Crime

Murphysboro man pleads guilty to meth charges

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, August 26th, 2011, 2:09pm

Murphysboro man pleads guilty to meth charges

MURPHYSBORO, IL (KFVS) - The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced Friday a Murphysboro man pleaded guilty on August 25 for conspiracy to make meth charges.

Christopher R. Davenport, 27, or Murphysboro pleaded guilty to a one-count, third superseding indictment, charging him with conspiracy to make meth. According to U.S. Attorney of Southern Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton, Davenport had a prior felony drug conviction so his offenses carry a penalty of 20 years to life in prison, a fine of up to $8,000,000 and 10 years supervised release.

Wigginton says between 2009 and April 6, 2011 in Jackson, Union, Randolph and Williamson Counties Davenport was involved with others in the making, distribution and use of meth. He says on multiple occasions, Davenport stole anhydrous ammonia, which he and others used to make meth.

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Cobden man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in I-57 crash

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011, 5:02pm

Cobden man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in I-57 crash

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Tuesday that Daniel J. Bible, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of reckless homicide in connection with the fatal I-57 crash.

Bible, who lived at 401 Appleknocker Street in Cobden, Ill., faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. A sentence hearing has been set for September 20 at the Union County courthouse in Jonesboro, Ill.

Bible was indicted in April after a March 23 traffic crash on Interstate 57 that resulted in the death of an Anna man.

He was taken into custody on April 15 in Marion by Marion police and Illinois State Police. He is currently being held at the Jackson County Jail on $150,000 bond.

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Anna man sentenced to 25 years in prison for hijacking

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26th, 4:32 pm

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - Union County State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds announced that Bradley Schlenker of Anna, Ill. was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison in the Illinois Department of Corrections

Schlenker was indicted by a Union County Grand Jury for a class x felony on a charge of aggravated car hijacking.

Edmonds said Schlenker abducted a former girlfriend on Monday, October 25, 2010 and held her for several hours. He was taken into custody early Tuesday morning, October 26 after a highspeed chase on US Highway 51 near Anna.

Schlenker pleaded guilty before Presiding Judge Mark Boie at the Union County courthouse in Jonesboro.

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Wayne Co. man sentenced to four years in prison

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 26th, 4:23 pm

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - Union County State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds announced Tuesday that Carl Brooks of Wayne County, Ill. has been sentenced to four years in prison.

According to Edmonds, Brooks gave false information to Illinois State Police during a traffic stop on May 26 in rural Cobden, Ill. while they were conducting a meth-related investigation .

Brooks will be held in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a class four felony charge for obstructing justice.

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Anna man indicted on three counts of delivering pot

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011, 12:49pm

Anna man indicted on three counts of delivering pot

ANNA, IL (KFVS) - The Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Wednesday that an Anna man was indicted on three counts of delivering pot.

Thomas E. Halterman, of 3490 New Saratoga Road, was alleged to have sold pot on several occasions in Anna during May of 2011.

He was indicted by the Union County Grand Jury. The three counts of delivering pot are all class four felonies.

Halterman was arrested on July 18 after an investigation by the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force

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Anna man pleads guilty to child porn

Submitted by Christy Hendricks

Monday, July 11th, 2011, 11:14am

BENTON, IL (KFVS) - An Anna man pleaded guilty to child pornography Thursday in Federal District Court in Benton, Illinois.

Rondale Lee Chapman, 45, will face a minimum 15-year sentence for production of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Illinois.

His sentencing is set for November 3, 2011.

After his release, Chapman will be on supervised released for the rest of his life and be required to register as a sex offender.

He has been in custody since March 10, 2011.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crime Task Force, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Jonesboro Police Department, and the Union County State’s Attorney’s Office investigated the case.

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Ameren Illinois warns of possible fraud calls

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Thursday, July 7th, 2011, 11:54am

Ameren Illinois warns of possible fraud calls

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - Ameren Illinois issued a warning Thursday of con artists trying to defraud customers and may be trying to steal identities by demanding payment by phone.

Ameren says the targets appear to be small businesses and residential customers.

“Ameren Illinois representatives never come to your business or home and demand payments or threaten to disconnect service unless they receive a payment," said Stan Ogden, vice president of Customer Service and Public Relations. "Our field representatives do not accept payments for service.

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