Delayed Start For Gaddis Bank Robbery Trial
The Jackson County case against ex Carbondale police officer James Gaddis for armed robbery of First Southern Bank on Old Murphysboro Road is postponed. Associate Judge E Dan Kimmel will review a defense request to substitute a judge. trial now target May or June. Gaddis, 29, is out on $1 million bond and faces over $22,000 stolen. co defendant Anthony Fike, 37, also faces armed robbery charges and has a $50,000 bond with a May 9 trial.
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Gaddis
Jackson County
James Gaddis
Carbondale
Mike Wepsiec
E. Dan Kimmel
Brian Drew
Benton
First Southern Bank
Old Murphysboro Road
Anthony Fike
Murphysboro
Fike
Flagman hit in Eden construction zone injuries widen
Dale Davitz 72 of Ellis Grove suffered major injuries after an SUV struck him in a Randolph County construction zone on Illinois 154 near Eden. Andy Dilday 34 of Pinckneyville faces charges for failing to stop for a flagman, windshield defect, and no valid registration. He was eastbound about 86 feet east of Francine Street when the crash occurred around 7:21 a.m. Davitz was hospitalized at Sparta Hospital.
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Dale Davitz
Ellis Grove
Andy Dilday
Pinckneyville
Illinois 154
Francine Street
Eden
Dilday
Davitz
Sparta Hospital
Illinois
Suit filed to bank funding for Creal Springs school
Tom Wolf filed in Williamson County Circuit Court a suit by Marion Unity School District foe group seeking to overturn plans for funding a new Creal Springs school. Attorney Ron Osman represents the plaintiff. Wade Hudgens confirms the matter. A review is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 9.
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Political Action Committee
Creal Springs
Ron Osman
Tom Wolf
Williamson County
Marion Unity School District
Wade Hudgens
Visited hero Mackenzie Bearup Shares Sheltering Books Journey
Alpharetta teen Mackenzie Bearup started collecting books at 13 to ease pain from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Her nonprofit Sheltering Books Inc has donated over 63 000 books to homeless shelters and earned CNN Hero honor in 2010. She spoke at Marion Junior High urging student involvement.
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Uncil Rodriguez
Mackenzie Bearup
Marion
Bearup
CNN
Alpharetta
Sheltering Books Inc
Marion Junior High School
Tessa Pietrantoni
Galatia Man Arrested After Crawl Space Sighting
Galatia resident Brian Potts a 37 year old felon with pending warrants was found in a Lesser area crawl space after a welfare check report. Police learned Potts had meth and cannabis in addition to felony weapon charges and a Gallatin County fleeing charge. Police found the crawl space hatch opened during the welfare call and Potts was identified as a known meth user.
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Brian Potts
Galatia
Lesser
Rob Barrett
Saline County
South Walnut Street
West Franklin County Central Dispatch
Barrett
Potts
McNamara Speaks at Southern Illinois Drug Conference
Tom McNamara delivered a first time session on Motorcycle Street Gangs and the Drug Trade at the eighth annual Southern Illinois Methamphetamine and Other Drugs Awareness Conference held at John A Logan College in Carterville. About 1,000 attendees heard the session and McNamara recalled his path from Carbondale to the Illinois State Police as an undercover narcotics officer.
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Carterville
John A. Logan College
Tom McNamara
Southern Illinois
McNamara
Set
Chicago South Side
Carbondale
Steve Jahnke
the Southern
Ralph Weisheit
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Randolph County
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Palmira
Ind
Illinois State Police District 13
Kenner
Crossroads Hospital
Mount Vernon
Cadell Rodriguez
Creal Springs Plan
Thesouthern.com
Becky Malkovich
Stephen Rickers
Creal Springs School
Marion Junior High
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