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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2002
Page
1
ColumnONE at Anna Jonesboro High School invites students to view life through the lens in a feature on Page 1B. Inside state coverage notes a governor defending bombing pilot fund-raiser on Page 3A.
FBI agents searched a Tacoma home with metal detectors as the nationwide manhunt for the serial sniper intensified. An arrest warrant was issued for an armed and dangerous suspect, identified as John Allen Mohammed also known as John Allen Williams, though officials cautioned he may not be involved in the killings. Police defended earlier communications amid criticism of the investigation.
The Illinois clemency hearings on death row inmates spark backlash as gruesome details dominate coverage. Gov. Ryan shies from blanket clemency amid victim families’ pain and editorials urging a halt. Northwestern’s Larry Marshall warns about public fatigue masking system flaws.
In Perry County Illinois two Du Quoin teens were ruled fit to stand trial on charges they murdered taxicab driver James Adcock and stole $90. Sixteen-year-old Carl Farrell is being tried as an adult. a 14-year-old is to be evaluated for adult trial eligibility. Proceedings spanned fitness hearings with judges noting both youths are fit to stand trial while depressions in spirits were noted for Farrell.
Perry County officials plan to challenge how a sales tax law is interpreted to claim tax revenue from coal mined near the Randolph County line. County treasurer Tibretta Bigham-Reiman says Perry could receive proceeds from the Zeigler No. 11 mine, while State's Attorney David Stanton and consultant Robert Spencer argue the statute favors the extraction location, not the area of sale.
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