is one of those workers.
Reyes says she loves being a mom, and it made it easier to fall in love with her job as a medical interpreter.
"I was able to do it on my schedule, so I could still be there for my kids. I was working overnight and working all through the night and getting up with my kids so I could be mom," she said.
She was able to work remotely, at home, and she felt like she was making a difference.
"I had a call when someone had cancer, and they were talking about their treatment and possibly going into hospice and they had to decide what it was that they were going to do. So to make sure you're translating that correctly and the patient understands what you're saying, that's vital," she said.
But then her paychecks stopped coming, she said.
Reyes worked as a contractor for CulturaLink and said she kept getting the runaround about the outstanding payments.
"She would say, 'the payment was processed, it will be in your bank in 3 to 5 days,'" Reyes explained. "When nothing is there and you reach out, they disappear, they go ghost."
She started looking around online, and she said she found dozens of other people in the same position. They started a group chat and found most of them were working parents who liked the job because of the flexibility and depend on the income.
"All the emails you get are like, 'sorry for the inconvenience.' And it's like, it's not an inconvenience, it's a catastrophe because we have families that we have to support," she said.
When Stephanie reached out last week, she said CulturaLink owed her $4,000 and the last time she got paid was in April.
11Alive's Kaitlyn Ross called the company Thursday to try and get some answers. Hours after that call, Reyes said all of the money she was owed hit her bank account.
Ultimately, Reyes is glad she got paid but said it shouldn't have taken a news station to get her the money she was owed.
"It's hypocritical, it's kind of like a smack in the face," she said.
In a statement to 11Alive, the company said they don't talk about their staff with outside parties, but did say they would address concerns from them.
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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A dog was rescued after a fire broke out at a Stone Mountain home Friday, according to the DeKalb Fire Rescue.
DeKalb Fire crews responded to a home at the 5300 block of Olde Street in Stone Mountain. Fire officials said there were no injuries but a dog had to be rescued and is receiving medical treatment.
11Alive Skytracker flew over the home around 5 p.m. and while they were no visible flames or smoke from the outside at the time, there were several fire trucks on scene.
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ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire Rescue Department crews are working a fire in the downtown area Friday evening.
Firefighters were working an underground power vault fire. Authorities have alerted the public that this is impacting traffic.
Nassau Street is closed between Centennial Olympic Park and Ted Turner Drive NW, according to firefighters.
Atlanta Fire Rescue said its response was quickly upgraded to a full assignment as firefighters evacuated a few businesses near the fire.
"The fire was quickly knocked down," Atlanta Fire Rescue said.
Georgia Power and another fire truck are still investigating the cause of the fire.
Atlanta Fire Rescue said there are no reports of injuries.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A lead victim’s advocate for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has quit over what she said is severe understaffing and a concerning oversight of victims under District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s watch.
In a resignation letter dated July 1, Vanessa Palacios said the loss of experienced attorneys and support staff have left the DA’s office in shambles. She said the influx of new hires and their lack of experience has proven “detrimental to victims.”
“It is easy to replace employees, but it [is] also very easy to violate the constitutional rights afforded to victims by untrained and inexperienced attorneys, and even worse, to put victims at risk by not employing efficient legal strategies that could keep violent offenders in custody,” said Palacios.
Palacios claimed incoming prosecutors have looked to victim advocates to help understand and navigate legal processes and procedures. In the letter, she said there were multiple instances where prosecutors made mistakes that jeopardized victims’ safety and trust in the criminal justice system.
One example, Palacios wrote, included when “one day a judge making a release decision, questioned a prosecutor’s decision to file an amended petition instead of an affidavit of probable cause. The arraignment deputy had no clue what to respond, given her limited experience as an arraignment deputy and with our office, so the judge released the defendant.”
As the DA’s office continues to see crushing workloads, Palacios said the Victim Advocate Program continues to go short-staffed with only one recent hire. Meanwhile, she said there’s been a handful of new deputy district attorneys and staff in the Justice Integrity Unit.
She said Schmidt’s lack of initiative to hire more advocates makes it seem like “victims are an afterthought.”
“Your office is falling apart, and the victims along with it; all under your watch. Everyone in this office shows up each day to fight for victims, everyone but you. You have let defense attorneys run this courthouse, and now our office,” said Palacios. “It seems you are saving your political capital for your own future career, which suggests that you are sacrificing the safety of victims and the community for your own personal political gain.”
Palacios resignation comes as many are calling for solutions to the public defender crisis.
In a statement, Schmidt called Palacios a “valued member” and was sad to see her go.
“For the first time in decades, we have gained positions in the DAs office, not lost them, including a victim advocate position,” said Schmidt. “Fighting for victims has played a central role throughout my career, from my time as a line prosecutor in this office, as the head of the Criminal Justice Commission, and as the District Attorney. I am committed to the victims we serve and the people that serve them, every day.” | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/victims-advocate-victims-are-afterthought-under-multnomah-county-da-schmidts-watch/ | 2022-07-08T23:34:56 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/victims-advocate-victims-are-afterthought-under-multnomah-county-da-schmidts-watch/ |
In the summertime, wealthy people in 19th century Baltimore left their downtown mansions and the soupy air of the inner city for opulent countryside homes.
From inside the stone mansion, called Orianda House, trees obscure any evidence of a city, and a breeze whispers through the doors from the balcony into the ballroom. Upstairs live staffers for Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound, which leases the building from the city and operates in the surrounding park.
While the mansion itself is off limits to the public, Rick Smith Sr. ran a small museum inside it until a 2019 renovation. Smith, who grew up playing in the park in the 1960s and 1970s, recalls hearing stories about the property from friends and neighbors who had once worked in the mills of nearby Dickeyville. The area “was just this magic place for kids,” he said. Today, Smith is well-versed in the history of the land and its onetime owner, Winans.
Winans was something like the Elon Musk of his day. He made his fortune in Russia, where he helped build the railway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. With his Russian wife, he returned to Baltimore, building an opulent urban estate on Hollins Street he called Alexandroffsky. Twelve-foot-high walls obscured the view of statues that had scandalized his neighbors.
In the summer, it was off to The Crimea and the breezes of Orianda House. Iron eagle statues at the park entrance date back to the era of Winans.
Winans also built a fortification on the property, complete with canons. It is unclear exactly what purpose the fort served. Some accounts call it a “mock fort” designed to throw off Union troops during the Civil War.
Others say it was meant to commemorate the Battle of Balaklava of the Crimean War, immortalized in the poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them,
Volleyed and thundered.
Today, remnants of the fortress can still be found during a hike through the park, along with ropes courses owned by Outward Bound.
It was not a given that The Crimea would become part of Leakin Park.
When he died in 1922, attorney Wilson Leakin left four downtown properties to the city with the intention that the proceeds be used to build a park.
But city officials could not agree where that park should be located. Some argued for The Crimea, a choice bolstered by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., who wanted Baltimore to preserve its stream valleys from development.
Others said West Baltimore already had enough parks. In fact, Leakin Park adjoins Gwynns Falls, which opened in the early 1900s. Others suggested sites in Cherry Hill or the Jones Falls Valley.
Championed by Mayor Howard Wilkinson Jackson, the crowd supporting The Crmea won out, and the city purchased the estate for around $130,000, according to the Baltimore Sun archives.
Wandering through the wooded park today, it is easy to see how the place must have cast a spell on Olmstead and the city officials who argued for its purchase.
With the thick growth of trees overlooking a stream, a visitor feels as though they might be in the Shenandoah Mountains, aside from a few heaps of trash that had been unceremoniously dumped in the picnic area.
Sadly, many Baltimoreans know Leakin Park for a more gruesome dumping ground, as a place where killers once discarded the bodies of their victims.
Park advocates like Smith bristle at the mention of its gory reputation, which came up in the podcast “Serial.” The series revisits the death of Hae Min Lee, whose body was found in Leakin Park in 1999.
“Leakin Park is a place where a person can go from a crowded urban road to a secluded wooded path in minutes,” Sun reporter Peter Hermann wrote in 1997. “But what makes the wilderness expanse a sanctuary for city dwellers makes it attractive for killers as well.”
In the same article, Jonathan Foley, president of Friends of Gwynns Falls and Leakin Park said, “It is something we live with, and it is something that holds us back in a lot of ways.”
Park advocates have also encountered another foe: development. In the 1970s, residents in the area gathered to protest the expansion of Interstate 70, which would have cut through Leakin Park. Instead, the highway ends abruptly in a park-and-ride lot just inside the Baltimore Beltway.
— Baltimore Sun | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/leakin-park-hidden-gem-once-housed-eccentric-winans/2022/07/08/0850fcb4-fe68-11ec-a7eb-d66bb98bbf0f_story.html | 2022-07-08T23:43:27 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/leakin-park-hidden-gem-once-housed-eccentric-winans/2022/07/08/0850fcb4-fe68-11ec-a7eb-d66bb98bbf0f_story.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — An 11-year-old transgender girl from Texas who has advocated for others like herself for most of her life is leaving the state.
Kai Shappley and her mother, Kimberly Shappley, have been vocal in their activism for years, pushing against legislation that has targeted the Texas transgender community and transgender children in particular.
In April 2021, Kai Shappley told state lawmakers that she moved from Pearland, Texas, to Austin for a "more welcoming environment," as she urged them to reconsider a bill that would make gender-affirming care illegal for minors. In March 2022, she was present at an event proclaiming Austin a safe city for transgender families.
But it seems the Shappley family no longer feels safe in Texas, in Austin or otherwise. On July 4, Kai Shappley tweeted a photo of a garage sale sign with the caption, "My mom sold our home & everything that doesn't fit in our car because the state I was born in is not safe for trans kids. Anyways... happy Independence Day to everyone who gets to celebrate that."
On a GoFundMe page she created, Kimberly Shappley wrote that her goal is to get her daughter and her son, Kaleb, "out of Texas and into a safe state."
For her reasoning, she referenced a June Vogue article written about Kai Shappley, which discussed in part a February order from Gov. Greg Abbott, directing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care for their transgender children.
Kimberly Shappley wrote that "it's not just trans kids Texas is harming by scapegoating them for political purposes," saying that Kaleb regularly expresses fear that he will be taken from his mother by state agents and fear for the "irreparable damage he knows would be caused to his sister were she forced to de-transition."
"When states target trans kids, their parents, and their doctors, there is collateral damage – so I'm looking for a new state where my daughter will be allowed to be a kid, and my youngest son will no longer have to worry about being taken from me or his sister," Kimberly Shappley wrote.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler sent his support to the Shappley family on Friday, tweeting, "we all wish you happiness and safety. Someday, you'll be able to find both in Texas if you ever want to come back home. Your leadership has shown us all the way and it's up to us now to continue your fight."
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's annual state fair is back in Sacramento after two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The California State Fair & Food Festival will kick off July 15 at Cal Expo and run though the end of the month.
Live music performances, dozens of food vendors, rides and activities are among the highlighted festivities at the family-friendly event.
Special days
The fair will feature a number of special events throughout the two weeks, including:
- July 20 – California Agricultural Club Breakfast
- July 21 – Military, Veteran & First Responder Appreciation Day
- July 23 – Brew Fest of California
- Mondays – Free admission with food donations
- Tuesdays – Kids under 12 ride free and $2 rides for all
- Wednesdays and Thursdays – $2 taste of the fair
- Fridays – $10 off admission discount to seniors 62 and up
Competitions and activities include the annual Cornhole Championship, a corn dog eating contest, and a pie eating contest.
Additional activities include unique exhibits and interactive experiences for all interests.
Along with the activities, kids and families can choose from nearly 50 rides with the purchase of ride tickets.
But the main event highlighted each year at the California State Fair is the FOOD!
With over 60 vendors this year, visitors can try a variety of creations from local businesses with the option to purchase a Food Festival Pass for foodies looking to try a little bit of everything.
Musical acts
While enjoying the food and fun, visitors can also expect a full lineup of live music performances:
- July 15 – Chaka Khan
- July 16 – Neon Trees
- July 17 – Night Ranger
- July 18 – 24K Magic: Bruno Mars Tribute
- July 19 – Clay Walker
- July 20 – KC & The Sunshine Band
- July 21 – The Guess Who
- July 22 – ABBA The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA
- July 23 – Los Lonely Boys
- July 24 – Mariachi Vargas
- July 25 – Journey Revisited
- July 26 – Queen Nation
- July 27 – Chase Rice
- July 28 – TLC
- July 29 – Blanco Brown
- July 30 – Smash Mouth
- July 31 – Quebradita Time
All live music performances require a separate ticket purchase from the price of fair admission, starting at $15.
