A Burnt Prairie man is being held in the White County Jail after being arrested for battery on Friday evening. At around 9:20 PM officers with the Carmi Police Department responded to a fight in progress at the Carmi Elks Lodge. After arriving on scene and speaking with the involved parties 40 year old Coy Masterson was taken into custody for Aggravated Battery. Masterson appeared in court this morning via Zoom where bond was set at $25,000. He is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on March 27th at 10AM.
