The Weekly Post public record for 7-3-25

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 drug paraphernalia and obstructing justice. He also was cited for the headlight violation.

Arrested simultaneously was Kaycee A. Eklund, 27, of Kewanee. She was accused of unlawful possession of cannabis by a passenger and was wanted in Whiteside County for an unspecified offense.

Wagner was stopped again in the same vehicle about 3 p.m. June 14 in the 5500 block of W. Plank Rd. in Bellevue. Again, he was accused of possessing less than 5 grams of meth. He also was accused of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

Traffic citations against Wagner resulting from that stop were for expired registration, not wearing a seat belt and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, according to heavily redacted reports. In both cases, Wagner was transported to the Peoria County Jail and his vehicle was impounded.

• TRIVOLI – At least one dwarf goat and one rabbit appeared to be stolen from a Trivoli-area property.
The apparent theft in the 21100 block of Illinois Route 116 was reported at 7:30 p.m. June 15, a heavily redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report stated. The victims were men from Canton and Trivoli, the latter man being 74 years of age.

• KICKAPOO – An elderly Kickapoo couple was scammed out of $900, authorities stated.

The incident was reported shortly after 10 a.m. June 13, according to a heavily redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. It wasn’t clear from the report how the fraud was perpetrated, although the amount was in cash.

Victimized were an 89-year-old man and a 94-year-old woman.

• HANNA CITY – Power tools, among other things, were reported stolen from a Hanna City residence.

A Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched shortly before 11:30 a.m. June 12 to the 200 block of N. Third St., according to a heavily redacted report. It wasn’t clear how many tools were missing, nor their worth. Also reported missing was an unspecified household appliance.

The victim’s identity and suspect information were among items redacted from the report.

• BARTONVILLE – A Farmington man was arrested recently in connection with multiple alleged harassment incidents late last year.

Bartonville police took Scott E. Garretts, 44, into custody shortly after 9:15 a.m. June 12 at the Peoria County Courthouse, where he was scheduled to appear regarding a different case. He was transported to the Peoria County Jail.

Garretts was accused of violating an order of protection and harassment through an electronic device. The victim, a 37-year-old woman, notified Bartonville police following an incident Dec. 24 at a local bar. She said she had been receiving text messages from Garretts since October, according to a police report.

Authorities attempted to locate Garretts in May at his mother’s residence in Princeville, to no avail.

• WILLIAMSFIELD – A Canton man stopped for speeding north of Williamsfield also had an invalid driver’s license, according to authorities.

Michael J. Sadowski, 31, was driving a 2004 Cadillac DeVille when a Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled him over shortly before 7:45 p.m. June 11 on Illinois Route 180 near Knox Road 1750 North. The deputy clocked Sadowski at 69 mph in a 55-mph zone, according to a sheriff’s-office report.

A check revealed Sadowski’s driver’s license was suspended. Sadowski said he believed his license was valid. Sadowski was cited for speeding and for driving with a suspended license and received a notice to appear July 21 in Knox County Circuit Court in Galesburg. The vehicle was impounded.

• OAK RUN – A Pekin man asleep in a vehicle parked in front of an Oak Run residence was accused of drunken driving.

Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies found Troy M. Du Page, 61, slumped behind the wheel of a 2010 Honda about 10:45 p.m. June 10 in the 200 block of Green Leaf Court.

Du Page had a blood-alcohol level of .086. The legal limit is .08. He was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol and transported to the Knox County Jail in Galesburg.

• PRINCEVILLE – A vehicle was reported stolen north of Princeville.

A Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report about the incident was heavily redacted. It happened about 4:45 a.m. June 4 in the 21200 block of Illinois Route 91. Among the redactions was the make and model of the vehicle.
The victim is from Princeville and the suspect is from Chillicothe, according to the report.

• LEWISTOWN – Austin T. Vogel of Farmington was booked at 10 a.m. June 13 into the Fulton County Jail on a warrant regarding an aggravated-assault charge. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office was not more specific.

• KICKAPOO – Shortly after 9 p.m. June 13, Joshua R. Desir of Peoria was driving a 2020 Hyundai Elantra south on Princeville-Jubilee Road at Beauview Drive north of Kickapoo when the vehicle struck a raccoon that ran in front of it. Desir said he wasn’t injured, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The vehicle sustained damage but was drivable.

• FARMINGTON – At 9:15 p.m. June 11, Alex J. Carr of Clinton was driving a 2018 GMC Sierra east in the 21400 block of Illinois Route 116 east of Farmington when the vehicle struck a deer. Carr wasn’t injured, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The vehicle was drivable.

• WILLIAMSFIELD – Shortly after 7:45 a.m. June 11, Kaylee E. Santiago, 34, of Knoxville was driving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 east on Interstate 74 at mile marker 61 south of Williamsfield when the vehicle struck a deer.

Santiago was uninjured, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report stated. The vehicle sustained damage to its driver’s-side headlight and front quarter panel. The deer continued to head south following the accident.

• YATES CITY – Chief Randy Benson reported the following Yates City Police Department activity for May: one arrest, 17 reports, eight traffic stops, three citations and six warnings.

• GALESBURG – These were among calls to which the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded between June 8-14: damage complaint, Dahinda; missing juvenile, Dahinda; DUI complaint, Dahinda; suspicious person, Yates City; telephone harassment, Yates City; trespass, Yates City.