Admission
General admission starts at $14 for adults, $12 for seniors over 62, $10 for children ages 5-12, and children under 4 get in free.
Carnival tickets are $1 with the option of an all-day unlimited pass for $10, as well as the option for unlimited ride wristbands between $37-42.
Tickets for the California State Fair can be bought online or at the front gate, along with all activities that require additional sign-ups, purchases and family package options.
Parking
Parking in the Cal Expo parking lot is $15 with little to no street parking expected.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California panel on Friday denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted of slayings more than a half-century ago.
Bruce Davis was previously recommended for parole seven times, but those findings were rejected by three consecutive governors. Parole commissioners told the 79-year-old Davis to try again in three years.
"They said he lacks empathy," Michael Beckman, Davis’ attorney, said after the hearing before two parole commissioners.
Davis has said he helped kill musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea in 1969. He previously said he cut Shea with a knife and held a gun while Manson cut Hinman’s face with a sword.
“I wanted to be Charlie’s favorite guy,” he said during a 2014 parole hearing.
Afterward, other followers wrote “political piggy” on the wall of Hinman’s home in his own blood.
Davis was not involved in the more notorious killings of actress Sharon Tate and six others by the Manson cult the same year.
“The last 14 commissioners of the parole board found Bruce Davis suitable for parole,” as did the last nine experts who found him at a low risk for violence, said Beckman, Davis’ attorney. “For these two commissioners to think they know better is appalling.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom has consistently rejected parole recommendations for Davis and for other followers of Manson, who died in prison in 2017 at age 83. His release was previously blocked by governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown.
Anthony DiMaria, a nephew of victim Thomas Jay Sebring, argued against Davis' parole on behalf of Hinman’s family.
“Bruce Davis remains in prison because his crimes were so severe and profound that they shook our country to its core with permanent repercussions,” said DiMaria.
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BOISE — Where the Idaho Supreme Court had planned to hear arguments on the merits of a lawsuit challenging the state’s new Texas-styled abortion law on Aug. 3, that’s now been vacated, and the court instead will hear a single hour of arguments that day on three key points in two separate lawsuits over abortion in Idaho.
Both lawsuits were filed by Planned Parenthood. The first challenges SB 1309, which the court has put on hold while the lawsuit is pending and which allows relatives of a fetus aborted after six weeks gestation to sue doctors for minimum $20,000 damages. The second challenges Idaho’s “trigger law,” which will make all abortion a felony in Idaho, with just three narrow exceptions, starting in late August, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. That second lawsuit claims the trigger law violates the Idaho Constitution and the Idaho Human Rights Act.
The three key questions the court wants explored:
• Should the court put both laws on hold while the two cases are pending?
• Should the two cases be consolidated into a single one?
• Should either or both of the cases be transferred down to the district court level for trial before being taken up by the high court?
All sides in the two cases have been given until July 20 to submit written arguments on those points in advance of the Aug. 3 court proceeding. Briefs already have been submitted on the merits of the first case, but won’t be considered on Aug. 3.
“I’m very fascinated to see what happens,” said McKay Cunningham, a law professor who teaches at the College of Idaho. “I think the Idaho Supreme Court has a lot of different considerations to make.”
The toughest of the three questions – and the most politically fraught – likely is whether to put the trigger law on hold, Cunningham said. Idaho’s anti-abortion trigger law, passed in 2020, takes effect 30 days after a judgment overturning Roe v. Wade. The nation’s highest court overturned that landmark 1973 case, which established a constitutional right to abortion, on June 24. But it has yet to issue its judgment formalizing the ruling. The 30-day clock starts ticking after that judgment issues.
Under the trigger law, the only exceptions would be to prevent the death, though not the disability, of the mother; or for cases of rape or incest documented with a police report. All other abortions, at any stage of pregnancy, would become crimes, punishable by prison time and loss of medical licenses.
The Idaho Attorney General’s office, in filings with the court on behalf of the state, government officials and the state boards of medicine, nursing and pharmacy, argued that the trigger law isn’t yet “ripe” for consideration by the high court, because there’s not anyone who can claim specifically to be injured by a law that hasn’t yet taken effect. Once someone can make that claim, they argued, the proper venue would be local district court, where any decision could then be appealed to the higher court. They also argued against putting the law on hold.
The Attorney General’s office also argued against putting SB 1309 on hold while it’s challenged in court, and filed a motion in April asking the court to reconsider that move. Among the arguments was that the court can’t enjoin SB 1309 because its only enforcement mechanism is for private parties to file lawsuits, not for government to take action, and courts can’t block private parties from filing lawsuits.
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood, in their arguments against lifting the stay, wrote, “The state of Idaho is the proper respondent to be enjoined in this case because Idaho law provides that the state can be directly sued for violations of the Idaho Constitution.” Their lawsuit, among other arguments, argues that the private lawsuit enforcement mechanism itself violates the state Constitution.
After reviewing written arguments for and against the state’s motion to vacate the stay of SB 1309, the Supreme Court denied the motion on May 20. The order said it was issued “after due consideration,” but offered no explanation.
However, in its orders issued in advance of the Aug. 3 hearing, the court asked for arguments on “whether this court should continue to stay the enforcement of SB 1309 pending the outcome of this litigation.”
The court order also noted that after the Idaho court had initially set arguments on the merits of the first lawsuit for Aug. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning both Roe v. Wade and a subsequent 1992 case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
“While petitioners grounded their petition on Idaho’s Constitution, their arguments were premised, in part, on the contention that the Idaho Constitution should be interpreted consistently with those provisions of the United States Constitution that formed the basis for the decisions in Roe and Casey,” the Idaho court said in its order. “The Dobbs decision has altered the landscape of the longstanding federal constitutional law upon which petitioners relied and which recognized a fundamental right to privacy, as it applies to abortion laws.”
An identical paragraph was included in the court order in the second Idaho lawsuit that set it for arguments Aug. 3 on the three points.
On that day, according to yet another order, this one issued by the court Thursday, each side will be allowed 30 minutes for arguments, for a total of one hour. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/two-idaho-abortion-lawsuits-set-for-joint-arguments/article_ad7a53f5-815c-575a-89f4-8fe7f47949b1.html | 2022-07-08T23:48:25 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/two-idaho-abortion-lawsuits-set-for-joint-arguments/article_ad7a53f5-815c-575a-89f4-8fe7f47949b1.html |
Firefighters work to put out a blaze coming from a charter bus stopped along Front Street in downtown Boise on Friday. Passengers had disembarked when a possible overheated brake caused a fire in the left rear.
Firefighters work to put out a blaze coming from a charter bus stopped along Front Street in downtown Boise on Friday. Passengers had disembarked when a possible overheated brake caused a fire in the left rear.
BOISE — A charter bus caught fire in downtown Boise on Friday afternoon, halting traffic outside of the Boise Centre on Front Street.
The Boise Fire Department reported to the scene with four engines, one ladder truck, an ambulance and a paramedic battalion chief, according to BFD Battalion Chief Tom Moore.
No one was injured during the fire, which occurred around 4 p.m.
"We hear bus, we get a little nervous," Moore said. "We've had some pretty significant bus fires in the past with natural-gas ... electric buses catching fire. It can be significant."
The fire on Friday occurred on a diesel-powered bus shortly after passengers disembarked at the Boise Centre after returning from Ontario earlier in the day, said the driver, who declined to give his name. He said fewer than 20 passengers were on the bus, and none were aboard when it caught fire.
The fire department confirmed no one was inside when the blaze started, Moore said.
The fire occurred on the driver's side of the bus near the back tire. Moore said the firefighters suspected that there was something wrong with the wheel, specifically pertaining to the breaks or bearings. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/with-video-bus-catches-fire-in-downtown-boise/article_58a7d598-dae6-58aa-817e-7d171358db5d.html | 2022-07-08T23:48:31 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/with-video-bus-catches-fire-in-downtown-boise/article_58a7d598-dae6-58aa-817e-7d171358db5d.html |
A 42-year-old Midland woman died Thursday – the result of injuries after a crash on State Highway 191 in Odessa, according to the Odessa Police Department.
OPD reported that Hortensia Almaras was driving a 2003 Mercedes east in the inside lane around 6:07 p.m. It was then that a beige 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche – also driven by a Midlander -- struck the rear of the Mercedes. The collision caused both vehicles to leave the roadway and strike the retaining barrier. OPD officials stated that the driver of the Avalanche failed to control the speed of the vehicle.
Almaras was pronounced dead at an Odessa hospital. The passenger in the Mercedes -- 90-year-old Louise Munoz of Midland – also was transported to a local hospital.
The investigation continues. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/OPD-Midlander-dies-after-crash-on-SH-191-17293247.php | 2022-07-08T23:51:10 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/OPD-Midlander-dies-after-crash-on-SH-191-17293247.php |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 63-year-old Ocala woman was reported missing and endangered Friday evening, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Deborah Gutierrez left her home Thursday night and was last seen in the southwest area of Marion County, driving her 2022 Honda SUV with Florida license plate ZJ68C.
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According to the department, Gutierrez left behind written statements that have both her family and law enforcement concerned for her safety, though no one has been able to contact her.
Investigators said Gutierrez is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, has brown hair and weighs approximately 130 pounds.
The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone with information on her whereabouts to call 911. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/08/deputies-search-for-missing-endangered-63-year-old-ocala-woman/ | 2022-07-08T23:52:53 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/08/deputies-search-for-missing-endangered-63-year-old-ocala-woman/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A vehicle on fire in Orange County caused lane closures along State Road 528 East Friday evening, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
The fire happened just before mile marker 27, causing traffic to back up to about mile marker 25, reports show.
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According to FDOT’s maps, all lanes are closed at the time of this report.
Check back with News 6 for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/08/vehicle-on-fire-in-orange-county-blocking-sr-528-east/ | 2022-07-08T23:52:59 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/08/vehicle-on-fire-in-orange-county-blocking-sr-528-east/ |
Have time to help? Consider volunteering with BSO, as a jailroom classroom volunteer
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is your source for information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply city endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies.
Information and registration information for the following opportunities can be found online at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org.
Fill the summer volunteer gap
Summer can be a scramble for many organizations that rely on Indiana University students for coverage of many of their shifts. Year-round community members and anyone who is here for the summer can bring some relief to nonprofits struggling to deliver their services by becoming a summertime volunteer. Volunteering during summer break is a huge help to these organizations who utilize volunteers to maintain their services year-round. You can volunteer for a short-term opportunity or make a longer commitment. Minimum age requirements vary. View more information and organizations that need your help at bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org/fillthegap.
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Social media coordinator
Are you excited about using social media to promote a great cause? Do you know your way around Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? If so, you're just who the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra is looking for. Join the BSO volunteer team to share exciting updates about concerts, educational outreach activities and more. The Marketing and Communications Committee is great at generating all sorts of publicity for the orchestra, but they need someone with the skill, enthusiasm and finesse to make these updates shine on social media. Share or gain experience with brand promotions, video editing and campaign scheduling. A commitment of 2-5 hours a week along with a monthly Zoom meeting is requested. Contact Donna Lafferty at bso.donna@gmail.com or 812-331-2320.
New Leaf, New Life jail classroom volunteers
New Leaf, New Life supports incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals who reside in and are soon returning home to Monroe County, Indiana. Applying the philosophy of therapeutic justice, they encourage personal growth and self-advocacy, supporting incarcerated individuals in their efforts to make a successful transition back into the community. Starting this fall, volunteers are invited to take the lead on in-person classes for folks who are incarcerated at the Monroe County Correctional Center. Volunteers will select a topic from a list of 12 available (or suggest your own) to develop a 60-minute class that will be offered to incarcerated individuals. Some topic examples include Organization 101, Communication Skills and Post-Release Planning. A commitment to lead at least 1-2 class sessions per 12 weeks is requested. Volunteers must be able to pass a jail background check in order to enter the jail and lead classes. View available topics and times on the registration form at https://tinyurl.com/JailVolunteers or contact Jordan McIntire with additional questions at JordanLMcIntire@gmail.com or 812-355-6842.
Community Wish List Spotlight
City of Bloomington Animal Care & Control (Animal Shelter)
The City of Bloomington Animal Care and Control, aka the Bloomington Animal Shelter, addresses and responds to all companion animal needs in the community through education, enforcement and support, in order to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect. Material donations may be dropped off in the yellow bin outside our front doors at any time. Please contact BACC at 812-349-3492 with any questions regarding donations (leave a message and someone will call you back).
