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CRIME & SAFETY
Man Arrested after Deputies Find Fentanyl at Franklin County Traffic Stop
WHITTINGTON – A Franklin County man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon on I-57 near Illinois 154 in Whittington. Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon says 21-year-old Nathaniel R. Sloan of Benton is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance – a Class 3 felony – and Possession with the Intent to Manufacture/Deliver a Controlled Substance – a Class X felony. He is lodged in the Franklin County Jail. Sheriff Bacon says additional charges are pending.
Franklin County Man Sentenced to Prison for Producing Counterfeit U.S. Currency
EAST ST. LOUIS – A federal district judge has sentenced a Christopher man to 24 months in prison after he admitted to printing counterfeit money. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois, 38-year-old Michael A. Eskew pleaded guilty to one count of manufacture of counterfeit obligations of the U.S., one count of possession of counterfeit obligations of the U.S., and one count of possessing digital image of U.S. currency for counterfeiting.
Saline County Sheriff’s deputies investigating assault
SALINE COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Saline County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an assault that occurred on the bike path between Liberty Road and Ledford Road. Sheriff’s deputies described the suspect as a black male in his late teens/early 20s. He was wearing a dark shirt, long shorts and pink shoes.
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