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A juvenile is accused of threatening a store manager in Carbondale
A juvenile male is accused of threatening another person with a gun in Carbondale. Late on the night of July 19, the Carbondale Police Department received a complaint about a male who was in possession of a handgun threatening the manager of a store in the 500 block of East Main Street.
One dead after stabbing on East Sycamore
A Carbondale man is dead after a stabbing incident over the weekend. Carbondale Police report that Traeshonne D. Blythe, 31, died Saturday, July 20 after having been taken to the hospital emergency room. Police first received a report at 2:49 a.m. Saturday of a stabbing and a vehicle theft from...
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.
Missouri man arrested in Carbondale on weapons charges
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Missouri man was arrested in Carbondale for allegedly threatening a person with a handgun. Carbondale Police say the victim found officers patrolling East Grand Avenue around 2:00 a.m. Saturday, told them what had just happened, and even pointed out who did it. Ethan Jones,...
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