NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports• FARMINGTON – A Farmington woman was accused of stealing money from and manipulating employee hours at her employer, a local fast-food restaurant.Melody L. Davenport, 47, was questioned regarding the disappearance of $1,170.97 from Subway, 17 E. Fort St., according to a Farmington Police Department report released recently. The money was reported missing from a restaurant safe over three incidents in April and May.Davenport, who was the store manager before she was fired, admitted to $450.88 in time-clock adjustments that benefited herself and another Subway employee….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports Traffic citations &Ordinance Violations7-5 – Ray A. Couch – Improper lane usage, uninsured vehicle, no valid registration and front-light violation.7-5 – Andre J. Gerts – Uninsured vehicle.7-5 – Austin K. Charlet – Expired registration.7-6 – Karl E. Griffin – Improper traffic lane usage.7-6 – Jean Carlos Real-Narvaez – Driving 15-20 mph above limit, improper lane usage and unlicensed.7-6 – Luis D. Golding-Escalona – No valid registration and uninsured vehicle.Misdemeanors &Felonies5-29 – Felony: Eric M. Stabler – Possession of meth.5-29 – Felony: David M. Harris –…

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…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • BARTONVILLE – A single-vehicle accident west of Bartonville led to a hospital visit for a Hanna City woman.At 5:15 p.m. June 6, Heather M. Williams was driving a westbound 2013 Dodge van that swerved to miss an oncoming 2106 Ford sport-utility vehicle in the 8700 block of W. Lancaster Rd., according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The other driver was Tyler B. DeSantis of Washington, who said he was not paying attention and drifted across the center line. Williams overcorrected, and her…

By Nick Vlahos GALESBURG – On the witness stand Monday, Karen Doubet implicated her goddaughter in the death of former Maquon Police Chief Richard Young. The long-anticipated trial of Marcy Oglesby began in Knox County Circuit Court almost 33 months after she was arrested, in October 2022, when Young’s decomposing body was found in a Maquon storage unit. Oglesby is accused of poisoning Young’s food and drink over time, then hiding Young’s body. Young’s autopsy revealed possible lethal levels of a drug found in over-the-counter eye drops. Oglesby and Doubet, who resided together with Young, were charged with first-degree murder….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations 6-14 – Zachary T. DeWeese – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.6-15 – Taran L. J. Kindred – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. Incidents & AccidentsStark County 6-8 – Thomas A. Null, 58, Bradford, was cited for driving on an expired vehicle registration.6-9 – Trevor L. Shimmin, 25, Normal, was ticketed for speeding 67 mph in a 55 zone and for driving without vehicle insurance. He was released with a court date.6-10 – Grace N. Bach, 22, Princeville, was cited for speeding 74…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • PEORIA – A Princeville-area woman was arrested after she abandoned a damaged vehicle on a Peoria thoroughfare, then claimed she wasn’t the driver, according to authorities. Peoria police responded about noon May 27 to the 8800 block of N. Orange Prairie Rd., where they found a 2012 Nissan Leaf stopped in the farthest-right southbound lane. The vehicle’s front passenger-side tire was deflated and the rear passenger-side rim was damaged, a police report stated. A witness reported a woman fled the scene on foot into…

Free concerts and family events at Bishop Hill for annual festival BISHOP HILL – The annual Midsommar Music Festival returns here on June 21. Highlights of the traditional Swedish holiday festival include free concerts in the park, a Swedish Maypole celebration and more. Attendees are asked to bring their own lawnchairs to better enjoy the day’s concerts. Celebrating Midsommar, one of the two most popular holidays in Sweden – the other being Christmas – is a very ancient practice, dating back to pre-Christian times. It has its roots in pagan rituals to welcome summer and the season of fertility. In…