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Three Prisoners Shipped From Franklin County Jail
Three inmates departed Benton this morning for Menard State Penitentiary. Robert Ratliff, 20, of Mt. Vernon. James Hammonds, 22, of Benton. and Arzie Willard Brown, 23, of Christopher, were taken by Deputy Sheriff Harlan Eldridge to begin sentences. Brown faces 2% to three years for child abandonment, Ratliff 1 to 10 years for burglary. both were sentenced by Judge Randall S. Quindry. Hammonds, from Menard on auto larceny, was brought to serve as a witness in a trial rescheduled for next March and returned to the penitentiary until needed again.
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Franklin County
Benton
Menard State Penitentiary
Senvices
Harlan Eldridge
Menard
Robert Ratliff
Mt. Vernon
James Hammonds
Arzie Willard Brown
Christopher
Brown
Ratliff
Circuit Court
Randall S$. Quindry
Hammonds