Featured Wishes: Quality dog and cat food (canned) — This item is often their highest need — Spray Cheese, soft dog treats (Moist and Meaty, Pupperoni, Beggin Strips, etc.), bleach, paper towels, hand sanitizer, dish soap, dog, cat and rabbit toys, dog houses in good condition, plastic cat and dog crates, towels, blankets, sheets, rugs (used but clean OK) View their complete Wish List online at https://tinyurl.com/animal-shelter.
You can find current in-kind, material needs on the year-round Community Wish List at bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org/communitywishlist. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/fill-gap-and-volunteer-bloomington-area-agencies-summer/10005987002/ | 2022-07-08T23:56:40 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/fill-gap-and-volunteer-bloomington-area-agencies-summer/10005987002/ |
Fourth of July wasn't booming with firework complaints for local law enforcement this year.
Mason City, Clear Lake, and Cerro Gordo County law enforcement experienced fewer firework calls this Fourth of July weekend compared with previous years.
Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley reported to the Mason City Council on Tuesday that the MCPD had 107 fireworks calls from June 1 to July 5. Out of the total calls, 48 calls were in July. Mason City law enforcement had to issue 16 warnings and two municipal infractions according to Brinkley.
"We were much lighter on July 4th," said Brinkley on Tuesday.
Despite all of the fun and festivities this past Fourth of July weekend, law enforcement in Cerro Gordo County accumulated quite a few fireworks complaints.
The majority of MCPD's calls were about people setting off fireworks in the streets or areas off limits according to city ordinance, like parks and school parking lots.
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"People are learning that we will write tickets for it," said Brinkley. "We encourage responsible ownership and to know the times and places to use fireworks."
Mason City Mayor Bill Schickel said during the Tuesday meeting that the Mason City Fire Department had to respond to fireworks calls. According to Schickel, there was one EMS call for minor injuries and two minor fire mishaps because of improper lighting of fireworks.
Clear Lake had 22 fireworks calls and eight citations given during a seven day period according to Police Chief Pete Roth. He added the number of calls were down from last year, but the number of citations went up.
"We have been policing fireworks now for several years now, and we got the message out to the community," said Roth. "It didn't seem as bad as in previous years."
A call did come in to the CLPD about a fight breaking out at City Park. Roth said when they arrived to the scene, there was nothing happening. He was thankful for the people calling them and requesting them to head to that area.
"I just want to thank out community for all of their patience," said Roth.
Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals reported a total of four calls and no citations over the Fourth of July weekend. Pals added there was also no fire issues as well. According to previous reporting from the Globe Gazette, the number of calls this year is less than last year's nine complaints.
A majority of calls during 2022 came from the South Shore area, according to Pals, which the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's office was expecting.
"We are pleased with that outcomes and that there were no injuries," said Pals.
"I hope we can show some maturity as a community in terms of when people use them."
If individuals are thinking about firing the rest of their fireworks in the next couple days, Pals says people should remain compliant with their city or county ordinances. Roth offered similar comments, adding that the firework debris and possible physical harm isn't worth it.
"Just be respectful to your neighbors, and please don't use them in this area," Roth said.
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Adrienne L. Gabel
July 2, 2022
CLINTON-Adrienne L. Gabel, 82, of Clinton passed away, Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the Alverno.
Funeral Services were held on Wednesday in Clinton. The Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Adrienne is survived by: her daughter, Cindy Johnson; her granddaughters, Elizabeth (Nathan) Holland, and Michelle (Matt Tyler) Harris; her brother, George (Carlene) Lorenz; her sister, Andrea Lorenz; and family friend Kathy Odau. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/adrienne-l-gabel/article_8152d201-6c8e-5434-bb38-a7237e978493.html | 2022-07-09T00:00:21 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/adrienne-l-gabel/article_8152d201-6c8e-5434-bb38-a7237e978493.html |
Carol Ann Jass
August 13, 1939-July 3, 2022
MASON CITY-Carol Ann Jass, 82, of Ankeny, IA and formerly of Mason City, IA, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, at the MercyOne Hospice House, Johnston, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brent Hamilton officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 PM Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MercyOne Hospice, 5820 Winwood Drive, Johnston, IA 50131 or to her church, Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 South Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401 for building improvements, where Carol and Dick were the caretakers for 17 years in retirement.
Carol Ann Humphrey was born August 13, 1939, in rural Hancock country to John and Helen (Seglem) Humphrey. She attended Garner Public Schools and graduated in 1957. She married Richard Allen Jass July 17, 1960, in Garner. They moved to Hampton in 1965, Blue Earth, MN in 1984, Mason City in 1986, and Ankeny in 2021.
She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women Choir, volunteered with hospice, (Hospice volunteer of the Year 1987), PEO Chapter KX, and Reach to Recovery.
Carol's work history included, ASCS, Garner, 1957-1960, Hampton Community School, 1969-1979, Franklin County Treasurer, 1979-1981, First National Bank, Hampton, 1981-1984.
Carol was truly an amazing woman. Family, friends and faith were most important to her. She was selfless, always helping others, one who loved unconditionally. Her words were wise, kindness was her rule. She was the epitome of grace, love, joy and compassion. She opened her door and welcomed all warmly. She loved making pancakes for her grandkids, having coffee with friends, collecting angels, watching ice skating and soap operas. She touched us all and will be deeply missed.
Carol is survived by her husband, Richard; their two children, David Allen Jass (Margaret) Ankeny, IA and Patricia Ann Jass Roth (Greg) Pleasant Hill, IA; four grandchildren, Jami Ann Menke (James) Klemme, IA, Tara Rose Friest (Paul) Ankeny, IA, Kyle Matthew Thompson (Meagan) West Des Moines, IA and Jacob Allen Jass (Laura) Ankeny, IA; five great-grandchildren, Mason Allen Friest, Logan Allen Friest, Gracelyn Ann Menke, Leon Allen Jass, and Everett James Menke; siblings, Verneil Quintus of Garner, John W. (Linda) Humphrey of Centerville, Linda Gilbert of Fulton, IL and Dudley Humphrey of Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Helen Humphrey; a sister, Reta Schaefer; and brothers-in-law, Robert Dodd, Gerald Quintus, Eugene Schaefer and Gary Gilbert.
“Trust me in your times of trouble, so I can rescue you and you will give Me the glory.” (Psalm 50:15)
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/carol-ann-jass/article_8b25bba0-c250-55e3-a8c3-350707690568.html | 2022-07-09T00:00:27 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/carol-ann-jass/article_8b25bba0-c250-55e3-a8c3-350707690568.html |
Elizabeth Ann Francis, 91, of New Brighton, MN, died Thursday, July 7, 2022. Arrangements: Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapels.
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Elizabeth Ann Francis, 91, of New Brighton, MN, died Thursday, July 7, 2022. Arrangements: Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapels.
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Theodore "Ted" Mott, 69, of Iowa Falls, died Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at his home. Arrangements: Counsell Woodley Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Iowa Falls.
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Jeffrie R Anderson
September 18, 1952-June 13, 2022
Jeffrie R Anderson of Bloomfield, IA, formerly of Mason City passed away on June 13, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He was born on September 18, 1952 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Glenn V. and Verna O. Brosz Anderson. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1971. On September 4, 1987 he married Beth Schimmelpfennig.
He is survived by his wife; son, Kirby (Dawn) Knudtson of Manly, Iowa; three granddaughters, Paige (Cory) Marsh of Northwood, Iowa, Raevyn Knudtson of Northwood, Khyia Knudtson of Manly; two great-grandchildren, Briggs and Remi Marsh; brother, Mike (Linda) Anderson of Marshalltown, Iowa; and several nieces, nephews, and godchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and granddaughter, TJ Knudtson.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Hampton Inn in Mason City on July 23rd, 2022. It will be an informal gathering of family and friends. We will be there from 4 pm until 8 pm. Stop by at your convenience and share your memories of Jeff. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/jeffrie-r-anderson/article_9e369e97-e509-52f4-bbe5-ade20509e33b.html | 2022-07-09T00:00:46 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/jeffrie-r-anderson/article_9e369e97-e509-52f4-bbe5-ade20509e33b.html |
John "Jack" Flaherty
October 22, 1931-July 4, 2022
John Flaherty, age 90, of Cottage Grove, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 4, 2022. Preceded in death by wife, Winnifred “Wyn” (nee Murphy); parents, William and Katherine (nee Kehoe); siblings, William, Michael, Ann Holle, Rita Evans, Jerry, Maureen, and Bernadette. Survived by wife, Patricia “Pat” Levang (nee Green); children, Colleen (Gary Swedberg), Maureen, Jeanne Flaherty-Gonzalez (Francisco Gonzalez), Kate (Terry Bolling), Tim (Robyn), and Shannon (Troy Hull); grandchildren, Christine, Haley, Briget, Emilia, John, Javier, and Jacob; brothers, David, Edward, and Daniel; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. John was the third of a family of 11 children. After graduating from Nazareth Hall Junior College, he sailed ore ships on the Great Lakes and subsequently served with the Army in the Korean War. He then worked at Waldorf Paper Company for four years while attending St. Thomas College, where he received a B.A. in history. While there, he married Winnifred Murphy. They had six children, and took in 35 foster children over the years. John later worked as a Veterans' Employment Officer in Red Wing, and later for the Training School in Red Wing, Minnesota. The family moved back to St. Paul, where he worked for the Social Security Administration, later transferring to Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and then to Mason City, Iowa for 27 years. He then worked for the Northern Iowa Transition Center as a counselor, retiring at age 75. After his wife's death, he moved to Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and married Patricia Levang, a former nursing classmate of Winnie. John was active in his church, especially in Mason City where he taught RCIA, organized 24 Renew Groups, and sang in the choir. He was a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus and the VFW. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM with visitation beginning at 9 AM, Monday, July 11, 2022 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 920 Holley Ave., St. Paul Park, MN 55071. Final resting place will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa at a later date. Donations preferred to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Arrangements with Kok Funeral Home 651-459-2483 www.kokfuneralhome.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-jack-flaherty/article_c051689a-606c-5879-b965-743e68401a01.html | 2022-07-09T00:00:52 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-jack-flaherty/article_c051689a-606c-5879-b965-743e68401a01.html |
Robert Bubba White
November 9, 1956-July 3, 2022
Robert Bubba White born in Mason City, IA to the late Cecil and Betty White, Bob attended Mason City HS 1974 and then Alvernia University in Reading, PA. His career eventually brought him to Omaha where he worked in the natural gas industry.
In addition to his parents, Bob is preceded in death by his brother Clyde White; sister Leona Heldt and nephew Nathaniel Heldt.
Left to cherish Bob's memory are his wife, Lori; sister Karla Bailey (Matt); and brother Wally White; 6 nieces/nephews; 10 great-nieces/nephews; and many wonderful family and friends.
VISITATION: 10am Saturday, July 9, Korisko, Larkin, Staskiewicz Funeral Home 5108 F Street, Omaha, with services beginning at 11am.
INTERNMENT: Riverview Cemetery Louisville, NE | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-bubba-white/article_c702a77b-26cb-52e2-bab2-9726205cf3b5.html | 2022-07-09T00:00:59 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-bubba-white/article_c702a77b-26cb-52e2-bab2-9726205cf3b5.html |
After One Vision's decision to end their contract with NIACOG due to financial and insurance-related issues, Clear Lake and Hancock County Transit services began the search for a new service before the end of contract.
On June 27, three days before One Vision's contract ended, Region 2 Transit System announced they would take over service of the Clear Lake and Hancock County Transit. Starting July 1, Region 2 Transit System officially took over.
Kevin Kramer, Transit Administrator for Region 2 Transit, said renovations and interviews for employment went quickly to assure the transition would happen in time at the last Clear Lake City Council meeting. In about a week, Region 2 Transit made its home at the new dispatch center at Pritchard's Innovations Center at 1 Teamquest Way Ste. 2 in Clear Lake.
Region 2 Transit operates under a new telephone number: 641-357-7050. For now, people who call the old transit number will be automatically redirected to the new number. The dispatch office will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. every weekday.
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Fares will remain the same for service, and the service will continue to accept Region 2 Transit System tickets that are sold at Clear Lake City Hall.
"The service is open to the general public and is available for commuters, shoppers, students, seniors, persons with disabilities and travelers of all types. The bus will pick you up at your door and deliver you to the door of: your job; medical appointment; meal site; school; or favorite shopping center." according to the press release.
More information on the Region 2 Transit System can be found at: www.R2BUS.org
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/region-2-transit-takes-over-clear-lake-and-hancock-county-transit-service/article_7990cdde-b463-5eba-b7c2-25f552a64ffe.html | 2022-07-09T00:01:05 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/region-2-transit-takes-over-clear-lake-and-hancock-county-transit-service/article_7990cdde-b463-5eba-b7c2-25f552a64ffe.html |
Some in Mason City may need a new route starting July 11.
