Month: July 2025

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance Violations6-28 – Andrew R. Burwell – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.6-28 – Alexis J.B. Green – Disregard stop sign.6-28 – Kennidey S. Dahl – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.6-29 – Alfonso Casiano-Rodriguez – Unlicensed.iving 11-14 mph above the limit. Misdemeanors &Felonies4-12 – Criminal felony – Andrew L. Martinez – Possession of methamphetamine.6-25 – Domestic violence-criminal misdemeanor – Wyatt E. Schupp – Domestic battery/physical contact.6-28 – Criminal felony – Alex R. Nowlan – Unlawful restraint of Ashley Gardner, Toulon. Incidents & AccidentsStark County6-23 –…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • BRIMFIELD – A Brimfield man was arrested twice in three days for multiple alleged offenses, including illicit-drugs possession. Braden D. Wagner, 28, was driving a 1995 Buick sedan a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped about 12:45 a.m. June 11 in the 100 block of E. Spring St. in Princeville. The vehicle’s driver’s-side headlight was out, according to a heavily redacted sheriff’s-office report. Subsequently, Wagner was accused of unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, distributing a controlled substance, unlawful possession of…

Faces 20-60 years for Maquon murder By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post GALESBURG – Marcy Oglesby was led from a Knox County courtroom to jail last week, possibly never to be free again. After a bailiff placed Oglesby in handcuffs, the person who might have been second-most responsible for that situation was the one in tears. “I’m just very relieved that we were able to get justice for Richard Young. That’s what it’s about,” Knox County State’s Attorney Ashley Worby said after a judge convicted Oglesby of Young’s murder. A path that began with Young’s death in late 2021, continued to…