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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. – On Oct. 30 and 31, The Adams County Sheriff’s Office conducted compliance checks on more than 50 registered sex offenders in the county and that led to one arrest. John H. Wilson, 18, who lives in the 500 block of North Sixth, Quincy, was arrested Friday as he was allegedly out…
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Messages found on Rodhouses' phones show discussions about sex with son, submissions and punishments
WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — An eight-woman, four-man jury listened Friday afternoon to 3½ hours of text and Snapchat messages discovered on the cellphones of Austin Rodhouse and his wife…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Another woman testified Friday morning during the Austin Rodhouse trial about how he gave her “Austin massages” when she was a child. However, this woman…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — She cried when she walked past her son when she entered a courtroom in the Pike County Courthouse on Friday morning. She cried again as…
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Jeffrey L. Walton, 34, Palmyra, M0., for FTA-Driving 11-14 Above Limit at 2900 State. Lodged 122Kari Chandler of 1432 State reports her 2018 Honda Pilot’s rear windshield was damaged overnight on 10/22. 113Rashad L. Snoddy, 32, 520 N. 5th for Domestic Battery and Possession of Weapon by Felon. Lodged 134Nicole M. Luthin, 34, 1011 S.…
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Chicago – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Loraine, Ill. man with the dissemination of child sexual abuse material. The case is part of the attorney general’s collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. The Attorney General’s office charged…
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Donald Gash, 86, 1721 Nieders Lane for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash at 24th and Ohio. 122 Randy Hussong, 70, 2130 Harrison St. for failure to yield – private drive. 122Shana Williams, 51, 620 Madison St. for failure to yield – alley way and no valid DL in the 800 block of…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Jordan Gerard, a former trooper with the Illinois State Police, remembered the look on the face of Austin Rodhouse’s wife when he first spoke with…
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The Brown County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activity:TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS: Unless stated, no injuries were reported and damage to the vehicle was over $1500.00.10/21/2024:Jude Ambroise, Jacksonville struck a deer on Il 99/CR 1465.10/25/2024:Jared T. Fry, Versailles struck a deer on Il 99.10/26/2024:Christopher A. Gonzalez, Mt. Sterling struck a deer on CR 825E and received a…
Read Full Article Amber Dunne, 42, 204 Locust St. for fighting at 921 N. 12th. 148Arnulfo Martinez, 49, Homeless for Forgery at 2827 Broadway on 10-23-24.Mathew Tourney, 35, and Shaandra Lewis, 37, both of 1104 Chestnut St. for fighting. 136Rick Goodapple, 2315 Elm St., reports while parked at his residence, his unlocked gold 2018 Chevrolet was entered on…
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WARNING: This story includes descriptions of explicit violence and graphic sexual content that may be considered profane, vulgar or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. PITTSFIELD, Ill. — “Make yourself a bowl of dog food. You’ll eat it on the floor like an obedient bitch.” Assistant State’s Attorney Leecia Carnes didn’t mess around…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man faces charges after firing off a handgun at a car following an argument. On Tuesday, Andrew J.L. Lewis, 29, of Hannibal was charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon. The charges stem from an incident that began Monday at approximately 10:25 a.m. in the 1100 block of Colfax. An…
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10/20/2024 @ 01:47:16, S. Main St., Center St. Nature of Complaint Suspicious ActivityPublic Narrative Deputy responded to a suspicious activity on S Main St.10/20/2024 @ 02:20:17, S. Main St., Mason, Center Nature of Complaint Traffic StopPublic Narrative Deputy conducted a traffic stop on S Main St.10/20/2024 @ 03:20:14, Highway 19 Highway 61, Center Nature of…
Read Full Article Cody M. Felker, 34, of 909 1/2 S. 11th for No Valid Registration, DWLR and Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle at 15th and Jefferson. NTA 101Heather M. Osbourne, 26, 630 Adams for Open Liquor in Vehicle at 28th and Cedar. NTA 101Heather M. Osbourne, 26, 630 Adams for FTA DWLS at 28th and Cedar. Lodged 101Ananias…
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QUINCY — A Quincy man facing a charge of first-degree murder is set to enter a guilty plea and agree to a cap of 30 years on a sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections when he appears Nov. 8 in Adams County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge Tad Brener filed an order Monday afternoon stating…
Read Full Article Rudy Salinas, 35, Quincy for failure to obey stop sign and no insurance. NTA 104Patrick W. Taylor, 34, Chicago for disregarding a stop sign. PTC 126LaMonte Amos, 28, Quincy for FTA driving while revoked. Lodged 104Joseph H. Holtschlag reports his shed at 401 Elm burglarized, a DeWalt speaker was stolen that should be covered in…
Read Full Article Lisa Moore, 63, Pearl for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident.Riley Walden, 27, Hannibal, Mo., for Failure to Yield Right of Way.Michael Cooper, 63, of Florissant, Mo., for Speeding.Cass D. Tasco, 34, Homeless for FTA Trespassing. Lodged 173Jerrill L. Humphrey, 38, Quincy for Adams County Warrants for Leaving the Scene of an Accident…
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Three Pike County men are scheduled to be in court in the next few weeks as a result of their arrests for violating the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act. Chief Deputy Zack Orr with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted criminal investigations in late 2023 and in 2024 and charged the following men for failing…
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