19th Street Northeast will be closed at the South Kentucky Avenue for both eastbound and westbound traffic beginning Monday, July 11. A detour for traffic will be in place prior to the street closure according to the release. The detour will redirect traffic onto South Carolina Avenue and 15th Street Southeast.
South Kentucky Avenue will remain open to traffic, but will be reduced to one-lane, stop alternate movement. The road work at the intersection is expected to last two weeks.
The closure is necessary for street repairs on South Kentucky Avenue, which are part of the City's annual Street Panel and Curb Replacement Program.
Those with questions can contact the Mason City Engineering Department at 641-421-3605.
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With North Iowa simmering in the July heat, staying safe can be difficult while enjoying summer activities.
The humidity over the next two weeks ranges from 60-80%, making the thickness of the air palpable when stepping outside. This humidity can make it difficult to breathe, especially for individuals with respiratory problems.
But despite the humidity, summer is a time when school is out, lakes and pools are full of swimmers and people enjoy being active. It is especially important during these times to watch for signs of heat-related illness.
As always, sunscreen acts as an important barrier against UV rays. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends applying sunscreen everyday, and reapplying to exposed skin every two hours. This decreases the risk of skin cancers and premature skin aging.
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Heat rash is more common around July as well. Heat rash occurs when sweat is trapped underneath the skin, causing small blisters on the skin. These usually occur on the neck, chest and elbow creases, as well as the groin area. Heat rash is best treated with baby powder, keeping the area dry. The rash usually goes away as the skin cools, according to Mayo Clinic.
Heat cramps are muscle spasms or pain with heavy sweating during intense exercise. With temperatures in the 80s, heat cramps are induced more quickly. These cramps are often more intense and longer-lasting. Water and electrolyte loss often contributes to heat cramps, so drinking fluids, cooling down and waiting several hours to resume activity is recommended.
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke have been described as a spectrum of heat illness by Doctors such as Thomas Waters of Cleveland Clinic. Heat exhaustion happens when the body can no longer cool itself through sweating. If left untreated, the body continues to heat up, which leads to heat stroke.
Symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke include: nausea, dizziness, loss of consciousness and high body temperature. During heat exhaustion, the body is usually sweating heavily and is cold and pale. During heat stroke, the body stops sweating and becomes hot and red. It is important to cool the body during heat exhaustion so it does not become heat stroke. Apply ice packs, drink water, loosen clothing and take a cool bath if possible. If heat stroke becomes apparent, it is important to call 911 immediately and seek assistance.
"During the hottest months of the year, especially in the Midwest, going outside can feel like walking into a hot, thick wall. Heat-related illnesses are preventable, but more than 600 people in the United States die due to extreme heat every year." according to MercyOne. Sarah Ling, DO, MPH, at MercyOne Waukee Family Medicine offered weather preparations and ways to cool down to avoid heat-related illnesses, including light colored and light-weight clothing, splitting indoor and outdoor time, drinking plenty of water or eating water-based fruits and wearing sunscreen.
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The Kenosha Police Department is investigating a report of a gunshot that occurred near a gas station in the 5200 block of 39th Avenue on Friday.
The incident reportedly occurred around 11:45 a.m.
“An anonymous caller, somebody who saw this happen, called in and reported that a red Chevy Monte Carlo was driving and shot at someone by the gas station at 52nd and 39th,” said Public Information Officer Lt. Joseph Nosalik.
Nosalik said a Kenosha Police officer further west on 52nd Street saw the vehicle westbound at a high rate of speed and gave chase.
Because the call about the shooting came in during the chase the officer didn’t know that was the vehicle involved with the reported shooting, Nosalik said.
“The chase was terminated because the speeds of that vehicle were way to fast and reckless,” Nosalik said.
Deputies with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department later began pursuing the vehicle southbound on a highway but stopped when it crossed the state line into Lake County, Ill.
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Nosalik said police have been unable to locate an injured person.
“We have no way to know what the motive was or what the intention was of this person firing a shot from the Monte Carlo,” Nosalik said. “It seems to be directed at a person, though, and not just random.”
Nosalik asked for anyone with information regarding the Friday incident to contact the detective bureau at 262-605-5203 or Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333. People who call Crime Stoppers remain anonymous.
The city has faced a sharp increase in gun violence this week. On the night of July 4 four adults were shot and a 20-year-old man was killed in a mass shooting in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. A day later another shooting occurred in the Uptown neighborhood just blocks away from the July 4 incident. On Wednesday night, a man arrived at a local hospital with multiple gunshots to his upper body after being shot in the Wilson Heights neighborhood.
No suspects have been identified in any of the shootings. Nosalik said detectives are “working countless hours on those shootings and trying to put the pieces together.”
“If you are aware of somebody who has a firearm and shouldn’t have the firearm, call the police,” Nosalik said. “If you see something, say something. We need people to cooperate with police. We need people to call the police and give us information.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kenosha-police-investigating-report-of-a-gunshot-near-gas-station-on-friday/article_cbf8b866-fef2-11ec-8ea5-9f8e1cf9c52a.html | 2022-07-09T00:08:06 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kenosha-police-investigating-report-of-a-gunshot-near-gas-station-on-friday/article_cbf8b866-fef2-11ec-8ea5-9f8e1cf9c52a.html |
BUCHANAN, Va. – One of the valley’s longest-running events comes to a close Saturday.
The Buchanan Community Carnival, which started in 1953, is known for showcasing the best of Small Town America.
Families can explore the midway where there are games, rides, and plenty of food.
The carnival is open from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/buchanan-community-carnival-open-through-saturday/ | 2022-07-09T00:09:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/buchanan-community-carnival-open-through-saturday/ |
VINTON, Va. – Residents are continuing to deal with pain and heartbreak after a fire destroyed their homes.
On Saturday morning, Philip Ashwell had just gotten home from a late-night of playing cards with friends. After getting ready to go to bed, he was greeted by a loud knocking at his door.
“I thought it was a robber and someone was trying to get it. When I went downstairs and opened the door, people were yelling at me to get out!” Ashwell said.
Little did Ashwell know, right next to his apartment there were flames engulfing the D.R. Music Center.
Days after the incident, Ashwell is trying to remain positive and keep moving forward.
“A lot of people just shut down. I said is that an option? I didn’t know it was an option,” Ashwell said.
Luckily Ashwell did not have to do it alone.
Several local organizations and the Red Cross helped him get through this week. Whether it was helping with clothes or finding a new place to live, Ashwell said the support means everything to him.
“I never knew so many people could care ... that I don’t even know,” Ashwell said.
Communications Director for the Red Cross of Virginia, Jonathan McNamara, said that Red Cross is always there at the scene to help and give support while first responders work to put out the fire.
“We can take some of that stress off of their shoulders and let them take a deep breath,” McNamara said.
Ashwell found a new apartment on Friday and it happened to be just down the block from his old place. While he says it’s still emotional to pass by, it’s getting easier by the day.
And his love for Vinton and the town never stopped.
“No other community in the world is like Vinton,” Ashwell said. “No other town is like Vinton.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/i-pretty-much-lost-everything-vinton-resident-copes-after-losing-his-home-in-fire/ | 2022-07-09T00:09:47 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/i-pretty-much-lost-everything-vinton-resident-copes-after-losing-his-home-in-fire/ |
BUCHANAN, Va. – The Town of Buchanan is open for business.
“People are looking at Buchanan and wanting to be a part of our downtown, wanting to be a part of our whole commercial corridor,” said Susan McCulloch, Buchanan Town Manager.
Buchanan recently welcomed three new businesses to downtown including Faithful Country Creations, Gateway Real Estate, and a new restaurant, Tammie’s Place.
“The town has been absolutely wonderful. I’ve met so many new people, I’ve served people I’ve served for over 25 years at other locations. Everything is great,” said business owner Tammie Frate.
From smoked barbeque to root beer floats, Tammie’s Place is serving up something for everybody. Even the staff is homegrown.
“They’re local people, we have two college girls who live here locally, another girl lives here locally and then my son,” added Frate.
The new businesses like Tammie’s Place bring so much personality and are great additions to a town that already has a lot of history.
But of course, there are still staples, like the Buchanan Fountain and Grill, that the community has been enjoying for years.
It’s not just the businesses that keep people coming, it’s also the beauty and the attractions for outdoor enthusiasts.
“What many people have described as Small Town America, located between two mountain ranges and we have the beautiful Purgatory Mountain overlooking the town, and the James River at its feet,” McCulloch said.
The stops, new and old, all provide a boost for the heart of Botetourt County. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/new-businesses-providing-a-boost-for-the-town-of-buchanan/ | 2022-07-09T00:09:54 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/08/new-businesses-providing-a-boost-for-the-town-of-buchanan/ |
BOISE, Idaho — A large diesel-powered bus caught fire in downtown Boise Friday afternoon, generating a large amount of smoke at the scene near the intersection of West Front Street and South 9th Street.
According to Battalion Chief Tom Moore, the Boise Fire Department was dispatched to the fire shortly after 4 p.m. When BFD's Engine 5 arrived, the rear driver side of the bus was on fire.
The driver was outside of the bus and nobody was inside as Boise Fire reached the scene, Moore said. The bus driver was unable to get the fire out with a fire extinguisher before the engine arrived.
BFD called for additional help due to the amount of smoke at the scene of the diesel-powered bus.
After confirming the bus was empty, crews extinguished the fire within 10 minutes and it was out before 4:30 p.m.
Boise Fire said overheated brakes on the rear wheels of the driver's side caused the fire Friday. Nobody was injured in the fire, but the bus is damaged.
Front Street was closed following the incident, but is now open.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho native Aaron Paul is selling his $1.3 million Boise home, the first home the television star ever purchased in his hometown.
The over two-thousand square foot home features two bedrooms and two bathrooms, an indoor thermal swimming pool and 54 french windows and doors, all in a mid-century modern design.
The home, inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and designed by world-renowned architect Art Troutner, is located in the East End area of Boise, on Warm Springs Avenue.
According to the listing, "'The Klein House' is one of Troutner's most acclaimed and sought after homes." The home sits on a 1/3 acre lot with a sprawling back yard.
In a tweet posted yesterday, the celebrity said while it kills him to say goodbye to the house, "it's time."
We have had some incredible years inside of this place and it kills me to say goodbye but it’s time. Take a look inside of the first home I purchased in my hometown of Boise Idaho. Listing courtesy of Piers Lamb - Boise Property Hunter / ReMax Capitalhttps://t.co/dU3q2JpPyi
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) July 7, 2022
The three-time Emmy winner, best known for his roles in "Breaking Bad" and "El Camino", is currently starring in season four of "Westworld" on HBO.
While the star is selling his Boise home, Paul and his wife will still have their massive home in McCall which was featured in Architectural Digest in 2020.
Aaron Paul's Boise house
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BOISE, Idaho — A missing Caldwell mother and her daughter were found deceased in Oregon, according to Caldwell Police Chief Rex Ingram.
Ingram says, "preliminary information shows it appears to be a murder suicide by gunshot."
In a statement posted to Facebook Friday, police said, "Gabby and Dawna have been located and their family notified."
Dawna and Gabrielle Roe were last seen on June 30 before heading out for a camping trip.
KTVB has reached out to the Grant County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon State Police for additional information, but has not gotten a response yet.
A GoFundMe has been set up to cover funeral costs for the victims.
If you or someone you know needs help, call the Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline at 800-273-8255, text 208-398-4357, or go to the hotline website.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Emotions ran high as injured Haltom City police officers Zach Tabler and Jose Avila left Medical City North Hills Hospital on Friday afternoon.
As paramedics loaded their gurneys into ambulances, injured officer Tim Barton came out in a wheelchair. Just like them, their colleagues are relieved this day has come.
"It's helping a lot of us emotionally," Sgt. Rick Alexander said. "Yeah, it's a relief. You know, we know they have a long road ahead, but we've been up here every day with them."
Over the July 4 weekend, the trio suffered gunshot wounds responding to a domestic violence call. Other police agencies helped make a big deal about them leaving the hospital for rehab.
Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes gave words of encouragement.
Noakes said, "Officers from multiple agencies showed up to support these three heroes who were injured serving their community. It doesn't matter what agency it is, It's a brotherhood, it's a sisterhood."
Businesses like Cowtown Brewery are also supporting the police officers with a fundraiser. It's a dangerous job brewery co-owner Shawn Kidwell knows is not easy to do.
