GALESBURG — A Galesburg man's motion to reduce bond in a meth case was denied Wednesday as he awaits federal sentencing in a 2013 meth conspiracy case.Thomas L. May, 35, of East Knox Street, is being held in the Knox County jail on $100,000 bond, $10,000 to get out of jail. He appeared Wednesday morning before Knox County Judge Scott Shipplett with his counsel, Attorney Sherry Lawson-Weaver.May was arrested Jan. 31 after less than 1 gram of meth was found in [...]
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Knox County judge denies bond reduction in meth case
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Galesburg man's sentencing on drug charges continued to July
GALESBURG — Sentencing for a Galesburg man charged with weapons and drug crimes was continued Thursday.Attorney Kenneth Hogan made that motion for his client, Adrian Bailey, 20, of West Losey Street. Bailey was before Knox County Judge Paul Mangieri on three separate 2015 felony cases.That includes a case of felony unlawful possession of weapons by felons, felony manufacture/delivery cannabis between 30 grams and 500 grams, felony possession of cannabis between 30 grams [...]
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Year added to sentence of man who fled courthouse
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man had a year added on to his sentence after he left court during a similar plea deal six weeks ago.Timothy E. Clewell, 27, of Pine Street, admitted to violating his probation in a 2013 drug case and was sentenced to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. That sentence will be served at 50 percent, is to be followed by two years of parole and he was given credit for 127 days served at the Knox County jail.He had been put on [...]
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Galesburg traffic stop leads to meth arrest
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man was arrested on meth charges following a traffic stop early Friday.Timothy J. Mackillican, 33, of East South Street, had a video court appearance Friday on felony charges of unlawful participation in meth production less than 15 grams and unlawful possession of meth manufacturing materials.Knox County Judge Stephen Mathers set his bond at $15,000, $1,500 to get out of jail.According to a Galesburg police report, authorities stopped a [...]
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Former teacher who tempted student pleads to misdemeanor
MONMOUTH — Former Monmouth-Roseville teacher Jennifer Rexroat pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon in Warren County Court to an amended charge of endangering the life or health of a child, a Class A misdemeanor.Rexroat was originally charged with indecent solicitation of a child, following a series of messages exchanged over the social media site Instagram, with a male student through March and April 2015. The student was 14 years old when the communication began, and turned 15 [...]
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State dismisses home invasion case
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man's home invasion case was dismissed Wednesday after a continuance requested by prosecutors was denied.Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Stephanie Hilton dismissed the case against Ronald L. Rudolph, 32, of West South Street, with leave to reinstate it. Rudolph was scheduled to have a jury trial on two counts of Class X felony home invasion and one felony count of residential burglary.Hilton had filed a written motion to continue Tuesday [...]
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Judge sets bond for 2 Galesburg men arrested on drug charges
GALESBURG — Two Galesburg men had video court appearances Thursday after a traffic stop led to drunk driving and drug charges.Tearyll G. Shunick, 27, of Lincoln Street, and Zachary A. Yocum, 24, of Bridge Avenue, made video bond appearances before Knox County Judge Stephen Mathers Thursday afternoon.Shunick has been charged with misdemeanor DUI as well as two counts of felony aggravated DUI along with one felony count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 30 grams [...]
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Michigan man takes deal in felony theft
GALESBURG — A Michigan man took a plea deal in a felony theft case this week.Michael A. Mahdi, 33, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of felony theft Thursday. His plea was to a lower level felony.Mahdi was sentenced to probation for 24 months, allowed to reside in Michigan, ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and given credit for 82 days served at the Knox County jail.He was ordered to pay $18,096.30 in court costs and [...]
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Increased juror pay busts Knox County budget
GALESBURG — Knox County has already spent more than it budgeted for jurors after five months of trials.Knox County allocated $20,000 for jurors for its fiscal year, which began Dec. 1, 2015. The first five months of the fiscal year have cost $23,050 for jurors thanks to a civil trial and an April murder trial.April cost the county $9,200 for Christopher L. Croom’s murder case, [...]
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Galesburg man pleads to misdemeanor charge
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man pleaded guilty to an amended charge in a shooting case Monday morning.William D. McClendon, 25, South Academy Street, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property.That charge, which was added Monday, alleged damage to a vehicle. For Monday's plea, McClendon had felony charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied [...]
