NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports
• ELMWOOD – An Elmwood man who drew a gun while he argued with his neighbor was accused of disorderly conduct.
Elmwood police were summoned shortly before 3:45 p.m. April 7 to the 100 block of N. Knox St. There, 36-year-old Brian R. Jones admitted he brandished the gun during an argument with Logan N. Sayles, 28, regarding their property line, among other things.
Jones had a valid concealed-carry license, according to a police report. He said Sayles pulled out a section of fence Jones erected to block the entry to Sayles’ fence. A witness said he saw Jones holding a gun but not pointing it.
Sayles was cited for criminal damage to property regarding the fence incident. Both men were ordered not to trespass on each other’s land.
• FARMINGTON – A report about a possible burglary led to the arrest of a Farmington man wanted by Fulton County authorities.
A Farmington police officer was dispatched about 8:45 a.m. April 13 to a building in the 50 block of Hedden Ave. There he found a 48-year-old Farmington woman and 44-year-old Luke K. Price. The woman said she was trying to recover some property she left in the building, and Price was helping her.
The officer told them nobody was allowed in the building, and they were to leave and not return, according to a police report. A check revealed Price had an outstanding warrant regarding a 2020 methamphetamine-possession case. Price received a new court date and was released.
• PEORIA – The attempted burglary of a Peoria tobacco-and-accessories store was blamed on an Edwards-area man.
Peoria police were summoned about midnight April 12 to VIP Smoke Shop, 4220 N. Sheridan Rd., where they found the front glass door smashed. Security video revealed a man later identified as 56-year-old James C. Ernst Jr. threw a rock through the door, entered the building, looked around and ran outside.
A drone and a police dog searched the area but didn’t find the suspect, according to a report. An officer visited Ernst’s residence about 4 a.m. April 13 and found him wearing the same clothes as the man in the video, as well as the same hairstyle. Ernst was arrested and transported to the Peoria County Jail.
• HANNA CITY – A Hanna City woman was accused of aggravated domestic battery. Katlyn M. Scheuttler, 29, was arrested at 6:45 p.m. April 12 regarding an incident that happened about 9:15 the previous night in the 12000 block of W. Farmington Rd., according to redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The victim was a 31-year-old Hanna City man. An ambulance transported someone to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, and Logan-Trivoli firefighters responded, as well as the sheriff’s office. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was notified. Scheuttler was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
• BRIMFIELD – Firefighters were summoned after a controlled burn at a Brimfield-area property began to spread. A Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived about 4:15 p.m. April 12 at the property in the 19500 block of U.S. Route 150 to find several spots that featured small flames and large amounts of smoke, according to a report.
The 29-year-old homeowner said he lit several burn piles at once, and all of them became out of control because of increasing winds. Brimfield firefighters extinguished them.
• TRIVOLI – A domestic dispute at a Trivoli-area residence resulted in a local man’s arrest. Merle D. Gazelle, 45, was implicated regarding the incident, which took place about 11:30 a.m. April 12 in the 3600 block of S. Geber Rd. The victim was a 44-year-old Trivoli-area woman, according to a redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
Gazelle was accused of aggravated domestic battery and interfering with reporting a domestic battery and was transported to the Peoria County Jail. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office also responded. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was notified.
• PEORIA – An Edelstein-area man was accused of drunken driving, among other crimes, following a traffic stop north of Peoria.
Cade A. Foffel, 23, was behind the wheel of a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck that was weaving shortly after 1:45 a.m. April 12 on Knoxville Avenue north of Pioneer Parkway, according to a redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
A deputy followed Foffel as he turned north on Illinois Route 6, where the swerving continued. Foffel didn’t stop immediately after the deputy activated his squad car’s emergency lights but was pulled over at Route 6 and State Street in Mossville.
Foffel was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, transporting open alcohol and not using a seat belt. He was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
• EDWARDS – No injuries were reported regarding a two-vehicle crash east of Edwards.
At noon April 10, Mark Morgan of Peoria was driving a 1999 Jeep Wrangler north on Koerner Road at Padua Lane when the vehicle rear-ended the driver’s side of a stopped 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Clayton W. Logsdon of Peoria was the other driver.
According to Morgan, he attempted to pass Logsdon’s vehicle, but a work crew was blocking the southbound lane. He returned to the northbound lane but could not stop in time to avoid the accident. Morgan was cited for driving too fast for conditions.
• MONICA – A pickup-vs.-garbage-truck collision north of Monica resulted in no apparent injuries.
David C. Ramos of Peoria was driving a west-facing 2022 Mack garbage truck shortly after 2 p.m. in the 14000 block of W. Mendell Rd. when a westbound 2014 Ford F-150 struck it while attempting to pass it in the eastbound lane, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
Mark E. Brackett of Princeville was the other driver. The garbage truck was completing a three-point turn and its emergency lights were activated. That gave the garbage truck the right of way, the report stated. The pickup veered briefly into a ditch and sustained significant damage to its rear passenger side.
• EDWARDS – A trailer fire caused about $1,000 in damage to a Kickapoo Township-maintained thoroughfare. The fire started shortly before 11:30 a.m. April 8 in the 4200 block of N. Koerner Rd., according to a redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The flatbed trailer was fully engulfed.
Limestone firefighters doused the flames. No injuries were reported. Damage to the trailer was estimated at $500.
• EDWARDS – A Peoria man was cited for multiple vehicular crimes following a wreck east of Edwards.
Randeis T. Porter was driving a southbound 2025 Chevrolet sedan about 11:15 a.m. April 8 in the 5300 block of N. Koerner Rd. when the vehicle rear-ended a United Parcel Service box truck that slowed to turn, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
The other driver was Ross T. Humphreys of Washington. He reported no injuries and neither did Porter, who said the brakes on his vehicle were bad. The Chevy was towed after it sustained front-end damage.
Porter was cited for failure to reduce speed, using unsafe tires, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving with a suspended license.
• GALESBURG – These were among calls to which the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded between April 6-12: order-of-protection violation, Williamsfield; suspicious incident, Williamsfield; burglary, Williamsfield; abandoned vehicle, Yates City; physical domestic dispute, Yates City; trespass, Galva; shots fired, Williamsfield.
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• Michelle Lynn Lumberry of Princeville and Jarrett Dean Kessinger of Chillicothe.