Kidwell is co-owner of Cowtown Brewery in Fort Worth. They have business relationships with law enforcement agencies throughout North Texas.
He didn't hesitate when he got the call to host a fundraiser for the officers and their families. One of the things that amaze Kidwell is how brave police officers are when it comes to running towards danger and answering calls not knowing what they will face when they arrive.
Kidwell said, "It's hard to fathom. I don't know if I could do the same thing. It's an amazing job that they do and the pressures and dangers that they face."
During the fundraiser, Haltom City officer Barton showed up on crutches and joined the many supporters. Fundraiser organizers sold t-shirts and other items to raise money for the three officers and their families.
Police motorcycles escorted the trio from Medical City North Hills hospital. Law enforcement agencies drove in a motorcade across Fort Worth to a rehab center where the injured officers will take that road to recovery one step at a time.
Alexander said, "This is a small step in the healing process for these officers." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/haltom-city-police-officers-injured-in-ambush-shooting-leave-hospital-begin-rehab/287-5cdc4d9b-5984-4771-9763-a7d3a0be2fbe | 2022-07-09T00:10:17 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/haltom-city-police-officers-injured-in-ambush-shooting-leave-hospital-begin-rehab/287-5cdc4d9b-5984-4771-9763-a7d3a0be2fbe |
DALLAS — Outside a typically quiet juvenile justice center, a North Texas family made noise on Friday.
Ali Elbanna was killed during an attempted robbery in a Costco parking lot on Nov. 16. His family said the 16-year-old suspect accused of pulling the trigger should face life in prison as an adult.
The Elbannas held a news conference outside the juvenile justice center before heading inside for a hearing. There, Judge Cheryl Shannon heard evidence to eventually determine whether the teenager should stand trial as an adult.
"That man should not be able to roam around the streets every again,” Sayed Elbanna, Ali’s son said before the proceeding.
During the hearing, Dallas police detectives testified that four people, including three adults, went on a crime spree on Nov. 15, 2021. That spree ended with Elbanna’s murder the next day outside of a North Dallas Costco, according to detectives.
In court, detectives revealed that, the day before Elbanna was killed, the juvenile suspect stole a truck in Highland Park. The juvenile and their fellow suspects then used that truck the next day to rob two students outside South Oak Cliff High School, and also attempted to carjack a woman at NorthPark Center. Ten minutes later, they showed up at the Costco and confronted Elbanna, detectives said.
A homicide detective testified that the suspect "pointed a gun at the victim and said, 'Give me everything'" and that "the victim said 'no' and was shot."
Prosecutors said they were able to track the suspects through one of the South Oak Cliff victim's cell phones that police recovered when they arrested the suspects.
They also said the 16-year-old suspect -- who was wearing an ankle monitor throughout the crime spree that ended with Elbanna's death -- had a history of criminal activity, having been in and out of jail since he was 12 on charges relating to armed robbery, dealing drugs and founding his own gang.
Prosecutors said the suspect had shown a steady escalation in crime over the years.
His probation officer said the suspect wasn't arrested when he stole the truck because his ankle monitor wasn't working at the time.
But prosecutors said Elbanna was killed with a .22 caliber gun that was recovered by police on the same day as his murder, and that a bullet casing matching that weapon was found in the truck used by suspects.
Police said they eventually caught up with the suspects about an hour after Elbanna was killed. They said they found the suspects in a Subway restaurant, having something to drink.
Elbanna’s wife, Stephanie, did not go inside the courtroom on Friday. She said she wants to remember her husband as the happy and selfless man he was.
"He probably said, ‘Do you need food, do you need money?'" Stephanie Elbanna said of her husband's possible interaction with his killer. "And they still shot him dead. And drove away."
Elbanna's family hopes the evidence presented in court Friday will be enough to convince Judge Shannon to make the juvenile stand trial as an adult.
“To try him as a juvenile would be a much lesser punishment, even possibly getting out after one year," one of Elbanna's daughters told reporters. "We can not let this happen. Judge Shannon cannot let this happen. That is why we are here today to demand justice for my father as we continue to grieve his loss."
The judge did not make an immediate decision because the defense isn't presenting their side until next Friday. After that is when the judge is expected to make a ruling.
Elbanna’s family said they will be at the court that day, too.
“When people mention my dad, I wish all I saw, heard and felt was the memory of laying on his chest as a kid at the end of the night, reading my book and listening to his heartbeat, falling asleep to that sound,” Iman Elbanna, another daughter said. “Instead, I close my eyes and I hear a bullet tear through that chest. I see a heart with a hole in it and suddenly I can’t breathe. The reality is hideous. But to deny and ignore it is to forfeit the justice that must be served. To let tragedy prevail.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-family-begs-judge-try-fathers-accused-murderer-as-adult/287-69e7f024-13c2-46d7-b94a-51629c7ef23c | 2022-07-09T00:10:23 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-family-begs-judge-try-fathers-accused-murderer-as-adult/287-69e7f024-13c2-46d7-b94a-51629c7ef23c |
DALLAS — A popular family-owned bakery in Oak Cliff is planning to permanently close its doors.
The owners of Kookie Haven announced on social media its last day in business will be Saturday, July 9.
Kookie Haven has become a hot spot along Dallas’ Jefferson Boulevard business district. Customers describe it as a home for delicious desserts.
“To me, when you eat our product, it reminds you of home. It reminds you of your grandma,” said Darla McCuen.
McCuen and her sister, Nita Briggs, are co-owners of Kookie Haven. The women brought the small, family-owned bakery from Mesquite to Oak Cliff five years ago. They had big dreams in sight.
“When we came, we were so excited, because we felt we had finally found the right spot,” said McCuen.
The bakery quickly generated positive buzz and a large following. The staff specialized in whipping up unique desserts like square-shaped cakes in a variety of flavors, an assortment of cookies, and Kookie Haven’s signature 'Stuffers.'
“Everything is made from scratch. And we don’t skimp on our ingredients,” Briggs said.
But the COVID-19 pandemic came. It hit many small businesses, including the Black-owned bakery. The owners said that challenge, coupled with current inflation, made things tough.
"We had big dreams and goals, you know. It’s hard. It was really hard,” Briggs said, as she fought back tears.
This week, Briggs and McCuen announced on social media Kookie Haven is permanently closing its doors Saturday. The women said inflation, expenses and supply challenges are just too much.
“We were spending about $50 for a gallon of extract. Well, when they shut down we had to go find it, and we would pay $384 for the same amount,” explained Briggs.
Kookie Haven’s closing is also devastating for many customers who enjoy the desserts.
“These ladies work really hard and they’re very professional. Very professional and customer oriented. They make you feel special when you walk in the door,” one longtime customer shared.
The family said it sacrificed a lot to bring their small bakery to life. As they prepare to bake their last batches, the team said it’s grateful to every customer who gave them and their sweet treats a chance.
“Nita said that when we first started here, that if we didn’t do Kookie Haven we’d do the world a disservice. That’s a little saddening, because the world didn’t get a chance to know us. That’s the part that’s sad to me. Is that they didn’t get a chance to know who we really are,” McCuen tearfully shared.
The Kookie Haven is located at 337 Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, Texas. The staff is planning a fun closing from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 9. The owners say there will be some giveaways. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/popular-dallas-oak-cliff-bakery-kookie-haven-announces-plans-to-close/287-dabbe569-dd20-4b9b-a0ba-a25d75f30917 | 2022-07-09T00:10:29 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/popular-dallas-oak-cliff-bakery-kookie-haven-announces-plans-to-close/287-dabbe569-dd20-4b9b-a0ba-a25d75f30917 |
An inmate at the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln was reported missing Friday afternoon after she failed to report for her work assignment, according to the Nebraska Department of Corrections.
Rebecca Johnson started her sentence in March of 2021. She was sentenced to four to seven years for charges out of Douglas County that include attempted robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. She has a parole eligibility date of Sept. 21, 2022, and a tentative release date of March 21, 2024.
She is a 37-year-old white woman, 5-foot-9, 220 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. Anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts is asked to contact local authorities or the Nebraska State Patrol.
The Community Corrections Center-Lincoln is one of two community custody facilities operated by the Nebraska Department of Corrections. Inmates are allowed to participate in work opportunities, attend school and religious services outside the facility with prior approval and without direct supervision.
Steven A. Alexander was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of first-degree assault, manslaughter and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in connection with the fatal stabbing of 26-year-old Austin Gress on Friday.
19-year-old Alexandor Eskra was driving a Subaru east in the inside lane of O Street near 37th Street around 9:30 p.m. Saturday when a westbound Ford Focus crossed the raised median and collided with Eskra's vehicle, according to police.
The 21-year-old initially told police he was confident everyone at the rural Fillmore County party was of legal age to drink. But investigators later found at least 50 attendees were under 21, according to court filings.
The woman had been driving near 12th and A streets around 3:30 p.m. Sunday when she noticed a white sedan following her, the police said. An occupant of the sedan fired a gun at the woman's car, leaving six bullet holes.
Christopher Gardner had been traveling north on 27th Street near Arbor Road around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when he ran the stop sign at the T-intersection and entered the bean field, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
The 41-year-old has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault for her alleged role in the stabbing, which happened at 5654 Fremont St. on May 13, police said in court records. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-reported-missing-from-community-corrections-center-lincoln/article_b29b461c-facd-534b-950f-854b2eef84b0.html | 2022-07-09T00:21:27 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-reported-missing-from-community-corrections-center-lincoln/article_b29b461c-facd-534b-950f-854b2eef84b0.html |
Superheroes assemble: Supporters don costumes for Lubbock 4-year-old's last mission
More than a hundred people dressed as superheroes joined forces at Maxey Park on Friday to support 4-year-old Crosby Pruitt, a real-life superhero who is being taken off life-support and whose organs will be donated to save other lives.
Pruitt had been hospitalized since July 2, the Friday before, after an apparent accident in a residential pool in Lubbock County. Once the gravity of Crosby's situation became clear early this week, family and friends created an event on social media to organize a gathering of superheroes to celebrate the life of a young boy who was a huge fan of the characters.
For his last mission, 4-year-old's family is calling on you to join a superhero walk
Dianne Burnett, a family friend of the Pruitts and a main organizer for the superhero gathering, said seeing Crosby's legacy live on through the many lives he is saving with his donation is something she is glad they could celebrate.
"We live in a time where you always hear about the bad and so for the good to show up in waves like this, it's just the best, like (a) restoration of faith in humanity," Burnett said.
Many community members showed up to honor the child in his last mission.
"(Crosby is) a real life superhero and to have the other heroes show up to celebrate him Crosby I mean, it's just so amazing," Burnett said.
Jeremy Sons, a Denton man known for travelling the region dressed as Spider Man, swung to Lubbock with his Spidey-senses ready to spread love and assistance.
"I don't know if it's God talking to me or what you want to call it, but I just know that I'm not left an option when I see things like this and I know that being there can help," Sons said. "I have to show up."
Sons said being a superhero is all about helping your neighbor out in times of need and he saw the Lubbock community band together to support the Pruitt family.
"I believe that we're stronger together," Sons said. "But, just having the community support — just people around you, people that are there to love you, strangers helping strangers. I believe that that's so important."
Sons said he also traveled to Uvalde and helped bring smiles to the tragedy there and he is glad he could come here and bring the same joy and help another community in its time of need.
Many first responders like Lubbock Police Department Sgt. Chis Paine were also at the event and he said this event was a chance to reflect on the heroism seen in everyday lives.
"I wish that I could see the faces on Crosby's family to see how many strangers that come together for Crosby and really take that into account and realize what a difference he really makes in everyone's life, strangers included," Paine said.
In a speech given by Burnett during the event, she held out a QR code for those who wish to become a superhero like Crosby, to scan and register to become an organ donor.
For more information on how to register, visit organdonor.gov.
On Thursday, Covenant Health released a statement on behalf of Crosby's family, thanking the community for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers during the past few days.
"While the loss of our beloved Crosby is great, our faith in God remains strong. Crosby was a superhero from the day he joined our family. In death, his legacy of love and life will continue through the organs shared with other families in need," the statement reads. "A superhero is one who has abilities like no other; one who helps the world become a better place. Our Crosby, with God’s hand, is a true superhero – giving to others so they may love their family, laugh with their siblings, and embrace the joy they share. As a family, we will take the time to honor our son and brother. We pray for peace and ask for privacy in the days ahead as we remember Crosby." | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/superheroes-assemble-supporters-don-costumes-for-lubbock-4-year-olds-last-mission/65369844007/ | 2022-07-09T00:22:25 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/superheroes-assemble-supporters-don-costumes-for-lubbock-4-year-olds-last-mission/65369844007/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK)—Preparations are being made for West Virginia’s Hershel “Woody” Williams to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.