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Fire leads to multiple meth charges for Galesburg man
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man is charged with new meth-making offenses after a fire early Friday.Robert R. Miner Jr., 45, of North Broad Street, had his bond continued Monday at $250,000, $25,000 to get out of jail, from a weekend detention hearing.Miner was arrested early Friday at 224 N. Broad St. after firefighters were called for smoke in the building.Miner has been charged with the following offenses: two Class X felony counts of aggravated participation [...]
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Meth maker sentenced to drug court probation
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man took a plea deal in a meth case Wednesday morning.Michael J. Tarrant, 20, of West Third Street, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of unlawful participation in meth production and will serve 24 months on drug court probation.He was initially charged with a Class X felony of meth production more than 900 grams along with two felony counts of unlawful use of property and possession of meth manufacturing materials. His amended production charge [...]
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Judge sentences Kohl's diamond thief to 5 years
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man took a plea deal Thursday for a downtown jewelry store robbery earlier this year.Travis T. Williams, 35, of East Fourth Street, was charged with using pepper spray on an employee of Kohl's Diamond Gallery, 54 S. Seminary St., in March.He then ran from the store with two diamond bracelets worth a combined $23,000.Williams pleaded guilty Thursday [...]
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Roseville man sentenced in meth case
GALESBURG — A Roseville man took a plea deal Thursday in a meth case.Joseph C. Cox, 34, of East Maple Avenue in Roseville, pleaded guilty to possession of meth manufacturing materials/accountability.A charge of accountability means the accused or one for whose conduct he is legally responsible committed the crime.Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Stephanie Hilton said Cox was driving a vehicle Aug. 11, 2013, when he was stopped by authorities for driving [...]
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2 face drug charges after separate traffic stops
GALESBURG — Two people were arrested Thursday in separate traffic stops on drug charges.Both Margaret I. Lutton, 18, of Omaha, Nebraska, and Christopher E. Alfaro, 19, of West First Street, had video bond appearances Friday morning before Knox County Judge Stephen Mathers.Alfaro has been charged with felony counts related to possessing cannabis between 30 and 500 grams and cocaine less than 15 grams, and possessing both of those with the intent to deliver.Knox [...]
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Knox County main courtroom to add video system
GALESBURG — Video appearances will soon be an option for the main courtroom at the Knox County Courthouse.Knox County Sheriff Dave Clague said a television will be mounted behind the judge's bench in the main courtroom on the second floor of the Courthouse, 200 S. Cherry St., before Monday, June 6.Clague further said it will operate similar to video appearances that happen on the first floor for bond appearances.The reason for the new addition is a "safety issue [...]
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Sex case plea results in 12-year sentence
GALESBURG — A Hermon man took a plea deal in a sex case Wednesday morning.Adam H. Sampson, 31, of Knox Highway 8 in Hermon, pleaded guilty to one count of Class X felony predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and one felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.He was sentenced 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be served at 85 percent, on the Class X charge. That is to run at the same time as a seven-year sentence, to be served at 50 [...]
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Drug treatment earns Galesburg man a second chance
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man was granted a second chance Wednesday afternoon.Robert G. Szydloski, 52, of Day Street, received a term of 30 months' probation and given credit for 180 days served in the Knox County jail for three cases of felony retail theft. It was not known Wednesday what Szydloski would be ordered to pay in court costs and fines, but prosecutors had requested more than $2,000 in restitution payments for the three retail theft offenses.Knox [...]
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Galesburg man takes plea deal in drug case
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man received probation and jail time in his meth case Wednesday morning.Timothy J. Mackillican, 33, of East South Street, pleaded guilty to one felony count of possession of meth manufacturing materials. He was put on four years' probation, sentenced to 90 days in the Knox County jail, given credit for 20 days served, and ordered to pay $7,637.83 in court costs and fines.A felony count of participation in meth manufacturing less than 15 grams was [...]
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Galesburg man faces child porn charges
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man has been charged with nine felony counts of possession of child pornography.Dale W. Brooks, 69, of Spruce Avenue, had a video court appearance before Knox County Judge Stephen Mathers Thursday afternoon.Brooks is charged with seven Class X felony charges of unlawful possession of child porn and two felony counts of unlawful possession of child porn. The difference between those two sets of charges is the dates they are alleged to have occurred, [...]
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