GALESBURG — A Galesburg man has been charged with six felonies related to a meth lab.Ricky D. Niswonger, 26, Arnold Street, had his first appearance with a public defender Wednesday before Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing.He is back in court at 2 p.m. Dec. 29 for preliminary and bond reduction hearings. On Tuesday, Ewing set Niswonger's bond at $250,000, $25,000 to get out of jail, during his video bond appearance.The most serious of Niswonger's charges is one count [...]
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Galesburg man faces six felonies in meth lab case
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Security increased at Abingdon-Avon district after threat
ABINGDON — An Abingdon-Avon High School student was arrested early Thursday morning after making threats against the school.The school, and all the schools in District 276, remained open Thursday after the Abingdon Police Department determined there were no further threats against the high school.Abingdon Police Chief Ken Jones confirmed a high school student was taken into custody after 9 p.m. Wednesday and officially charged at just after [...]
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Monmouth couple charged in new theft case
GALESBURG — A Monmouth couple was arrested on charges of using another person's credit card to make purchases weeks after being arrested for similar offenses in a separate case.Joshua Allen Brown, 35, and Lindsey Kay Goudy, 28, both of Monmouth, were arrested Friday night after allegedly stealing a credit card from a car and using it to pay for hotel rooms. Both had video bond appearances before Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing Monday on the new charges.Brown has been [...]
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Three waive hearings in meth case
GALESBURG — Three people in a methamphetamine manufacturing case all waived their preliminary hearings Monday.Danny Howerton, 41, and Kimberly Howerton, 48, both of East Grove Street, and Joseph Bayless, 40, Dahinda, appeared before Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing on Monday. All have been charged with Class X felony unlawful participation in methamphetamine production between 100 and 400 grams, Class 2 felony possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials and Class 3 [...]
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Galesburg police investigate shooting of man
GALESBURG — A 20-year-old man was shot late Monday night in the city.Galesburg police were called to Cottage Hospital at about 11:50 p.m. Monday for a man in the emergency room with a gunshot wound to his leg.Initially, authorities were told at the hospital by the victim and others that were with him that the shooting occurred outside of Grand Liquor, 1280 Grand Ave.A person with the group at the hospital then told police it happened a few blocks away from Grand [...]
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ATM thief sentenced to 18 years in DOC
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in the state department of corrections for his role in a string of ATM thefts last year.Dustin M. Johnson, 32, Ohio Avenue, accepted a plea deal Wednesday on eight separate felony cases against him. He pleaded guilty to eight counts of Class 2 felony burglary, one count of Class 2 felony possession of a weapon by a felon and one count of Class 1 felony residential burglary.Several other felony charges [...]
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Wisconsin trio arrested on meth charges
GALESBURG — Three Wisconsin residents were arrested on methamphetamine charges early Wednesday.Jason D. Hocking, 44; Dylan J. Hocking, 22; and Brenda Haupert, 18, all of Benton, Wisconsin, were arrested at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday at 2140 E. Main St.All were arrested on the following charges: one count of Class X felony unlawful participation in meth manufacturing between 15 and 100 grams, one count of Class 2 felony possession of meth manufacturing materials, Class 3 felony [...]
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Former nursing home employee arraigned in case of deceased resident
GALESBURG — Gene Farnsworth still had bruises on his face when his family buried him.That angered members of his family as they discussed his life after the arraignment of the man charged with beating Farnsworth.The family said Farnsworth continued to have nightmares of the attack, and nurses at the Monmouth Nursing Home, where he went to live after his hospital stay, would talk to him at night to put him at ease.Farnsworth had been a resident of Marigold [...]
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Police seeking information in shooting case
GALESBURG — City police are asking for information regarding a weekend shooting.The Galesburg Police Department, on its Facebook page, asked for any person with information regarding a shooting behind Jersey's Bar to contact its special operations division at (309) 345-3750.In a post, the department said officers and Knox County Sheriff's Office officials responded to the alley behind Jersey's Bar, located at 65 S. Cherry St., at 1:40 a.m. Sunday for a shooting victim. [...]
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Judge denies bond reduction in meth case
GALESBURG — A bond reduction was denied for a Galesburg man charged with six felonies related to manufacturing methamphetamine.On Tuesday, Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing denied a reduction of the $250,000 bond, $25,000 to get out of jail, for Ricky D. Niswonger, 26, Arnold Street.Ewing cited Niswonger's criminal history and the current charges against Niswonger as why he denied the motion. The most serious charge against him is one count of Class X felony unlawful [...]
