GALESBURG — Bond was set at $100,000 Monday for a Galesburg man who allegedly was in a fight Friday night.Jonathon Wayne Ostrander, 29, Grand Avenue, appeared Monday for his video bond hearing on aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, and misdemeanor charges of resisting a peace officer and aggravated assault.Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Steve Cichon said the changes stemmed from a fight Friday night in the parking lot at 124 W. Main St. The first charge, [...]
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Friday night fight brings multiple charges against Galesburg man
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Bond set at $50,000 in weapons case
GALESBURG — Bond was set at $50,000 Monday for a Wisconsin man following a traffic stop in which a loaded gun was found underneath the driver's seat.Joseph Lashawn Davis, 26, Madison, Wisconsin, requested a lower bond during a video appearance Monday, but Judge Thomas B. Ewing did not lower it. Davis will be back in court at 9 a.m. Friday on this case and another separate case.Davis was arrested at 12:24 a.m. Sunday at 212 W. Main St. on charges of unlawful possession of [...]
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Galesburg man arrested for drugs after chase
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man's bond was set at $50,000 Monday in a drug case.Christopher Lee Mixon, 32, Maple Avenue, was arrested at 1:16 a.m. Saturday after he eluded officers before pulling into a driveway in the 700 block of West South Street.Mixon had his video bond appearance Monday on charges of possession of cannabis between 2.5 and 10 grams and possession of a controlled substance between 15 and 100 grams.A police report said 10 grams of cannabis was found [...]
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Men remained jailed in alleged tool theft case
GALESBURG — Probable cause was found Tuesday against two men who allegedly stole more than $5,000 worth of tools earlier this month.Stony Michael Adams, 36, East Second Street, and Timothy Michael Longcor, 37, East Second Street, both face three counts each of Class 2 felony burglary and two counts of theft, Class 3 felonies, for a Nov. 13 theft from a warehouse at 460 E. Brooks St.The two are alleged to have taken $5,250 worth of hand tools and both are on probation. A [...]
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No bond reduction for California man accused of transporting pot
GALESBURG — Bond was not reduced Tuesday for a Californian man charged with transporting more than 5,000 grams of cannabis on Interstate 74.Kenneth O. Ratekin, 56, Bethel Isle, California, was in Knox County Court Tuesday for preliminary and bond reduction hearings. He has been charged with unlawful cannabis trafficking, a Class X felony with a conviction no less than 12 years in prison, unlawful possession with intent to deliver cannabis, also a Class X felony, and unlawful [...]
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Judge denies bond reduction in bar brawl case
GALESBURG — A man involved in a bar fight last Friday remains jailed after a judge denied his request for a lower bond.Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing did not lower the bond of Jonathon Wayne Ostrander, 29, Grand Avenue, in his case of aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, and misdemeanor charges of resisting a peace officer and aggravated assault.Ostrander's bond remains at $100,000, $10,000 to get out of jail, for his alleged role in a bar fight in the parking lot at 124 [...]
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Bond $100,000 for gang member with gun
GALESBURG — Bond was set at $100,000 for a Galesburg man who was found with a loaded gun and identified himself as a gang member.Deshawn D. Drain, 24, East North Street, had a video bond appearance Thursday before Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing. He was arrested at 2:17 a.m. Wednesday at the McKnight Street Public Housing Projects after police found a man unconscious lying on the ground.He was arrested on four charge, including unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, a [...]
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Three arrested in home for domestic incidents
GALESBURG — Three people were arrested in the same home Wednesday in two separate domestic cases.Police were called to 1916 E. Main St. twice Wednesday. Eric W. Ferguson, 44, was arrested in the first incident, and hours later Sonya R. Lopez, 33, and Victor T. Everett, 32, were arrested in a domestic incident between the two.All three live at the same residence.Lopez and Everett were arrested 10:08 p.m. Wednesday at their home and charged with Class A misdemeanor [...]
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Conviction overturned in 2003 rape
GALESBURG — After serving 11 years in a state prison, a Galesburg man is going back to trial with preliminary and bond reduction hearings Monday.Antoine D. Bolden was charged with Class X felony criminal sexual assault with a weapon and Class 3 felony criminal restraint in 2003 in the rape of a woman at knifepoint.He was convicted by a jury in 2004 and has been serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections at Mt. Sterling since then.Bolden filed for post- [...]
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Knox County judge denies bond reduction in re-trial
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man's bond was not lowered Monday as his new trial for a 2003 sexual assault case heads to trial early next year.Antoine D. Bolden, 40, was in court for bond reduction and preliminary hearings Monday afternoon on 2003 charges of Class X felony criminal sexual assault with a weapon and Class 3 felony criminal restraint.He is alleged to have raped a woman at knifepoint in 2003, and was sentenced to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections [...]
