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Maquon body confirmed as Richard A. Young
GALESBURG – It’s been assumed the decomposing body found last autumn in a Maquon storage unit was that of the former village police chief. On Tuesday, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it.
DNA testing revealed the remains are those of Richard R. Young, 71. A Maquon woman, Marcy L. Oglesby, has been accused of concealing Young’s death, but earlier this month a Knox County judge dismissed murder charges filed against her.
The judge determined the murder charges and some others were filed more than 120 days after Oglesby was taken into custody last October. That would violate her right to a speedy trial, per Illinois law. The Knox County State’s Attorney’s Office has appealed the ruling, a representative said Tuesday.
Young’s family has been notified about the DNA results, a sheriff’s-office news release stated.
Oglesby also has been charged with forgery and firearms violations. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled Monday. The investigation remains open and active.
Prescription medicine stolen from pharmacy
BRIMFIELD – About $200 worth of apparent prescription medication was stolen earlier this week from a Brimfield drug store. According to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, three males burglarized Sherman’s Pharmacy on East Knoxville Street earlier this week.
Burglars forced open the front door and absconded with various drugs, including Tylenol with codeine. They attempted to access a drawer that was the target of a previous incident, but narcotics now are stored in a new safe, according to the sheriff’s office.
Citing an ongoing investigation, the sheriff’s office denied a Weekly Post request for a copy of the police report about the incident Sunday.
Police reports
• ELMWOOD – A controlled burn at an Elmwood residence became uncontrolled enough to require firefighting assistance. The incident happened about 1:15 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of S. Althea St. Flames crept to about 40 feet of a house, according to Bob Tannock, chief of the Elmwood Fire Department.
It took about 15 minutes for firefighters to subdue the blaze. Personnel from the Elba-Salem Fire Protection District in Yates City assisted, as did the Elmwood Police Department. About one-half acre of grass was burned, Tannock said.
• NORWOOD – A Farmington woman was accused of drunken driving after her vehicle struck a house near Norwood.
Tabitha E. Clift was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Impala about 2:30 a.m. March 9 on westbound Farmington Road near Maxwell Road when the vehicle went off the pavement and struck a street sign, then hit the house. The car and the house sustained extensive damage, per a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.
Clift said she attempted to brake her vehicle at a stoplight at Farmington and Maxwell roads, but a mechanical error caused the accident. Clift was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to reduce speed.
• DUNLAP – No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident in Dunlap that involved a Princeville woman. About 11:15 a.m. March 13, Lydia R. Herrmann was driving a 2013 Volkswagen Passat north on Fourth Street near Walnut Street when it rear-ended a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. Its driver was Michael F. Jacobs of Princeton.
Herrmann said she became distracted by something outside and to the right of her vehicle and didn’t see the minivan slow to make a turn, a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report stated.
Both vehicles sustained bumper damage but were drivable. No citations were issued.
• PRINCEVILLE – A civil trial regarding a Princeville High School student who accused two peers of bullying has been rescheduled, according to the Peoria County Circuit Clerk’s Office.
The case Noah Guzman brought to Peoria County Circuit Court is to be heard June 8. The trial had been scheduled to begin earlier this week.
Guzman accused the two male students of taking and/or sharing photographs of him partially clad in a school restroom.
• ELMWOOD – About 8:15 a.m. March 21, Francis Coon of rural Elmwood was driving in a lot behind Uptown Cafe, 118 E. Main St., when his vehicle struck a parked sport-utility vehicle owned by Chelsi Taylor of Elmwood. Coon was attempting to park, according to the Elmwood Police Department. The vehicles sustained minor damage.
• FARMINGTON – Sean R. Holton, 37, of Farmington was arrested at 9 p.m. March 18 and accused of retail theft, unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.
• WILLIAMSFIELD – Brayden M. Knoblauch, 25, of Williamsfield was arrested about 3:15 a.m. March 24 and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, expired vehicle registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.
• HANNA CITY – William A. Tillman, 40, of Hanna City was arrested about 3 p.m. March 24 and accused of failure to appear in court, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Tillman also was being held for another agency.
• HANNA CITY – Jason A. Chrestenson, 19, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. March 23 and was being held for another law-enforcement agency, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office.
