The Weekly Post public record for 3-25-21

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Elmwood man killed in Springfield shooting
SPRINGFIELD – Former Elmwood resident Daniel Kinney, 24, was found with a gunshot wound to his upper body when Springfield Police arrived at the scene of a call in the 900 block of Griffiths Avenue on March 15 at about 9:09 p.m.
Kinney was pronounced dead at the scene from the gunshot wound.
According to the State Journal-Register, the person who called police to report the shooting said someone had kicked in the back door of a home before the gunshots.
Kinney’s death is being investigated as a homicide. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information about the case. Call the Springfield police at (217) 788-8311 or call Crime Stoppers at (217) 788-8427.
Police reports
• ELMWOOD – A fight causing injuries to two brothers and charges against one were summarized in a March 14 Peoria County Sheriff’s report that mentioned an assist from the Farmington Police Department. The complainant told police that his brother, Jesse J. Eldridge, 36, of Elmwood, had kicked in his door and hit him with a baseball bat. Eldridge had fled by the time police were on the scene.
Observations at the residence were consistent with a physical fight as were injuries to the complainant. Police located Eldridge who told them his account of the fight, claiming his brother had stabbed him with a kitchen knife. The brothers had different accounts of what started the fight.
Jesse Eldridge had injuries necessitating transportation by BYE Ambulance to Methodist Hospital. Police found rifles in Eldridge’s house that he insisted he thought were “pellet guns” and not “real firearms.” He was charged with home invasion with injury, aggravated domestic battery, criminal damage to property $500-$10,000, and unlawful possession of a weapon.
• FARMINGTON – Farmington police pulled over a driver on March 18 when it was noticed she was driving in the wrong lane in the 600 block of E. Fort St., according to a Farmington police report. Jacey Anderson, 21, of Elmwood was charged with DUI alcohol. Her car was towed and impounded. She was released with a Fulton County court date.
• FARMINGTON – Robert Mobley, 29, of Canton was charged on March 17 for driving while license is suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and expired registration, according to a Farmington report. Two citations were issued to Mobley for violations of the Child Safety Act. He was given an April court date in Fulton County.