GALESBURG — A Galesburg man took a plea deal for less than three years in prison for hijacking a vehicle at an area car wash last fall.Juan P. Garcia, 21, South West Street, pleaded guilty to an amended felony charge of aggravated vehicular hijacking and felony possession of cocaine less than 15 grams Tuesday afternoon.He had been set to go to jury [...]
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Galesburg man sentenced for carjacking
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Galesburg man to serve about 2 months for role in Pub brawl
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man took a plea deal for county time for his role in a bar brawl last fall.Tearyll G. Shunick, 28, Lincoln Street, pleaded guilty to felony aggravated battery to a peace officer Wednesday morning. He had another count dismissed in the plea deal, which was reached instead of proceeding to a jury trial this week.Shunick was sentenced to 140 days in the Knox County jail, given credit for two days served and received two years of conditional discharge, [...]
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Former Galesburg man wanted for Indiana murder
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A former Galesburg, Illinois, man is wanted for murder here.Derek R. Ford, 19, formerly of West First Street and currently of Gaywood Drive in Fort Wayne, faces charges of murder and firearm used in commission of offense that results in death in Allen County, according to online records.Ford had two felony charges — resisting a peace officer/corrections employee and obstructing justice — dismissed in Knox County Circuit Court on Tuesday [...]
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Former Galesburg man shot to death in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — A former Galesburg, Illinois, man was killed here earlier this week.Curtis O. Cunningham Jr., 33, Tampa, was shot and died at an area hospital after an incident at about 12:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of West Adalee Street in Tampa.Tampa Police Department spokeswoman Janelle McGregor said Thursday afternoon that Tampa police are “still actively investigating to determine who the suspect or the suspects are.”Cunningham reportedly [...]
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Geneseo man pleads guilty to theft of VA benefits
ROCK ISLAND — A Geneseo man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to theft of government funds and making false statements about his military service to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.Williams R. Jones, 67, Geneseo, appeared before U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow Tuesday morning for those two pleas.According to his federal grand jury indictment from May 2016, those counts said that from December 2014 to December 2015 in Henry County and elsewhere, he "did [...]
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Incident at Showgirls leads to gun, drug charges
GALESBURG — Three men made video court appearances Monday afternoon for their alleged roles in an incident at a local strip club early Sunday.Those were: Orlando J. Hernandez, 24, West South Street; Rogelio C. Vasquez-Salgado, 21, Montgomery; and Miguel A. Alvarez, 24, Fort Madison, Iowa.Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Jonathon Schlake laid out the allegations against the men. He said, referencing a Galesburg police report, that all three men were at Showgirls, [...]
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Cambridge duo charged with car wash break-ins
CAMBRIDGE — A Cambridge man and woman are charged with at least two area break-ins at car washes.Ginger E. Workman, 36, and Jeffrey L. Crotty, 43, both of Cambridge, are charged with felony counts of burglary and possession of burglary tools as well as misdemeanor theft for an incident Aug. 17 in Henry County at the Alpha Car WashThe duo also is wanted for an incident in Galesburg that same day. That was reported to police early Thursday, Aug. 17, at Waterworks, 1153 [...]
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Galesburg woman to have trial over fitness in attempted murder case
GALESBURG — A Galesburg woman's fitness will be decided at a trial in an attempted murder case.Jacqueline J. Wells, 45, South Farnham Street, appeared Tuesday afternoon before Circuit Associate Judge Anthony Vaupel in the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services.Wells has been at a DHS facility since she was found unfit for trial, but [...]
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Galesburg man pleads guilty in nursing home death
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man will serve about 4 1/2 years in prison for the murder of a nursing home resident.Claude R. Shinall, 27, Indiana Avenue, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday morning before Circuit Judge Scott Shipplett. Several other charges were dismissed in the plea deal, including first-degree murder.Shinall, who formerly worked at Marigold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, was charged with beating and choking Gene Farnsworth, 79, while he [...]
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Defense moves to supress meth evidence
GALESBURG — Attorneys will reconvene a motion hearing on whether a search of a vehicle was valid in a meth and reckless homicide crash case.Troy D. Patch, 46, Brimfield, had the court proceeding for about two hours Thursday afternoon before Circuit Judge Paul Mangieri.Patch is represented by Attorney Steve Glasgow of Monmouth and Knox County Assistant State's Attorney Brian Kerr was the prosecutor.The bulk of Thursday's hearing focused on the field test of meth [...]
