The Weekly Post public record for 4-13-23

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Brimfield man killed in motorcycle accident
• OAK HILL– A 22-year-old Brimfield man was killed April 8 in a motorcycle accident at the eastern edge of Oak Hill.

Clayton Mullens was pronounced dead at 4:24 p.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Mullens was transported to the hospital following the wreck, which happened about 3:45 p.m. in the 17000 block of Illinois Route 8.

According to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was riding westbound when the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a tree. Mullens sustained fatal blunt-force trauma injuries, Harwood stated. Mullens was wearing a helmet.

Toxicology testing is pending. The sheriff’s office is investigating.

Police reports

• PEORIA – An Edwards man was found with cocaine and methamphetamine during a traffic stop west of Peoria, according to authorities.

Jeremy M. Garretts, 48, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. April 3 after he was pulled over while driving a 2004 Toyota Matrix in the 5800 block of Illinois Route 8.

Garretts had just left a bar where a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy recognized him. The deputy knew Garretts’ driver’s license was suspended, according to a sheriff’s-office report. The deputy had arrested Garretts in February for meth possession.

This time, a black magnetic box was found atop one of the vehicle’s wheel wells. Inside were two baggies. Contents tested positive for coke (1.7 grams) and meth (.4 grams). Inside the vehicle was a full box of ammunition and large knives and machetes.

Garretts was accused of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a firearm/ammunition without a FOID card and driving on a suspended license.

• EDWARDS – A Peoria woman was accused of knocking down an Edwards-area mailbox with her vehicle, then driving away.

Kristin R. Chapman, 27, was implicated in the incident, which took place about 6 p.m. March 27 in the 5600 block of N. Kickapoo-Edwards Rd.

A resident there said he was sitting in his living room when he heard a loud noise outside, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. He saw a southbound vehicle, later identified as a 2014 Ford Focus, return to the roadway from a ditch. He also saw his mailbox was in the ditch.

The resident recorded the vehicle’s license-plate number and alerted the sheriff’s office. A deputy stopped the vehicle, which Chapman was driving. She first said she didn’t hit the mailbox, then admitted to it after she was shown parts from her vehicle that were found at the scene, the report stated.

Chapman was cited for hit-and-run property damage. The mailbox was valued at $500.

• FARMINGTON – A traffic stop resulted in two 19-year-old Farmington men being accused of various crimes, including illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.

About 11 p.m. March 25 at Fort and Poplar streets, Farmington police pulled over a 2008 Ford Fusion driven by Kane R. Fox. Tyler A. Davis was his passenger. The vehicle had no registration light, according to a Farmington Police Department report.

In the back seat of the vehicle were 13 open cans and eight unopened cans of Natural Light beer. Also found were at least seven vape pens. One contained hexahydrocannabinol, a cannabis derivative.

Fox was cited for inoperable motor-vehicle equipment, possession of an alternative synthetic drug and tobacco possession by a minor, in addition to illegal possession of booze. Davis was cited for tobacco possession by a minor.

• PRINCEVILLE – No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle collision south of Princeville.
About noon April 1, Greta K. Dwyer of Princeville was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Impala south on Princeville-Jubilee Road when, at the Parks School Road intersection, her vehicle struck a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. Its driver was Patricia A. Robbins of Dunlap, a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report stated.

Robbins said she was westbound on Parks School Road and did not see oncoming traffic. Dwyer said she saw Robbins’ vehicle in the intersection and attempted to avoid it. Both vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed.

• TRIVOLI – A two-vehicle crash west of Trivoli resulted in no injuries but more than $1,500 in damage.
Shortly before 9 a.m. March 30, Tyden D. Kellenberger of Hanna City was driving a westbound 2011 GMC Sierra on Illinois Route 116 at Stone School Road when he attempted to avoid colliding with the rear of a 2008 Mercury Mariner that had slowed to turn. Its driver was Noa R. Harshbarger of Cameron.

Kellenberger’s vehicle skidded off the pavement, struck a temporary construction sign, continued through the intersection and struck Harshbarger’s vehicle as it was turning north. Both drivers refused medical treatment, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report.

• EDWARDS – A Trivoli man was found to have a suspended driver’s license after he disobeyed a stop sign in Edwards, according to authorities.

A Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a 2006 Ram 1500 pickup truck driven by Randy R. Knussman, 62, about 9:15 a.m. March 20 at Illinois Route 8 and Taylor Road. Knussman was northbound on Taylor Road and made a right turn onto Route 8 without stopping, a sheriff’s-office report stated.

Knussman was cited for disobeying a stop sign and for driving while his license was suspended. His pickup truck was impounded.

• HANNA CITY – A U.S. Postal Service employee’s mail truck slid on icy pavement into the garage door of a Hanna City residence.

The incident happened about 9:15 a.m. March 18 in the 100 block of N. Balagna Court. According to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report, the post-office employee pulled the truck into the residence’s driveway and applied the brakes but couldn’t stop.

The impact caused large dents in the garage door and a mirror on the truck. No injuries were reported.

• HANNA CITY – At 3:45 a.m. April 1, Jamie M. Ernst of Farmington was driving an eastbound 2003 Chevrolet Impala on Illinois Route 116 east of Pinkerton Road when her vehicle struck a deer. No injuries were reported, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The vehicle sustained more than $1,500 in damage.

• PRINCEVILLE – Ronald L. Potter Jr., 36, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. April 8 and accused of armed robbery with no firearm, armed aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battery, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Potter also was being held for the Illinois Department of Corrections.