Augusta man wanted on forgery charge in Missouri arrested, jailed in Hancock County

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Joel Kessler | Photo courtesy of Hancock County Sheriff's Department

AUGUSTA, Ill. — An Augusta man wanted in Missouri was arrested Sunday afternoon.

Hancock County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested Joel A. Kessler, 40, at a residence in Augusta on a Miller County (Mo.) warrant. A records check confirmed Kessler was wanted for tampering with a motor vehicle and forgery. 

Kessler was transported to the Hancock County Jail. Bond was set at $25,000 by officials in Miller County. Kessler remains in custody pending extradition proceedings. 

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