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Galesburg man federally indicted on gun charges
ROCK ISLAND — A Galesburg man made his first appearance Thursday in a federal gun case.Brandon L.R. Sanchez, 26, Pine Street, was federally indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number for an offense Aug. 2 in Galesburg. That was handed down by a federal grand jury last week.He was arrested on [...]
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Fed cases opened against Galesburg-area duo
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Galesburg-area duo has been arrested in a federal case.Jason D. Chaney, 30, West North Street in Galesburg, Illinois, and Taren N. Coupland, 31, South Street in Avon, Illinois, have had a federal criminal complaint filed against them this week seeking a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.The two have also had Knox County (Galesburg) and Scott County (Davenport) state cases dismissed against them this week due to federal prosecution. [...]
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Ex-Galesburg man charged with sexual assault
GALESBURG — A former Galesburg man is charged with new sex offenses after recently taking a plea deal in a previous sex case.Dewayne M. Dismang, 34, of Fairbury, Nebraska, and formerly of Elm Street in Galesburg, was arrested Aug. 10 in Nebraska on a Knox County arrest warrant.The warrant included charges of felony criminal sexual assault and two counts of felony aggravated criminal sexual assault. The charges revolved around a juvenile who was 13 years old between July [...]
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Galesburg man arrested for having stolen revolver
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man made a video court appearance Tuesday for allegedly stealing a relative's gun.Jason M. Harrold, 30, Fulton Street, is charged with felony counts of possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm while firearm owner's identification card revoked and theft.Galesburg police were called to a home in the 200 block of Fulton Street at about 10:24 p.m. Sunday for a stolen revolver and gun case from a residence there. [...]
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Galesburg man takes plea deal in gun case
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man will serve about a year in prison after taking a plea deal Wednesday afternoon.Aaron B. Frazier, 45, Harrison Street, pleaded guilty to felony possession of a weapon by a felon. That occurred instead of going forward with a motion to suppress hearing before Circuit Judge Scott Shipplett.Frazier was sentenced to 30 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections and was going to be ordered to pay court costs and statutory fines. He was given [...]
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Las Vegas man takes plea deal in Amtrak drug case
GALESBURG — A Las Vegas man took a plea deal in an Amtrak drug case Wednesday morning.Bryan E. O'Neal, 51, Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to felony possession of cannabis and had all other charges dismissed in his case, such as two Class X felonies.O'Neal was sentenced to one year in the Illinois Department of Corrections and fined $5,187. He was given credit for 160 days served in the Knox County jail and his sentence is to be served at 50 percent.That means O'Neal [...]
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Sentence reduction moves forward
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man attempt to have his prison sentence reduced is headed to a hearing later this year.Sterling M. Nicholson, 52, formerly of West Third Street, appeared before Circuit Judge Paul Mangieri Thursday afternoon on his second hearing on his post-conviction relief filing.Post-conviction relief is a three-step process in which an inmate can take issue with certain aspects of their case or sentence.If a filing is found to have merit, an attorney [...]
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Chicagoan jailed for 2016 Galesburg shooting
GALESBURG — A Chicago man is in the Knox County jail on charges related to his alleged involvement in a triple shooting more than a year ago.Maurice V. Chester-Williams, 29, Chicago, made a video court appearance Friday afternoon on a warrant related to a grand jury indictment that was handed up and sealed last September.Chester-Williams is charged with two counts of Class X felony aggravated battery with a firearm, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and [...]
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3 more arrested in connection to meth lab
GALESBURG — Three more local people have been arrested for their alleged roles in a meth lab last month.Those are: William E. Vanwinkle, 67, East Berrien Street; Lloyd E. Allen, 63, East Berrien Street; and Lacy N. Locke, 33, unknown address in Galesburg.The trio who made video court appearances Monday afternoon join four others already arrested in the shake and bake meth lab busted on Aug. 12 at 594 E. Berrien St. [...]
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Knox student runs from attempted robbery
GALESBURG — A Knox College student escaped a robbery attempt early Saturday.According to a Galesburg police report, an 18-year-old male student was leaving the library to return to his dorm room at Seymour Hall, 401 S. West St., at about 1 a.m. Saturday.While walking back to his residence, he was approached by four or five men in their early 20s who demanded his phone. The student told the group that his phone didn't have any minutes, the police report said. [...]
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