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Bond reduced pending drug rehab
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man's bond was lowered dependent on his acceptance into a drug addiction recovery program.Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing agreed to lower the bond for Benjamin W. Norville, 23, East U.S. Highway 150, from $100,000 to $10,000 on the condition that Norville is accepted into an inpatient treatment program.Norville waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon before his bond reduction hearing. He has been charged with Class 1 felony [...]
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Galesburg man pleads to aggravated battery
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man took a plea deal instead of proceeding with a scheduled bench trial Wednesday.Ross A. Keith, 32, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to two counts of Class 3 felony aggravated battery and received a straight conviction on one count of Class A Misdemeanor resisting a peace officer. He was also charged $644 in court costs.In exchange for the plea, a charge of Class 2 felony unlawful failure to register as a sex offender was dismissed. [...]
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Man faces 15 charges following early morning chase
GALESBURG — A Knoxville man was arrested on 15 charges after leading police on a variable speed chase through the south side of Galesburg early Friday morning.According to police reports, Joe L. Myers took police on a chase where his speeds ranged from less than 10 mph to over 60 mph in the area of Berrien, Monmouth Boulevard and Harding streets. He damaged a fence on private property and attempted top flee police on foot.Officers said, when arrested, he lied about his [...]
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Galesburg police investigating home invasion
GALESBURG — Police continue to investigate a home invasion that took place earlier this week.A couple called police after four men dressed in all black entered their home in the 1000 block of Lyman Street late Tuesday.According to a police report, authorities were called to the home about 9:44 p.m. Tuesday and talked with the victims, who were not injured. The couple told police they answered a side door expecting it to be a relative, but it was instead four males [...]
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Two face charges for operating meth lab
GALESBURG — Two people could face a minimum of 12 to 15 years for operating a methamphetamine lab.Brooke E. Zwicky, 18, and Derrick W. Jones, 25, both of North Pleasant Avenue, were arrested at 2:34 a.m. Wednesday. They had video bond appearances Thursday where their bonds were set at $250,000 each, $25,000 to get out of jail.They will both be back in court at 11 a.m. Monday for their first appearances with their public defenders.Zwicky and Jones have been each [...]
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237 new laws went into effect Jan. 1 in Illinois
CHICAGO — Illinois police and sheriff’s departments will have to abide by new laws beginning Friday, including guidelines on officers wearing body cameras and limiting their use of chokeholds.The directives are among 237 new laws taking effect Jan. 1. Others crack down on drunk drivers, ban gay-conversion therapy for minors and allow terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs that are still years away from being sold.The measures aimed at increasing police [...]
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Judges shift duties in district
GALESBURG — A few Ninth Judicial Circuit judge changes have taken place and go into effect today.Circuit Judge Thomas B. Ewing spent 2015 in courtroom 101 at the Knox County Courthouse and now he returns to his home county of Fulton County. Replacing him in that courtroom is Circuit Judge Stephen C. Mathers.Circuit Judges Paul L. Mangier and Scott Shipplett remain as felony case judges on the second floor. Shipplett, however, is no longer going to be the judge for the [...]
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Suspect sought in Gulfport shooting
GULFPORT — Illinois State Police are searching for a Burlington, Iowa, man in connection with a shooting at a night club in Gulfport.According to a state police news release, ISP Zone 4 investigators responded to a reported shooting at 3:53 a.m. Dec. 27, 2015, at Charlie's Angels Adult Nightclub in Gulfport. Investigators determined a confrontation between two individuals led to a large altercation at the bar. During the altercation the suspect involved in the initial [...]
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Arraignment set for Monmouth couple in theft case
GALESBURG — A Monmouth couple waived their preliminary hearings Monday as their theft cases move forward.Joshua Allen Brown, 35, and Lindsey Kay Goudy, 28, both of Monmouth, waived those hearings and will both be arraigned at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 13. That arraignment date already had been set in the duo's case from November.The preliminary hearings Monday were for allegedly using a stolen credit card between Dec. 10 and Dec. 16. Goudy was charged with Class 3 felony unlawful [...]
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Man released from jail, but more charges pending
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man arrested on felony drug charges was released from the Knox County jail after posting his driver's license Monday. That was because two traffic tickets were the only charges before Circuit Judge Stephen C. Mathers at the time of the video bond appearance of Quennel Treymane Augusta, 39, North Prairie Street.Augusta was arrested early Sunday for felony possession of a controlled substance less than 15 grams; felony manufacturing/delivery of one to 15 [...]
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