EDWARDSVILLE - Murder suspect Brady Witcher and convicted murderer Brittany McMillan went on an eight-day crime spree of kidnapping, torture, and murder as part of a Dec. 19, 2019, triple murder in Bethalto, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday. Madison County Assistant State’s Attorney Morgan...
ALTON - Aaron L. Trask, 31, of Alton, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He allegedly possessed less than 15 grams of cocaine on Dec. 13; he was charged Tuesday. Bail was set at $15,000. WOOD RIVER - James R. Edwards, 35, of the first block of West Penning Avenue,...
EDWARDSVILLE - A Missouri man has filed suit against a Macoupin County woman over a fatal accident near Staunton. The estate of Edward Lee Romero of St. Charles, Mo., has named Ruth M. Johnson of Staunton in the suit. The suit claims Johnson was westbound on Spangle Road on Dec. 11, 2019, when...
EDWARDSVILLE - Timothy Banowetz, the killer of prominent attorney Randy Gori was sentenced Friday to 70 years in prison after the state presented hours of detailed evidence that showed how he stalked Gori and his family because he resented wealthy people. During the hearing, family members used...
EDWARDSVILLE - The killer of prominent attorney Randy Gori received 70 years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery. Timothy Banowetz, 30, of Wentzville, Mo., fired his attorney just before the sentencing hearing and was allowed t...
BETHALTO - A former Bethalto woman pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison, but the victims’ family members said they forgive her. Brittany N. McMillan, 30, cried throughout the testimony given by the victims’ families. “In...
WOOD RIVER - Lisa N. Turner, 36, of the 300 block of Summit Street, Wood River, was charged with vendor fraud, two counts of theft from a government agency, and forgery for allegedly submitting false pay claims to the state of Illinois. She allegedly submitted false claims for more than $1,000 for...
EDWARDSVILLE - A defendant’s argument that his four prior felonies were not committed in Illinois did little to shorten his sentence of five years. Circuit Judge Kyle Napp told defendant T’Athony Brown, 26, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Wednesday that she did not consider an argument fro...
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man pleaded guilty Friday to a count of second-degree murder and a count of aggravated battery with a firearm after originally being charged with first-degree murder. Jordan T. Jackson, 23, pleaded guilty in exchange for a sentence in the murder case to up to 20 years in prison....
WOOD RIVER - Authorities have charged four people with a variety of felony counts after a drug raid in the 400 block of Tipton Avenue. They are: Derek L. Cooper, 21; Anna G. Boda, 20; Donna F. Cooper, 69; and Ashleigh R. Russell, 24. All are listed as living at the same address on Tipton Avenue....
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