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Two California Men Arrested in Morgan Co. on Drug Trafficking Charges
Two California men were arrested Wednesday on multiple drug trafficking charges by the Illinois State Police. According to the Illinois State Police, troopers performed a traffic stop near the Ashland/Alexander exit on Interstate 72 around 10AM on Wednesday on a vehicle driven by 20-year old Jose M. Meza of Fresno, California. Troopers then performed a search of the vehicle.
Jacksonville Woman Receives 15-Year Federal Prison Sentence on Drug, Weapons Charges from 2020 Incidents
A Jacksonville woman who has been behind bars for more than 4 years awaiting a disposition in her federal drug and gun case was finally sentenced yesterday in a federal courtroom in Springfield. 25-year old Katrina S. Wallace, formerly of the 300 block of West State Street was initially arrested...
Man convicted of killing Illinois DCFS caseworker during home visit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Madonia convicted Benjamin Howard Reed on Thursday of first-degree murder in the killing of Deidre Silas, who was a child protection specialist for the Department of Children and Family Services.Maldonia called Silas' slaying "one of the most brutal and heinous" cases he's seen in his legal career, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported.Silas was slain in January 2022 as she...
Amid murder trial, lawmaker calls for stiffer penalties for those who hurt DCFS workers
(The Center Square) – As the trial continues for a man accused of murdering a Department of Children and Family Service worker, an Illinois lawmaker is highlighting legislation to better protect Department of Children and Family Services workers. Benjamin Reed is accused in the 2022 stabbing death of Diedre Silas when she was checking on the welfare of a child in Thayer. During the podcast “Capital Crimes,” State Rep. Patrick...
Man convicted of First Degree Murder in the brutal murder of Deidre Silas
SPRINGFIELD, IL –Benjamin Reed was found guilty by Circuit Judge John Madonia after a bench trial in Sangamon County. In announcing the verdict, the Judge found that when the defendant killed Deidre Silas, his conduct was accompanied by exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty. The judge...
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