Adams County State's Attorney's Office
October 10, 2024 | By Muddy River News
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Quincy woman with sexual assault and manufacturing and disseminating child pornography. Blake S. Wakefield, 22, was charged in Adams County Circuit Court with three Class X felonies including one count of predatory criminal sexual assault, punishable by up to 60 years in prison; one count of manufacturing child…
Read Full Article August 9, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Adams County State’s Attorney Gary Farha recently announced changes in the state’s attorney’s office. Laura Keck, who has been with the state’s attorney’s office since November 2012, was promoted to lead trial attorney. She replaces Josh Jones, who started his new job as an associate judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit in July. Jones and…
Read Full Article July 5, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chief Judge Frank McCartney rattled off three reasons why the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit believe Josh Jones will be an excellent associate judge. Intelligent. Prepared. An effective litigator. McCartney, a judge during several cases Jones tried as an assistant state’s attorney in Adams County, offered one more reason. He turned to…
Read Full Article May 22, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The arraignments of a Springfield man and a Quincy man have been delayed because an Adams County public defender is questioning how the Pretrial Fairness Act, also known as the Safe-T Act, is being interpreted in Adams County. Kareun Brewer, 21, and Latwaon McCray, 42, appeared in Adams County Circuit Court on Tuesday…
Read Full Article October 18, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Adams County Jury Commission, wants to inform the community about a telephone scam taking place in reference to jury duty. In these calls, people claim to be a representative of either Adams County or the Adams County…
Read Full Article June 24, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Anita Rodriguez will miss all the people she’s worked with in the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office. She has great admiration for the law enforcement agencies she worked with — the Quincy Police Department, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police — in her role as an assistant state’s attorney.…
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