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Care packages can be sent to Knox County jail inmates
GALESBURG — Friends and family members can now order care packages to send to inmates at the Knox County jail.Knox County jail administrator Louie Glossip said it began this week and is run through www.mycarepack.com."This is something that we thought would be another way that people could let loved ones incarcerated know they are thinking of them," he said.This is going to be available from now on, not just for the holiday season."We thought it would be [...]
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Bond set for trio in meth manufacturing case
GALESBURG — Three people had their bonds set in a methamphetamine manufacturing case Tuesday in Knox County Court.Those three people were arrested early Monday after authorities found a meth lab within an East Grove Street residence.Kimberly Howerton, 48, and Danny Howerton, 41, both of East Grove Street, and Joseph Bayless, 40, Dahinda, were all arrested Monday on charges of Class X felony unlawful participation in methamphetamine production between 100 and 400 grams, [...]
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Officials explore extended visits with Knox County jail inmates
GALESBURG — Local officials are working to determine if contact visits could be allowed between Knox County jail inmates and their children.One of those inmates had a motion hearing in the juvenile court Tuesday afternoon before 9th Judicial Circuit Court Associate Judge Ray Cavanaugh. Two previous inmates had sought court orders to have conjugal visits, or extended family visits where contact can be made, to bond with their children, which Cavanaugh had granted.One of [...]
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Californian sentenced for pot possession
GALESBURG — After serving a jail sentence, a California man will have his probation transferred back to his home state.Elton G. Ward, 41, Carmichael, California, pleaded guilty Thursday to Class 2 felony unlawful possession of cannabis and will serve 120 days in the Knox County jail. He was given credit for 35 days served and will go on 48 months' probation after his release and have to pay $39,197 in costs, of which $35,000 is the street value of the cannabis he was arrested [...]
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Knox County Court: Two men face poaching charges
GALESBURG — Two men were charged with deer poaching in Knox County recently.Wesley L. Dauen, 58, Albany, had seven unlawful take/possess/deer petty offense charges filed against him on Dec. 3 along with three charges of falsify/counterfeit license.An additional unlawful take and falsify/counterfeit license petty offense charges were added Thursday.Douglas K. Roberts, 55, New Windsor, was fined $120 for deer hunting permit violation, and paid that fine, Thursday at [...]
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Wataga woman in court twice in two days
GALESBURG — A Wataga woman was in court for the second consecutive day Thursday for a video bond appearance on new charges.Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing set bond at $10,000 Friday for Tahnee Danielle Marie Mountjoy, 31, Wataga, for a charge of aggravated assault to a child. She will need to pay $1,000 to get out of jail.Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Steve Cichon said Mountjoy had returned from jail Thursday night after she was arrested Wednesday on a Knox County [...]
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Knox County Court: Man has charges increased in weapons case
GALESBURG — A bond reduction was denied for a Galesburg man, whose charges were increased after his bond was set.Deshawn D. Drain, 24, East North Street, now is charged with Class X felony armed habitual criminal, which carries a prison sentence of six to 30 years, and a Class 2 felony charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon now carries Class X felony sentencing guidelines, also a prison sentence of six to 30 years.Drain asked for his bond to be reduced [...]
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Women sentenced to prison in separate drug cases
GALESBURG — Two women pleaded guilty in Knox County Court Wednesday in drug cases and will serve sentences in the Illinois Department of Corrections.Ashley M. Anderson, 31, Willard Street, pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials, Class 4 felony retail theft, Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance and Class 4 felony aggravated DUI.The following charges were dismissed against Anderson for her plea Wednesday: Class [...]
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Man gets 5 years in prison in aggravated sexual abuse case
GALESBURG — A man was sentenced Wednesday in Knox County Court to five years in prison for inappropriately touching an underage girl.Adam M. Schultz, 37, was given that sentence after accepting a plea deal. He had been scheduled for a bench trial on Thursday in his case.Schultz had been charged with three counts of Class 2 felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse, of which two counts were dropped for his plea Wednesday.He was given credit for 114 days served [...]
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Bond reduced in aggravated battery case
GALESBURG — Bond was lowered Wednesday for a Galesburg man charged with assaulting a woman.Clayton L. Clay, 21, Oxford Lane, had his bond reduced from $25,000 to $4,000 Wednesday during his first appearance with a public defender before Knox County Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing. That means he can post $400 to get out of jail, and if that amount is posted he is not to have contact with the victim for 72 hours.He has been charged with Class 3 felony aggravated battery, [...]
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