Marion man’s sentence cut by two years
Ricky Skelton, 26, had his armed robbery sentence reduced from 10 to eight years in Williamson County circuit court after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the plastic cap gun used in the Aug. 10, 1978 Marion robbery was not a dangerous weapon. Skelton remains at Menard Correctional Center serving the second year of his term.
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Marion
Williamson County
State Supreme Court
Ricky Skelton
George Oros
Skelton
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
Menard Correctional Center
Murphysboro Woman Abducted by Three Men in Carbondale
Janet Lane, a Murphysboro resident, told Carbondale police she was kidnapped by three men while approaching her car at University Mall. They forced her to drive around the northeast side for about two hours, eventually fleeing unharmed as her purse was rummaged. No weapons were used.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Janet Lane
University Mall
Ms. Lane
Home invasion armed robbery reported at 506 East College Street
Carbondale police investigate a Monday night home invasion and armed robbery at 506 E College St. Two suspects wearing ski masks and armed with a knife entered Ma gion Sugar's apartment, tied Sagar, and stole cash and stereo equipment before fleeing.
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Carbondale
E. College St
Magion Sugar
Sagar
Man charged in Sparta car theft case in Chester
A St. Louis man, Lee Jay Pondexter, 41, was arrested in Sparta and charged with theft over $150 after allegedly driving a stolen 1975 Thunderbird from St. Louis. He is jailed in Chester awaiting a circuit court appearance. Randolph County also held Randy Keith Grider, 20, on a probation violation warrant related to cannabis.
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St. Louis
Sparta
Chester
Lee Jay Pondexter
Randolph County
Pondexer
Randy Keith Grider
Grider
Black History Quiz Set for SIUC and MVSU Event
SIUC and Mississippi Valley State University students will compete in a Black History Awareness Quiz at 5 p.m. in Ballroom A and B, Student Center, in Carbondale. Sponsored by the Carbondale Ministerial Alliance, the event opens a Black History Month series organized by SIAC's BAC under the Office of Student Development.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Wits
Mississippi Valley State University
SIUC
Ministerial Alliance of Carbondale
SIAC
Black Affairs Council
BAC
Office of Student Development At
Siu-C
Stolen Stereo Worth 1550 From Carbondale Store
Carbondale police investigated a burglary at Nalder Stereo on 715 S University Ave where a stereo valued at 1550 was taken after a front window was broken. Owner Kenneth Nalder reported the loss on Monday.
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Carbondale
Kenneth Nalder
Nalder
S. University Ave
Wood as fuel topic tonight at Marion
A program on wood as fuel will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service office in Marion. It will compare wood costs with other fuels, cover features to look for in wood burning stoves, and discuss safety precautions.
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Williamson County Cooperative Extension Service
N. Madison St
Marion
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