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Dahlgren Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Child Pornography Case

Wednesday, July 10 by Jc Tinsley

A Dahlgren man is headed to prison following a plea deal reached in Hamilton County court Wednesday. States Attorney Justin Hood says 30 year old Johnathan Preston took a one county Class X Child Pornography plea deal Wednesday morning. Preston was arrested initially on... Read More.

Duvall Sentenced in White County Court

Tuesday, May 7 by Jc Tinsley

A year and a half after the incident, a Crossville man has been sentenced. Edwards County States Attorney Eric St. Ledger says 64-year-old Alfred E. Duvall has been sentenced to 4 years in prison followed by 6 months of Mandatory Supervised Release. The sentence... Read More.

Former New Baden Teacher Sentenced to Prison

Wednesday, May 1 by Nicole Behnke

A district judge sentenced a former elementary school teacher to 10 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to soliciting child sexual abuse material from minors.Jonathan Villmer Jr, 26 of New Baden, Illinois was charged by criminal complaint in August of 2023. Villmer will be required... Read More.

Bailey Sentenced in Edwards County Court

Friday, April 12 by Jc Tinsley

24-year-old Erika Bailey of Grayville was sentenced in White County court April 2nd. Prior to that, Edwards County had their turn. March 26th, Bailey received her sentence for Residential Arson, a Class 1 Felony. She’ll spend a dozen years in prison for the crime. ... Read More.

Two Sentenced in Edwards County

Wednesday, March 13 by Nicole Behnke

32-year-old Tiffany Perusky, of Carmi, was sentenced to a total of four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by a term of one year of Mandatory Supervised Release for Residential Burglary in Edwards County. Perusky will have to pay restitution in the... Read More.

Two White County Residents Sentenced to IDOC

Monday, March 11 by Nicole Behnke

Braddon Turrentine was sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement for two separate cases. Turrentine will serve seven years for Unlawful Use of Property, a Class 2 Felony, for a 2024 case. In addition, he... Read More.

Online Predators Sentenced

Wednesday, December 20 by WROY-WRUL News

A district judge sentenced two men to each spend ten years in federal prison after both were charged in a law enforcement sting to detect online child predators.Timmy Wayne Smith, 59 of McLeansboro and Joseph Randall Edmaiston, 37 of Clinton, Kentucky, each pleaded guilty... Read More.

Road Ranger Robber Sentenced

Thursday, October 26 by WROY-WRUL News

Kimberly Clerk was sentenced for Aggravated Battery, a Class X Felony, which has a possible sentencing range of six to 30 years. Based on the offense, Clerk will have to serve a minimum 85% of the 23 year sentence, which means that she will... Read More.

Wiggins Sentenced to 4 Years for Meth

Wednesday, October 4 by Jc Tinsley

A Benton man will spend the next 4 years in prison following a Hamilton County sentencing Wednesday. 41 year old Scott Wiggins was arrested in February of this year after fleeing law enforcement in Franklin County. The plea deal and conviction is tied to... Read More.

Stevens Sentenced Thursday; to Spend Next 8 Years Behind Bars

Friday, September 15 by Jc Tinsley

A Carmi man will spend the next 8 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after being sentenced Thursday in White County Court. 27 year old James Christian Stevens received three separate 8 year sentences on two... Read More.