Three men charged after traffic stop near Benton accident
Benton police arrested driver Charles E. Cockrum 30 of 1206 Espy St Benton for disobeying a stop sign driving with license revoked and marijuana possession. Passengers Jimmie Dean Hut chinson 27 of 201 S Market St and James E Williams 26 of Christopher were charged with marijuana possession after the car left the road on Lickliter Street and odors of cannabis were detected. Arrests occurred at 11 10 p m Saturday. Also reported were stolen four wire wheel covers worth 340 from Bob Brock’s car at a Benton bowling alley and a domestic disturbance leading to aggravated battery and resisting arrest charges against William Frank Herman of N Eighth St.
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Benton
Mark Drake
Charles E. Cockrum
Espy St
Jimmie Dean Hutchinson
S. Market St
Christopher
James E. Willams
Drake
Cockrum
Lickli
Ter
Bob Brock
Logan
William Frank Herman
N. Eighth St
Benton man 70 faces theft charge after shoplifting
A 70-year-old Benton man, Gene Conti, was arrested for shoplifting outside Wal-Mart in Marion Sunday. A store manager saw a $55 fishing reel hidden under his coat and Conti posted $100 bail, released from Williamson County jail, and is due in court Friday after Wal-Mart manager Rick Rineman escorted him back into the store from his car.
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Benton
Wal-Mart
Marion
Gene Conti
Williamson County
Rick Rineman
Conti
Wreck leads to DUI charge for Carbondale man
Harrell G. Cooper, 33, was ticketed for driving under the influence after a Sunday crash in Marion. Police say he was southbound on North Court Street at about 4 p.m. when he veered off the road and hit a utility pole in the 300 block. Cooper was treated and released from Marion Memorial Hospital. his car was towed from the scene.
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Carbondale
Alchohol
Marion
Harrell G. Cooper
Marion Memorial Hospital
Cooper
North Court Street
Fire fuels toxic fumes in West Frankfort home
West Frankfort firefighters battled flames and toxic smoke from a structure on Franklin Street early Saturday. The vacant 700 block home suffered an estimated $10,000 loss and possible wiring defect tied to the blaze. Owner Bob Riddle reported no injuries among residents or responders.
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West Frankfort
Franklin Street
Bob Riddle
Frankfort
Ralph Unham
Gee 2
Abil
Pai
Man Robs Motorist of 195 Dollars on Bridge Street
Murphysboro police report a strong-arm robbery on Bridge Street about 10 30 p m. A black male 6 feet tall with a medium afro and army fatigue jacket asked for the wallet and fled after taking 195 from the driver Movntie Carter of Lakeview Apartments. The wallet was recovered but the cash missing.
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Murphysboro
Mvntie Carter
Lakeview Apartis
Bridge Street
Carter
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Ane
F.E.T
Snow Tire
NEC
Monroe
N.Y
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