West Virginia’s Congressional Delegation announced that Williams will lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda starting at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14.
Woody Williams was the last-living World War II Medal of Honor recipient before he died on June 29 at the age of 98. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served in the Battle of Iwo Jima with the 21st Marines, 3d Marine Division. Williams received the Medal of Honor on October 5, 1945, from President Harry S. Truman for his “actions, commitment to his fellow service members, and heroism,” the Woody Williams Foundation website says.
Following his service in WWII, Williams worked to serve veterans and their families as a Veterans Service Representative for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 33 years. He also served as the Commandant for the Veterans Nursing Home in Barboursville, West Virginia for almost 10 years and has served on the Governor’s Military Advisory Board for West Virginia.
Virginia Hall of Fame. The Huntington VA Medical Center was also renamed the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in his honor in 2018.
Williams also founded the Woody Williams Foundation which is a non-profit organization that establishes Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments and conducts outreach programs for Gold Star Families.
In March 2020, the U.S. Navy commissioned a warship, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, in his honor in Norfolk, VA.
Williams was preceded in death by his wife Ruby in 2007. He is survived by his two daughters. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/hershel-woody-williams-to-lie-in-honor-at-us-capitol-july-14/ | 2022-07-09T00:25:18 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/hershel-woody-williams-to-lie-in-honor-at-us-capitol-july-14/ |
(WOWK) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) has a new mascot for the agency’s community outreach program. The mascot is a custom-designed bulldog wearing a fitted gray uniform and hat to resemble a KSP trooper.
The bulldog mascot was designed as part of a community outreach effort to build relationships with younger and older citizens in a fun way.
The mascot will be used for activities like KSP’s hospital visits in which troopers deliver teddy bears to terminally ill children. Citizens can also see the mascot at the Kentucky State Fair in August.
For years, KSP has used the bulldog image for promotional events, making it the inspiration for their new mascot. KSP notes that the bulldog is defined as friendly but courageous, dignified, determined and a well-muscled canine.
The mascot reveal was originally supposed to be on Friday, July 1, during KSP’s 74th birthday celebration. However, the event was postponed after the tragic Floyd County shooting that took the lives of three law enforcement officers. KSP says their thoughts and prayers remain with the officers involved, their families and the community.
The new mascot was created by KSP’s graphic designer, Aaron Tupts, and “brought to life” by BAM Mascots, Inc.
KSP said they will be releasing updates soon about the bulldog’s name. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/kentucky-state-polices-new-bulldog-mascot-embodies-kindness-courage-and-determination/ | 2022-07-09T00:25:24 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/kentucky-state-polices-new-bulldog-mascot-embodies-kindness-courage-and-determination/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Several law enforcement agencies have found it difficult to attract people to their ranks.
One of the agencies currently looking for new employees is the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Mike Rutherford said recruitment is an issue all across the country.
The Sheriff’s Office will be testing on Aug. 13 for the position of Probationary Deputy Sheriff. They are looking for three deputies total.
Rutherford said that these days, fewer people apply for those available positions. They’ve recently started offering $5,000 hiring bonuses for certified officers.
The Sheriff said there are several factors making it more difficult to recruit. Among them is the uptick in violence toward law enforcement.
“It is something that no matter what you do, you are going to have those hazards,” he said. “We do have a tough job but it is one that anybody interested in that kind of work, it will be very fulfilling to them because you get to help a lot of people.”
People hoping to get one of those deputy positions need to apply no later than Aug. 5. More information can be found here. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/local-law-enforcement-agencies-looking-for-new-recruits/ | 2022-07-09T00:25:30 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/local-law-enforcement-agencies-looking-for-new-recruits/ |
LEWISTON, Maine — Honor Flight Maine is looking for a few good men and women to help do the work of celebrating Maine’s veterans.
The all-volunteer group has been taking veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the nation’s war and military memorials since 2014.
By the end of this year, which will feature a total of six flights, Honor Flight Maine leaders say they will have carried more than 500 veterans in all.
But now the group is asking for help to do the work and to find more veterans.
Honor Flight Maine chairperson Laurie Sidelinger says they’re in serious need of more volunteers to help with the many details that are essential to successful trips.
"The sendoff in the morning at the jetport, the preparation leading up to it," she said.
And much more.
“We need people to sterilize wheelchairs... there are phone calls upon phone calls to veterans, screening to make sure nothing has changed since they applied, to check up phone calls, [and] making sure the family has transportation to get them there."
Sidelinger says they have a core group of 30 to 40 volunteers, and have just started getting some help from staff members at TD Bank and Wal-Mart, but need more.
At the same time, they are urgently seeking more of Maine’s oldest veterans—those from the World War II and Korean War eras—to go on Honor Flight Maine trips.
Sidelinger said at this point, the trip at the end of July will only have one WW2 veteran, with nearly all the others being from the Vietnam era.
Jerry DeWitt of the Lewiston/Auburn Veterans Council, who has made an HFM trip himself, says the need to find World War II veterans is urgent because they are all in their 90s with only about 400 still living in Maine. Most Korean War veterans are also 90, or close to it.
“We need to have the veterans from that era come out and say, 'I'd like to go,'” DeWitt said Friday.
“And we need to tell them we have the ability to take them," he said. "Even though you may have some physical disability, need a wheelchair — we can accommodate a lot of those things.”
The key, he said, is reaching out to families so they will get their veterans connected with the organization to make a trip.
For veterans and potential volunteers, the contact process is the same through the group’s website, which has a phone number, and other contact information.
DeWitt said most American Legion posts can also connect veterans with Honor Flight Maine. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/honor-flight-maine-looks-for-volunteers-more-veterans-world-war-ii-vietnam-era/97-2dd9f850-162f-4ead-9d38-d508bf3b28f6 | 2022-07-09T00:30:08 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/honor-flight-maine-looks-for-volunteers-more-veterans-world-war-ii-vietnam-era/97-2dd9f850-162f-4ead-9d38-d508bf3b28f6 |
BANGOR, Maine — Starting Friday, visitors and patients at St. Joseph Hospital can view its newest art installation hanging along the halls.
It's all part of the hospital's Healing Arts Program, a long-running effort to beautify the healthcare environment for patients as they recover.
The program, in addition to the new installation, occasionally hosts the Bangor Symphony Orchestra to play for patients as well as provides patients with an opportunity to decorate their rooms in the hospital with its Mona Blitz Art Cart.
The new year-long art installation features both older and newer works by local artist Nina Jerome, who’s paintings focus on landscapes and open spaces.
According to Jerome, she finds inspiration for her paintings from natural and constructed scenes, and likes to focus on layers of light when painting.
Jerome is happy to lend her work to St. Joseph’s and believes in the positivity art can bring into everyday life.
“It makes me feel good to have my paintings, rather than being stacked in my studio or in a gallery, to have them out in public where people are seeing them naturally as they walk about their daily life," Jerome said.
"Whether they’re patients here or people who are working here, I think it gives you a window to the outside world,” Jerome added. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/new-st-joseph-hospital-installation-brings-art-to-healthcare-local-artist/97-0fcd9ce5-5812-4a55-b797-6e37e3db31d0 | 2022-07-09T00:30:14 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/new-st-joseph-hospital-installation-brings-art-to-healthcare-local-artist/97-0fcd9ce5-5812-4a55-b797-6e37e3db31d0 |
PORTLAND, Maine — Are you an expert piano player? Or have you never touched a keyboard in your life? Either way, there's a piano available to you at no cost, you just need to be able to find it.
Every weekend, staff with Portland Parks, Recreation, and Facilities move a piano into a different city park as part of its Piano in the Park program.
"We wanted to just get people to go out and explore areas in Portland that maybe they didn't have a reason to before," Kim Murray with Portland Parks, Recreation, and Facilities said. Murray helps coordinate the program and choose where the piano is moved to each week.
"This gives them a good reason to get out there and just check out the area that you live in," Murray said.
Murray says the piano was donated and tuned by Starbird Piano Gallery in Portland. Last week, Murray and the Parks, Recreation, and Facilities staff member known as 'Tater' moved the piano to an area on the Eastern Promenade Trail where it stayed for the weekend.
Murray and 'Tater' share clues on Facebook and Instagram of where the piano is located, but never completely give it away.
Here is this week's clue: The piano overlooks Portland's largest splash pad.
This is the second year that Portland Parks, Recreation, and Facilities has done its Piano in the Park program. They encourage anyone of all skill levels to make their way to the parks and try it out.
On Friday, hundreds passed by the piano after Murray and 'Tater' moved it in. It was a wide variety, as some well-trained musicians came by as well as children that have never played. Even folks who haven't played since childhood were there.
If you figure out the clue, or come across the piano, you're encouraged to take photos and share them with Portland Parks, Recreation, and Facilities on social media or email them to parks@portlandmaine.gov. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/can-you-find-portlands-piano-in-the-park-recreation-community/97-3b1e7a20-118d-4cd1-b757-7e7600e7ba30 | 2022-07-09T00:30:20 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/can-you-find-portlands-piano-in-the-park-recreation-community/97-3b1e7a20-118d-4cd1-b757-7e7600e7ba30 |
TEMPE, Ariz. — At 13 years old, Alena Analeigh is making history as the youngest Black person to ever get accepted into a medical school in the United States.
In just one year, Alena has already finished two and a half years of college by taking a full course load at Arizona State University and Oakwood University.
“I really want to leave my mark on the world. And lead a group of girls that know what they can do,” Alena said.
12 News talked with Alena last year when she got accepted to ASU’s engineering program at only 12 years old with dreams of one day working for NASA.
But another passion took over shortly after: biology.
“It actually took one class in engineering, for me to say this is kind of not where I wanted to go,” she said.“I think viral immunology really came from my passion for volunteering and going out there engaging with the world."
She was inspired by a trip to Jordan and The Brown STEM Girl foundation.
“What I want from healthcare, is to really show these underrepresented communities that we can help that we can find cures for these viruses,” Alena said.
If everything goes as planned Alena will be 18 when she becomes a doctor.
“I want to inspire the girls. I want them to see that there are no limits,” she said.
Alena will attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide Friday at a northwest Austin apartment complex.
Police first reported the incident around 6 p.m.
They are currently on scene at the Villas at Shadow Oaks apartments at 12148 Jollyville Road.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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SAN ANTONIO — The world's most unpleasant smelling flower is about to bloom at the San Antonio Zoo. The corpse flower, which is native to the rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia, is an endangered plant that can take more than ten years to bloom for the first time.
It is most famously known for the powerful rotting flesh odor it releases, which is why it was named the corpse flower. This is the first known instance of a corpse flower blooming right here in San Antonio.
“Get your nostrils ready,” said Tim Morrow, President and CEO of San Antonio Zoo. “Our team estimates the plant could bloom in the next 10 days! This is a rather rare occurrence and a very exciting moment for our community and conservation. We invite everyone to act fast to see and smell this piece of history before the short bloom watch window is up!”
The related video above was originally published September 13, 2020.
The stinky flower was moved on Friday for public viewing near the ‘Back From The Brink’ Whooping Crane habitat. You are welcome to join the bloom watch of the plant now until its peak blossom window is up, which could be anytime in the next ten days. The malodorous flower will remain blossomed anywhere from one to four days.
Follow San Antonio Zoo’s social media pages for updates on size and bloom watch.
“These plants are very delicate and typically give us signs when they are ready to blossom,” said Dr. Dante Fenolio, VP of Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo. “Once we see those indicators, we have around 24 hours until its incredible and rare reveal!”
The corpse flower reaches heights of up to eight feet tall and will generate its own heat, which allows the stench to travel even further. The powerful scent, reminiscent of a decaying corpse, is produced by more than 30 chemicals and attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies who pollinate the flower.
San Antonio Zoo plans to collect pollen and tissue samples from the bloom for genetic study, and compare it to others in its rapidly dwindling population.
Fewer than 1,000 corpse flowers are estimated to remain in the wild, with a sharp decline in the last century.
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TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — On Friday, a Travis County judge granted a second injunction against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
The injunction bars the department from implementing the agency's rule investigating families that provide gender-affirming care to their children as child abuse. Friday's ruling halts the agency from investigating two additional families with transgender children.
The court is still considering a request for additional relief to protect Texas PFLAG members with transgender children. It's all part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of PFLAG, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, by several legal groups including Lambda Legal, the ACLU and several others.
