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White County Senior Citizens Center Makes Plea for Community Assistance

Wednesday, September 11 by Jc Tinsley

For more than 50 years, the White County Senior Citizens Center has been serving folks. Among those services are meals, both at the center and home delivered, of which the center has provided nearly 21,000 home delivered meals this year to 190 individuals and...

Prater Gets Two Decades Behind Bars in Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault Plea Deal Wednesday

Thursday, March 21 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi man arrested nearly 10 months ago on five counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault is heading to prison. It was May 25th of 2023 when Carmi Police pulled Jordan Prater over and ended up arresting him on a warrant issued just a...

Bowles Receives Stayed Jail Sentence Despite Meth Guilty Plea

Tuesday, October 24 by Jc Tinsley

66 year old Robert Bowles has received a 6 month stayed jail sentence following his arrest earlier this month in Emma Township. According to White County Sheriff Jordan Weiss, Bowles was arrested just before noon on October 13th. He was driving a township dump...

Strean Arrested on Same Drug Charges Months after Guilty Plea

Thursday, August 24 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi man is back behind bars on the same drug charges just 8 months after a previous arrest. 67 year old David Strean was arrested back in December and charged with possession of meth. He’d be found guilty, given a 6 month stayed...

Sanjay J. Lewis Enters Open Plea of Guilty Wednesday in White County Court

Thursday, October 8 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Sanjay J. Lewis, 46, of Grayville, entered an open plea of guilty, Wednesday, to the offense of Aggravated Domestic Battery, a class 2 felony, and Aggravated Battery, a class 3 felony. Due to his prior criminal history, Lewis qualifies to be sentenced as a...

Swanner Enters Open Plea of “Guilty but Mentally Ill” in White County Court Wednesday

Thursday, October 1 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Clayton Andrew Swanner, 36, Crossville, entered an open plea of "guilty but mentally ill" to the offense of First Degree Murder with an agreed sentencing range of 20-45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The case has been set for a sentencing hearing...

Three Sentenced in White County Court Monday; One “Open Plea of Guilty” Entered

Tuesday, January 28 by WROY/WRUL Staff

A 29 year old Carmi man, Andrew P. Horne, will be spending 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by 3 years up to his natural life Mandatory Supervised Release, after he was found guilty in White County Court Monday on a...

Keller sentenced in Edwards County after guilty plea in Grayville burglary

Wednesday, December 14 by Jc Tinsley

42 year old Mark Keller of Carmi was sentenced in Edwards County Court on Tuesday in relation to the July burglary of a residence in Grayville.Keller, who last week was sentenced to 17 years in...

Bassmier enters guilty plea in Matz burglary case on Wednesday

Thursday, December 1 by Jc Tinsley

In White County Court on Wednesday, 49 year old Michael Bassemier of Carmi entered an open plea of guilty to one count of burglary in relation to the August burglary of the Hank and Donna Matz residence according to States Attorney Denton Aud.

Plea entered in Hamilton County theft case

Tuesday, April 12 by Jc Tinsley

A plea agreement was entered into Hamilton County Court on Monday. 27 year old Marylou Reynolds of Eldorado pled guilty to one count of Class 3 Felony retail theft in exchange for a sentence of two years of probation. In addition, Reynolds was order...