Day: December 11, 2024

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post GALESBURG – A jury trial is likely in February for a woman implicated in the apparent murder of the former Maquon police chief. Meanwhile, another woman accused of murdering former Chief Richard Young has pleaded not guilty.Both women – Karen Doubet and Marcy Oglesby – appeared Tuesday morning in Knox County Circuit Court. Oglesby, 52, was arrested in October 2022 after Young’s decomposing body was found in a box inside a Maquon storage locker. Doubet, 78, was arrested about two months ago. Doubet made her not-guilty plea in front of Judge Andrew Doyle about 10…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Incidents & AccidentsStark County 12-3 – Abbie L. Burgess, 18, Princeville, was cited for speeding 72 mph in a 55 zone. Also charged in the same traffic stop was Taylor D. Caldwell, 26, Edelstein, for adult use cannabis by a passenger.12-5 – Harassment and or threats were the source of a complaint received from a LaFayette resident in the 300 block of Hodgson St.12-6 – Demetrio M. Ordas, 21, Bakersfield, Calif., was cited for disobeying a no passing zone, driving without a valid driver’s license and…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports• DOUGLAS – A Lacon man threatened to beat up the Maquon Township road commissioner, authorities stated. The commissioner, Brandon Gray, was told two men aboard skid steers were logging about 4 p.m. Nov. 18 in the 600 block of Knox Road 1800 East north of Douglas. The log work damaged the road and a ditch, according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report. When Gray visited the scene and asked the workers about it, an expletive-filled argument ensued, the report indicated. One of the workers,…