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Camp Point woman charged with domestic battery after allegedly beating man with crutch

August 26, 2023 | By Muddy River News

CAMP POINT, Ill. — A Camp Point woman is facing domestic battery charges after allegedly beating a man with a crutch early Friday morning. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department responded to a rural Camp Point address for a report of domestic battery at approximately 1:27 a.m. Friday. An investigation revealed the battery occurred at…

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'A little girl is supposed to be able to trust her father': Gilker receives 19-year sentence for sexual assault, sexual exploitation of child

July 7, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — The voice of assistant state’s attorney Laura Keck trembled as she read aloud the seven-word victim impact statement of Bruce Gilker Jr.’s daughter during his sentencing hearing Wednesday afternoon in Adams County Circuit Court. “Bud makes me nervous, scared and sad,” she wrote. An Adams County jury found Gilker guilty May 11 of…

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