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Decatur man pleads not guilty to weapon charges after self-defense shooting
A Decatur man is pleading not guilty to weapons charges after shooting a man who pulled a gun on him. DeeAndre Woodland showed up to a party where he was confronted by Dontrez Williams. Williams opene...
Dec 26, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Mother, unborn child shot in Decatur
On Sunday evening around 10 p.m. a mother and her unborn child were shot on West Marietta Street. The 25-year-old mother was taken to a local hospital and upon arrival an emergency c-section was perfo...
Dec 26, 2019 Karen / CC
Tuscola man sentenced to 20 years for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child
Over the weekend, a Tuscola man was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a child he had been babysitting. Clyde Kearns entered a guilty plea and will be charged with predatory criminal sexual a...
Dec 23, 2019
Wapella man falls through ice, body recovered
The body of a Wapella man was found on Sunday after it was reported that he had fallen through the ice in a pond on Saturday. The search was picked up early Sunday and the body was found shortly after...
Dec 23, 2019 Justin Russell / CC
Decatur police investigate incident at Wendy's
Decatur Police continued investigations on Sunday after an incident at Wendy's on West Pershing. An 18-year-old in the restaurant was approached by four young men, believed to be ages 16-17, when one ...
Dec 23, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Traffic stop at McDonald's leads to police finding loaded weapon
A traffic stop early Wednesday morning at a McDonald's led to police finding a loaded .45 caliber handgun. Before the vehicle pulled into the restaurant on North Water Street, officers observed the ve...
Dec 20, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC
Man accused of firing a gun in a fight at Masonic Temple pleads not guilty
A man accused of discharging a firearm during a fight in the Masonic Temple parking lot has plead not guilty to the charges. Matthew Rice will be tried on charges of being a felon in possession of a f...
Dec 20, 2019 Clinton & Charles Robertson / CC
Mt. Zion man who shot at mother acquitted of attempted murder
Casey Wiley of Mount Zion, who was accused of shooting at his mother, has been acquitted of attempted murder. 31-year-old Wiley was found guilty of aggravated unlawful use of a rifle, handgun and shot...
Dec 20, 2019
17-year-old whose crash led to death of homeowner had license for one day
The 17-year-old who crashed his car into a house and struck a gas line, which started a fire and killed the resident inside, had just received his license just a day before the crash. The crash happen...
Dec 19, 2019
21-year-old father from Lerna charged with murder of 4-month-old
After an autopsy showed that a 4-month-old from Lerna was beaten to death, his father was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday. 21-year-old Isaac Currey could face life in prison after his son ...
Dec 19, 2019 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
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