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Belleville Father Charged Over Abduction of Children to Tennessee
Edward L. Ray, 39, faces charges in Tennessee and St. Clair County after taking his two young children, Tanner 2 and Victoria 3, from their home with a confrontation that spurred a rolling roadblock. The children later returned to Belleville with their mother Sherri Herrmann. Meanwhile in Illinois authorities report 15 suspected SARS cases linked to two travelers from Asia, with health officials stressing no immediate public risk.
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Belleville
Martin, Tenn
Edward L. Ray
Tennessee
St. Clair ‘County
Ray
Tanner Ray
Victoria Ray
Sherri Herrmann
Herrmann
Chicago
Asia
Illinois
Eric Whitaker
Illinois Department of Public Health