Probation violation hearings were held and other defendants were sentenced among numerous cases Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Miriah Mae Butler admitted violation of probation. The probation was revoked and two prison sentences were ordered one of which was 15 years with the Department of Corrections on distribution […]
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Princeton teen receives 9-year prison sentence in death of Saige Boswell
A sentencing hearing was held in Mercer County Circuit Court Wednesday for a Princeton teen who pled guilty in September to felony charges stemming from a motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Lineville resident. Online court information shows 17-year-old Elijah Mandich was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of […]
Chillicothe teen receives 15-year suspended prison sentence in assault case
A Chillicothe teen has been placed on probation after receiving a suspended prison sentence Tuesday in Livingston County Circuit Court. Sixteen-year-old Matthew Ryan Miller pleaded guilty in August to one felony count of assault in the first degree. At that time, the prosecuting attorney recommended a suspended sentence in exchange for the guilty plea. A […]
Gallatin man charged with sodomy, kidnapping and assault
A Gallatin resident, 36-year-old Salvador Hernandez was charged Wednesday with three felony counts: sodomy in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, and assault in the third degree. Online information indicates bond was denied by the court. A probable cause statement obtained by the media accuses “Sal” Hernandez in having deviate sexual intercourse with […]
11 waive preliminary hearings in Tuesday session of Grundy County court
Preliminary hearings were waived by 11 defendants during Tuesday’s session in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Two others appeared for probation violation hearings with two others entry guilty pleas. Bound over to future appearances in Division One of Circuit Court were Bryce Raylan Farmer, Mickeal Dale Hogan, Kandi Lea Johnson, Steven Kyle Johnson, […]
Trenton teen arrested on charge of sending sexual image on Facebook
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Trenton resident Monday on a felony charge of non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. The bond for 18-year-old Keylee Erika Vestal is $10,000 cash only, and she is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court October 23rd. Court documents accuse Vestal of intentionally disseminating […]
Newtown man charged with felony manslaughter in Memorial Day crash that resulted in Trenton man’s death
A Memorial Day fatality accident at Trenton has now led to a felony manslaughter charge filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against the driver of a truck that, officers said, struck a utility vehicle at an intersection. Online court information shows a charge of involuntary manslaughter was filed Friday, October 5th, 2018 by Grundy County’s […]
Lawson man faces 11 counts of felony child abuse
A Lawson man has been charged with restraining his ex-girlfriend’s son and his daughters with zip ties and keeping them in cardboard boxes overnight on multiple occasions. Thirty-two-year-old Gary Wyant pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 11 felony counts of child abuse and two counts of evidence tampering. He was released on bond. Online court […]
Highway patrol reports arrest of Bucklin man on felony warrants
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Bucklin man in Linn County Wednesday morning on two Macon County felony warrants. The warrants for 28-year-old Cody Laws were for tampering with evidence and livestock theft. Online court information shows his bonds total $20,000. The Patrol reports Laws was transported to the Linn County Jail.
Harrison County man granted change of venue on child molestation, rape and incest charges
A Hatfield man facing child molestation, statutory sodomy, statutory rape, and incest charges has been granted a change of venue in Circuit Court Division One. Court information shows the venue for 41-year-old Michael John Welling was changed from Harrison County to Grundy County. Online information indicates a pre-trial conference is scheduled December 13th. Welling has […]
Jameson man pleads guilty in crash that injured 4-year-old son
A Jameson man facing charges stemming from an accident in March entered a guilty plea in Daviess County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Online court information shows 29-year-old Andrew Adkison plead guilty to felony first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk—first offense and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The court accepted his plea, […]
Two arrested after traffic stop on Highway 190
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports two Chillicothe residents who were occupants of a car stopped for traffic violations on Highway 190 outside of Chillicothe this week were arrested after the passenger allegedly verbally assaulted a deputy. Sheriff Steve Cox says two Chillicothe Police officers assisted the deputy in arresting 28-year-old Joycelynn Lavonne Still on […]
Linneus woman arrested on bad check charge
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Linneus woman Wednesday)on a felony charge of passing a bad check. Bond for 47-year-old Linda Fisk is $1,000 cash only with an appearance scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court October 9th. Court documents accuse Fisk of passing a check for $544 drawn upon […]
Cameron School District responds to felony sex charges against former teacher
Multiple charges were filed Wednesday in Clinton County against a Cameron resident, 39-year-old William Derek Williams, identified as a former teacher at Cameron High School. Online court information shows Williams is facing seven felony counts allegedly involving children. There are three counts alleging possession of child pornography on September 6th and 8th; three counts of […]
Several face judge in Tuesday session of Grundy County court
A St. Joseph resident, Austin Frisbie, has waived a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on two felony counts from June 19, assault in the first degree or an attempted assault as well as first-degree property damage. The charges, certified to the higher court, were driving while his license was […]
Milan man faces kidnapping and domestic assault charges
A Milan man has been arrested and charged in Adair County following an alleged incident Monday. Online court information shows 35-year-old Daniel Stephens faces felony charges of first-degree kidnapping and first-degree domestic assault as well as a misdemeanor violation of an order of protection for an adult. Bond was set at $75,000 cash only, and […]
Trenton woman arrested on multiple charges
The Grundy County Sheriff reports one area resident was arrested Monday on multiple charges while another turned himself in. Fifty-seven-year-old Kathy Jean Stratton of Trenton has been charged with four misdemeanors: peace disturbance, first offense, first-degree trespassing, resisting or interfering with an arrest, detention, or stop and operating a vehicle on a highway without a […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports arrest of three over the weekend
Two men from rural Milan have been arrested and face drug charges in Grundy County. Thirty-eight-year-old Ricky Gene Banner and 29-year-old Thomas Nakona Miller are charged with felony possession of methamphetamine. Banner also faces a felony charge of possession, with alleged intent to distribute a controlled substance listed as more than 35 grams of marijuana. […]