"We are gratified that the Court reiterated that the DFPS rule is unlawful and changed the status quo for Texas transgender youth and their families. The Court recognized yet again that being subjected to an unlawful and unwarranted investigation causes irreparable harm for these families who are doing nothing more than caring for and affirming their children and seeking the best course of care for them in consultation with their medical providers. We are confident that the Court will continue to recognize those harms as it considers the injunction we have requested for PFLAG families, including the Briggles," a statement from the legal groups read.
This ruling is just the latest in a series of lawsuits seeking to end investigations into families providing gender-affirming care to transgender children after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the DFPS to investigate these families for child abuse back in February.
In June, a Travis County judge issued a temporary restraining order that stopped the state from investigating parents as part of another lawsuit.
The Briggle family has been at the front of the lawsuits filed and was previously under investigation by DFPS for providing gender-affirming healthcare to their 14-year-old transgender son.
The ACLU and Lambda Legal have been working to block investigations into all parents of transgender children who are part of PFLAG.
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The Fort Wayne International Airport’s $13.8 million federal grant will go toward a $60 million terminal expansion project, an airport official said Friday.
The Fort Wayne facility was one of 85 airports across the country to be approved for funding from Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation for upgrades. President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last year, which sets aside about $1 billion annually for aviation upgrades each of the next five years.
The federal funds will be allocated toward the East Terminal Expansion Project, which is expected to begin in March. The Fort Wayne airport has been working to expand the west side of the terminal for more than a year and will be completed around the time the next project starts.
The west-side project has included enlarging airline ticketing areas and installing a new baggage handling system, two brand new gates, new jet bridges, new children’s play area, a modernized front façade and a mother’s room.
The east expansion will include airside and landside expansions and enhancements, officials said.
The work will relocate all aircraft gates and passenger boarding bridges to the airport’s second floor, relocate and expand the Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint. Among the planned additions are restrooms and a frequent flyer lounge.
The project will also improve safety and operations because the aircraft taxiway will be farther from the terminal building, according to a news release.
Scott Hinderman, executive director of airports, said officials are excited the Fort Wayne airport will receive the Airport Terminals Program grant.
“As we continue construction on the West Terminal Expansion Project, being able to immediately enter work on the East Terminal Expansion Project will allow for us to continue creating a brand new FWA, and the best front door for our growing community,” Hinderman said.
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GOSHEN, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert for a missing Goshen woman has been canceled.
Police in Goshen had been searching for 72-year-old Monika Ganaway, who was last seen shortly after noon on Friday, July 8. Around 8:45 p.m. Friday, police canceled a Silver Alert that was issued earlier in the evening.
The Goshen Police Department reported Ganaway was located and is safe.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
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Cameron Blake Hallett, 24, was sentenced Friday to 80 years in prison for the 2020 murder of a 15-year-old boy.
Hallett’s sentence was a combination of 60 years for the murder of Eric Ray McDonnell Jr. and 20 years for a sentence enhancement for using a gun in the crime.
Allen County Superior Judge Fran Gull provided no probation time in the sentence.
The murder happened Feb. 19, 2020, in the alley behind the 2800 block of Euclid Avenue. Hallett was caught on video ambushing McDonnell with another male, and jurors saw the video during the April trial.
The video showed Hallett hit McDonnell in the back of the head with a bag before a gun discharge came from the bag. Police later found two cartridges from the gun in the alley, according to court documents.
McDonnell had been lured to the alley to sell a vape cartridge of THC, the psychoactive substance in marijuana. Allen County Deputy Prosecutor Tom Chaille said during the trial that the deal was set up online.
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ARIZONA, USA — Sometimes something simple can mean so much.
When Multiple Sclerosis left Air Force Veteran Terry Boyce confined to a wheelchair, his sense of self-worth was at an all-time low.
For veterans like Boyce, the National Wheelchair Games, held in and around Phoenix this year, offers them a chance to be around others who face the same challenges.
On Friday, Boyce took part in the archery competition; a hobby he hasn’t taken up since his youth.
“It's been a wonderful, wonderful experience,” Boyce said. “I've done things I haven’t done in a long time and it shows me I can do something.”
The 41st National Wheelchair Games brings adaptive athletes from around the country, Puerto Rico, and England together to compete in sports such as wheelchair basketball, power soccer, wheelchair rugby, and archery.
“It's incredibly helpful,” said Leif Nelson, Director of Adaptive Sports and Arts for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “We see this program as a springboard for life; to get on a new identity as an athlete and take on challenges that way.”
The mission of the National Wheelchair Games is simple: help paralyzed veterans recover and rehab from their injuries.
“The Wheelchair Games are about getting veterans out of our hospitals and into the community, setting goals for themselves and doing that through competition in sports,” Nelson explained.
Taking place in a different city each year, the VA also hopes the games will leave their hosting community with more resources for veterans.
“We hope when we leave here, there are more opportunities for our veterans with these complex disabilities and challenges, to get out there and be active in their community,” Nelson said.
“No matter what your struggle is, you can do it,” Boyce said.
For the nearly 300 adaptive athletes who take part in the games each year like Boyce, it shows them that no matter the challenge, they can overcome it.
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ARIZONA, USA — Arizona's governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure across the U.S. for greater law enforcement transparency.
Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed Thursday. The law makes it illegal in Arizona to knowingly video police officers 8 feet or closer without an officer’s permission.
Someone on private property with the owner’s consent can also be ordered to stop recording if a police officer finds they are interfering or the area is not safe. The penalty is a misdemeanor that would likely incur a fine without jail time.
There needs to be a law that protects officers from people who “either have very poor judgment or sinister motives,” said Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, the bill’s sponsor.
“I’m pleased that a very reasonable law that promotes the safety of police officers and those involved in police stops and bystanders has been signed into law,” Kavanagh said Friday. “It promotes everybody’s safety yet still allows people to reasonably videotape police activity as is their right.”
The move comes nearly a year after the U.S. Department of Justice launched a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness. It’s similar to other investigations opened in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.
The Phoenix Police Department, which oversees the nation’s fifth-largest city, has been criticized in recent years for its use of force, which disproportionately affects Black and Native American residents.
The law has left opponents like K.M. Bell, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, incredulous.
Federal appellate courts already have ruled that recording police is “a clearly established right," according to Bell.
The law won’t work in real-life scenarios.
“We’re talking about people being in public and a place they have a right to be. We’re not talking about, like somebody breaking into the (National Security Agency),” Bell said.
Kavanagh, who was a police officer for 20 years, amended the legislation so it applies to certain types of police actions, including the questioning of suspects and encounters involving mental or behavioral health issues.
The law also makes exceptions for people who are the direct subject of police interaction. They can film as long as they are not being arrested or searched. Someone who is in a car stopped by police or is being questioned can also film the encounter.
“Those exceptions were based upon input from all sorts of people, including the ACLU,” he said.
Rumblings two years ago about anti-police groups who deliberately approach officers while filming inspired draft legislation. There was a risk of an officer being injured or a suspect escaping or ditching evidence, Kavanagh said.
The Rev. Jarret Maupin, a Phoenix activist, has represented victims of excessive force by police. Some of the cases received more publicity because video captured by bystanders was posted online.
In one case, a Black couple had police officers point guns at them in front of their children in May 2019 after their young daughter took a doll from a store without their knowledge. They received a $475,000 settlement from the city.
Maupin believes the law is a tactic to help police avoid responsibility.
“Proximity is not a luxury in terms of documenting the actions of officers who engage in acts of brutality,” Maupin said. Sometimes the victims and the bystanders have no choice but to be within the proximity that the bill now prohibits."
Bell said it's unlikely that other states might follow suit to limit police recording directly given questions about constitutionality.
The new law doesn't make exceptions for the press.
Media groups including The Associated Press said the measure raises serious constitutional issues. They signed a letter from the National Press Photographers Association, or NPPA, in opposition to the bill.
Setting one-size-fits-all conditions like "arbitrary distances” of 8 feet (2.5 meters) for filming police just doesn't work, said Mickey Osterreicher, attorney for the NPPA. It's also unclear if someone is breaking the law if an officer approaches them within a few feet.
“What happens when you’re in situations like we saw during all of the protests for the past couple of years, where you have multiple people with cameras? We’re not just talking about journalists,” Osterreicher said. “And you’ve got multiple police officers. Is everybody going to be running around with a ruler?”
Cellphone cameras have transformed policing with one of the biggest examples being the 2020 killing of George Floyd, but Kavanagh said a law like Arizona's wouldn't have made an impact since the video, in that case, was taken from a greater distance away.
Osterreicher argued a police officer could invoke the law even if the person filming is far enough away.
But that didn't happen in the Floyd case.
“Fortunately, those officers out of all the wrong things that they did, the one thing they didn’t do was tell her to turn off the camera or try to interfere with her recording,” Osterreicher said.
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MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — More than 200 families in Maricopa County are waiting to try and secure a place to call home.
The UMOM New Day Centers anticipate they will wait about three months for an emergency shelter space.
Back in November, the waitlist was at about two months.
Families on the streets
UMOM's family housing hub is how families get placed in family shelters in Maricopa County, taking in 75 percent of families needing shelter.
Tish Brown-Gambino, UMOM's Chief Program Officer, said 170 families in Maricopa County are currently living in their cars or on the street and need immediate shelter.
There are 50 more families on the waitlist for shelter too.
Brown-Gambino said the waitlist at this time in 2021 was only 30 families leaving UMOM's 160-family campus full practically all the time.
"Once you get into a shelter, you may be staying up to 105, 110 days, because you can't find that affordable unit in a neighborhood that's safe, that has all the resources you need for your family," Brown-Gambino said.
'All too common'
Cassandra Bergren, her boyfriend and their 8-month-old daughter now have a place because of UMOM's family shelter.
Before that, Bergren said they were living in her car for a month and a half after she and her mom had a disagreement.
"She ended up kicking us out pretty much and I lost my job," Bergren said.
Bergren said they got the notification to stay at UMOM on the last night after staying a few days in a hotel.
"I would have never seen myself in this situation," Bergren said.
"Cassandra's story is all too common at this point," Brown-Gambino said.
Affordable housing needed
Brown-Gambino said between the eviction moratorium ending last year, and people being priced out of their rents, they're seeing new faces needing shelter.
"Their landlords just went sky high with the rent, and they're unable to pay that increase in rent," Brown-Gambino said.
Brown-Gambino said a disproportionate number of people of color are being affected, saying help to divert families experiencing homelessness can help, but affordable housing is continually needed.
"In order to get folks out into the community, we need that housing," Brown-Gambino said.
Most people that are coming through UMOM's doors are not struggling with mental health concerns, but the trauma from experiencing homelessness.
"Housing is health care, housing is wellness. And at any point in time, you could be two paychecks away from being that person in the car," Brown-Gambino said.
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BLOOMINGTON — A Normal man has been indicted by a McLean County grand jury on 11 counts of possessing child pornography.
Andrew F. Bachman, 32, is facing 11 Class 2 felony charges. The charges allege that he possessed 11 files of child pornography on or around June 9. The court documents describe all of the files as depicting a child who should have been clearly recognizable as younger than 13.
The indictments were filed in court on July 6 and he was arrested the next day, according to court documents. His bond was set at $500,000, meaning he must post $50,000 to be released. He is ordered to have no contact with minors and no social media.
His arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 5.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Alexandria S. Macon
Macon
Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
Provided by the McLean County Sheriff's Office
Zachary J. Williamson
Williamson
Stephon T. Carter
Carter
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard L. Kletz
Kletz
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Xavier M. Moreau
Xavier M. Moreau, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel R. Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
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Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
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Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
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Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
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Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
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Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
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Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
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Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
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Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
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Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
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Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
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Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
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Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
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Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
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Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
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Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
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Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
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Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
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Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
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Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
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Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
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GARY — It's going to take more than another prayer vigil or gathering at the site of a horrific crime to reduce the gun violence plaguing the city, a Region pastor said.
In response to Monday's mass shooting, the Baptist Ministers Conference of Gary and Vicinity scheduled a news conference for Saturday to announce its plan for action.
"We want the community to know that the Baptist Ministers Conference of Gary and Vicinity — we are not just sitting back and twiddling our thumbs," said the Rev. De'Wan M. Bynum, president of the conference and senior pastor of Christian Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Gary. "We have a plan to curb some of this violence."
The news conference was set for noon Saturday at the Gary Public Library, 225 W. Fifth Ave. Local law enforcement leaders and the Lake County prosecutor's office were expected to attend.
Local leaders also will announce an anti-violence rally planned for August in partnership with the Gary Community School Corp., Bynum said.
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In addition, families are welcome to attend the Successful Interaction with Law Enforcement Conference from 9 to 11 a.m. at the library, he said.
