Sanford Schmidt

EDWARDSVILLE - Two people were charged Friday with committing a violation of the liquor control act causing death. David P. Thomae, 55, of the 200 block of Pine Ridge in Godfrey, and Brandon M. McKinnon, 23, of 23000 block of Grange Road, Jerseyville, were charged. The two are each charged with...

GODFREY - Two men were charged Friday with residential burglary and aggravated possession of a motor vehicle. They are Bennie L. Thompson, 52, and Christopher C. Martin, 48, both of the 1300 block of Lee Avenue, Cottage Hills. They are accused of entering a home in the 6100 block of Godfrey Road...

SEE VIDEO: EDWARDSVILLE - Scott Hyden, 31, of the first block Keeven Drive in Highland, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting and death of Pontoon Beach Police Officer Tyler Timmins at an area gas station/convenience store. He is also charged with a count o...

ALTON - The victim of a shooting in Downtown Alton had nothing to do with the suspects charged in the case and was an innocent victim, a court document recently revealed. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” the victim told police, according to a sworn statement on file in th...

EDWARDSVILLE - A judge Friday sentenced a child sex offender to 22 years in prison after he confirmed he had committed sex acts with a foster child, a 7-year-old girl, while there were other children in the house. Kevin D. Tayon, 48, of Granite City, assaulted the girl over a period of years but pleade...

MARYVILLE - A Worden man is facing a charge of attempted escape after he allegedly tried to flee from Anderson Hospital while in the custody of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. Johnathan C. Trebing, 27, of the 7400 block of Frontage Road, was in custody at the Madison County Jail o...

EDWARDSVILLE - A Glen Carbon man was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated after he claimed the smell emanating from his car was from Listerine mouthwash. Samuel J. Evans, 37, of the 200 block of North Meridian Road, was charged with felony driving under the influence. The case was...

EDWARDSVILLE - A Madison County jury Friday found Collinsville man - George Lacey - guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Darian A. Woods, 23, also of Collinsville. On November 19, 2020, Collinsville Police found Woods dead from a gunshot wound after a report of a home invasion. T...

ALTON - Alexis A. Buttry, 19, of the 500 block of Highland Avenue, Alton, was charged Thursday with aggravated battery. She allegedly injured another woman by striking the victim in the head with a 12-inch ratchet tool on Wednesday. Bail was set at $30,000. ALTON - Aaron L. Trask, 31, of Alton,...

EDWARDSVILLE - An accused murderer removed a video surveillance camera from a house before crashing in but left his fingerprints on the camera, a prosecutor told a jury Wednesday. George E. Lacey, 36, is accused of first-degree murder, home invasion, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a weapo...