Laurence Magnum, 25, of Merrillville, was one of the three people killed when gunfire erupted at a block party about 12:45 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Missouri Street.
Magnum played drums at Christian Valley a couple of times, Bynum said.
"I just really hate that it happened. He was a really nice guy," the pastor said. "It's just devastating to all of us."
Others killed in the shooting included Ashanti Brown, 20, of Olympia Fields, and Marquise Hall, 26, of Lafayette.
Seven others were wounded, including one person who was flown by helicopter to a Chicago hospital for a gunshot wound to the torso, police said. Most of the wounded were in their 20s.
Hall was Gary Mayor Jerome Prince's cousin, city officials said.
"Our family is heartbroken and outraged at this loss. Obviously, this hits close to home," Prince said in a statement this week. "However, we're also angry and frustrated at the fact we continue to lose Gary residents to needless violence, including young people gunned down before they even reach adulthood. I never stop thinking about the victims and their families and the incredible losses these senseless deaths leave."
Prince vowed to continue investing in anti-violence initiatives that focus on intervention and prevention for younger residents and to support victims and their families when violence occurs.
Monday's tragedy marked the second mass shooting in Gary in less than a month.
Jonte Dorsey, 34, of Joliet, Illinois, and Jah’Nice Quinn, 26, of Merrillville, were fatally shot and four others were wounded when gunfire broke out about 2 a.m. June 12 during a rap concert at Playo's Nightclub, 1700 Grant St., Gary. One of the four wounded was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
The city subsequently ordered the nightclub to shut down.
Bynum said the people of Gary must bow down in prayer to solve the problem of gun violence.
"Out city is not a dumping ground for garbage or dead bodies," he said. "And so we need to pray for the mindset to be renewed."
Bynum's parents and grandparents talked about Gary as a beautiful place, but he hasn't seen it that way during his lifetime, he said.
"But I also believe there are better days ahead for our city," he said. "We just need to come together ... and bow down in prayer and pray for renewed minds and renewed spirits, so that God can heal our land, heal our city."
While the nation mourns for the seven killed and more than three dozen wounded in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, Bynum doesn't want the mass shooting in Gary to become just another tragedy that's quickly forgotten after everyone goes back to their daily routines.
"People need to know someone is concerned about Gary, Indiana," he said. "The Baptist Ministers Conference cares." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ministers-to-lay-out-plan-to-curb-region-gun-violence/article_ef3e0b85-b75d-56fe-96d5-899c71806e5d.html | 2022-07-09T00:57:01 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ministers-to-lay-out-plan-to-curb-region-gun-violence/article_ef3e0b85-b75d-56fe-96d5-899c71806e5d.html |
CALUMET CITY — More help has arrived for residents of a condominium complex hit by a fatal fire in May.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for the Park of River Oaks, where one person died and seven were injured — including three firefighters — in a blaze on May 30.
Wilhelmina J. Williamson, 85, who lived on the seventh floor of the 200 Park Ave. building, died in the fire, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The disaster declaration clears the way for residents, condo owners and businesses impacted by the fire to apply for low-interest loans to help pay for damages not covered by insurance.
In a statement, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency said homeowners can apply for up to $200,000 in loans to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. In addition, homeowners or renters can apply for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property, and businesses and non-profits can borrow up to $2 million to cover physical damages.
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The SBA on Friday began staffing a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the condo complex. The center will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 21, when it will close at 4 p.m.
In the statement, Pritzker said 150 families were left homeless by the fire. "Some of these residents lost not just the structure of their home, but everything they owned," he said.
The city of Calumet City had previously declared a state of emergency to streamline the provision of aid for the approximately 200 people displaced by the fire.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones hailed the disaster declaration.
"This is great news for Calumet City residents," he said Friday, noting those impacted included 7th Ward Ald. Anthony Smith, who lives in a different building in the complex. "This announcement alleviates a bunch of concerns the residents have.
"I want to praise Gov. Pritzker for sealing the deal with this."
Jones also noted the assistance of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. "Money flows from the federal government to the state to the county to us," Jones said.
The recovery process has included the restoration of water and power to buildings in the complex. Jones also said the city will seek to have sprinklers installed when damaged units are repaired.
"What this SBA loan does, it allows people to rebuild and have some comfort," Jones said.
He added the city has continued to aid displaced residents with help in finding temporary housing, grocery cards and gas cards. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/calumet-city/federal-government-oks-disaster-declaration-to-aid-those-impacted-by-fatal-fire/article_ce13d1be-d2d1-5251-9ae3-7a2416de06a5.html | 2022-07-09T00:57:07 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/calumet-city/federal-government-oks-disaster-declaration-to-aid-those-impacted-by-fatal-fire/article_ce13d1be-d2d1-5251-9ae3-7a2416de06a5.html |
County COVID-19 numbers continue to go up
COVID-19 numbers in Wichita County continue to go in the wrong direction - up.
For the period of June 25-July 8, the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Health District reported 437 new cases, one death, 12 hospitalizations and 387 recoveries.
That compares to 331 new cases, 2 deaths and six hospitalizations in the prior two weeks.
Sixty-nine of the newest cases were up to date on their vaccinations while 368 were not. The district reported 120 new re-infection cases, 94 percent of whom were not up to date on their vaccinations. The positivity rate among those tested for the virus rose to 32 percent from 25 percent in the prior period.
The number of cases nationally and in Texas has risen in the past few weeks. In Texas, many cases are the BA.5 subvariant, which is thought to spread very easily.
More:Health District offers Moderna vaccine to eligible kids
The Health District offers free vaccinations for county residents who have not yet received their shots.
More:Getting COVID-19 shots can be confusing. A guide to help navigate getting an appointment | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/county-covid-19-numbers-continue-to-go-up/65369452007/ | 2022-07-09T00:57:26 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/county-covid-19-numbers-continue-to-go-up/65369452007/ |
Free food to be available for families affected by COVID-19
Lynn Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
Families with at least one child who have been affected in any way by COVID-19 will be offered fresh produce, frozen meat, vegetables and a 30-pound box of dry goods at the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank, 1230 Midwestern Pkwy.
The giveaway will be 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 16.
Recipients will provide self-declared information and no supplementary forms of information will be necessary.
The giveaway is a drive-through distribution but walk-ups are welcome.
Funding for the program is from the Texas Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/free-food-to-be-available-for-families-affected-by-covid-19/65369668007/ | 2022-07-09T00:57:32 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/08/free-food-to-be-available-for-families-affected-by-covid-19/65369668007/ |
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man faces two felony charges and a misdemeanor charge related to domestic battery.
Jakiah Z. Saffold, 23, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, along with aggravated battery, a Class 1 felony, and a Class A misdemeanor charge of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
On Friday, his bond was set $250,000, meaning he must post $25,000 to be released. If he posts bond, he will have a no-contact order with the individual he is accused of battering and will be electronically monitored.
His arraignment is scheduled for July 19.
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Alexandria S. Macon
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Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
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Zachary J. Williamson
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Stephon T. Carter
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Richard L. Kletz
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Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
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Xavier M. Moreau
Xavier M. Moreau, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act.
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Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
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Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
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Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
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Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
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Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
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Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
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Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
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George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
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Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
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Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
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Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
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Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
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Noel R. Castillo
Noel R. Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
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Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
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Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
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Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
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Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
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Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
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Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
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Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
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Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
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Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
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Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
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Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
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Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
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Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
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Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
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Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
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Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
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Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
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Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
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Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
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Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
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Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
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Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
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Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
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Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
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Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
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David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
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Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
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Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
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Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
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Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
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Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
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Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
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Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
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Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
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Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
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Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
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Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
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Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
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Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
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Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
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Baco, beloved Salem police dog once shot in the line of duty, dies
Salem police Sgt. Trevor Morrison remembers the day his K-9 dog Baco was shot by a man barricaded inside a bus in a Walmart parking lot.
"As a handler, you always know it's a possibility," Morrison said.
On the morning of April 24, 2015, officers approached a bus occupied by Mark Cecil Hawkins, 49, parked outside the Walmart store on Turner Road.
Hawkins, who was wanted on several arrest warrants, barricaded himself in the vehicle. A seven-hour standoff and shootout ensued.
Baco, a patrol and SWAT team K-9, and Morrison responded to the scene. Hundreds of employees and customers at the nearby shopping center were evacuated or sheltered in place. Repeated shots rang out.
When Baco was sent in to apprehend the suspect, Hawkins shot the dog in the face.
Morrison remembered Baco running back to him bleeding and realizing the dog had been shot. He scooped the German shepherd into a patrol vehicle and rushed him to a veterinarian.
During the standoff, a SWAT officer narrowly avoided serious injury after one of Hawkins' rounds lodged in his scope. Multiple rounds of gunfire were exchanged over the course of several hours. The standoff ended with Hawkins being shot and killed by police. A Marion County grand jury cleared the officers of the shooting, deeming it legal and necessary.
Gunman dies after police shootout in Walmart parking lot
Hours later, a co-worker approached Morrison with good news — Baco was going to be OK — but they needed him to hurry back to the vet to help calm him down.
News of Baco's injury spread quickly. Social media inboxes flooded with questions about his well-being. Well-wishers sent dog treats and gift baskets to the police station.
Baco was back on duty in less than two weeks, waiting long enough for his stitches to heal.
He was a tough old dog but a sweetheart, Morrison said.
At 13 and in retirement, Baco was showing his age, and, after an injury, was euthanized last month.
Morrison and Baco had worked together since 2013, training first in California and then in Oregon.
During his career, Baco was deployed more than 600 times and had nearly 300 captures. He was a popular guest at public demonstrations and community events.
Morrison said Baco could readily identify the photographer in the crowd and pose upon hearing the word "smile."
Salem police and the Oregon Peace Officers Association honored Baco with a Medal of Valor for his service in 2015.
Two years later, after injuring his leg during a search, Baco retired.
He lived out his retirement with his handler and his family, being doted on by Morrison's four daughters and roaming the 20 acres surrounding his rural property.
Morrison said Baco started every morning with a swim in the pond with the family's ducks and amassed a sizable pile of sticks.
"He just got to be a dog," he added.
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Baco was showing his age but remained energetic and affectionate.
When Morrison got home from work one day in mid-June, he was concerned when Baco didn't rush over for a pat on the head. He looked for him near the pond and found him injured and stuck in a fence at the bottom of a steep hill.
Due to Baco's age and the extent of his injuries, Morrison and his family said their goodbyes and Baco was euthanized.
Morrison remembered Baco as a hardworking K-9 who always wanted a job to do and was full of energy.
During one demonstration, Morrison said he forgot to pay attention as Baco did a routine.
The German shepherd jumped and spun in the air, knocking Morrison to the ground. Morrison looked up to see Baco's concerned face hovering over him. The dog apologized by licking his cheek.
Baco was a beloved fixture at the department and remained popular during his retirement.
Many officers and staff would check in regularly on him, Morrison said, adding, "He will be missed."
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SAN ANTONIO — The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is now reacting to Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order that permits state authorities to apprehend and return migrants to the southern border.
Commissioner Chris Magnus spoke during a press conference Friday to announce recommended disciplinary actions for four Border Patrol agents who according to a 511-page report, used ‘unnecessary’ force in a 2021 confrontation near Del Rio involving Haitian immigrants.
One reported asked Magnus about Abbott’s decision to issue an executive order that gives the greenlight for Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to arrest migrants who cross into the country illegally and take them to the border.
Abbott says the executive order comes in response to “historic levels of illegal crossings” and the White House’s ongoing attempts to end Title 42 and Remain in Mexico immigration policies.
Magnus briefly addressed Abbott’s actions to address illegal immigration.
"We have a shared interest with Texas DPS as well as other state officials in maintaining a safe, orderly, humane immigration process,” Magnus said. "We stand ready to work with Texas to achieve these goals, but the challenge is when any state such as Texas takes unilateral actions it just makes it harder for us to do this.”
Since December, a coalition of immigrant rights groups has called on the Biden administration formally look into Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s multi-billion dollar endeavor to counter illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
“Under Operation Lone Star, individuals are being targeted, they’re being racially profiled and placed in a separate legal criminal system where their due process rights are being violated,” said Priscilla Olivarez, policy attorney and strategist with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
Olivarez cited a report by the Texas Tribune that states the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star. But the DOJ could not confirm whether or not an investigation is taking place despite records from at least two Texas agencies indicating otherwise.
“I would just once again call on the Biden administration to act and to act and to act quickly and to investigate Operation Lone Star formally. I would also call on the administration not to cooperate with Abbott in this illegal and unconstitutional scheme.”
Operation Lone Star has led to more than 274,000 migrant apprehensions and more than 16,900 criminal arrests, according to Governor Abbott’s office.
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