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Charge dropped in attack on Benton mayor

Franklin County's top prosecutor has dropped a criminal charge against the man accused of punching Mayor Fred Kondritz in the face last spring -- a move Kondritz says is driven by the "good old boy" politics of southern Illinois.
BY GEOFFREY RITTER Aug 1, 2017 9:21 AM
Benton man charged with sexual assault, growing pot

Sheriff's deputies arrested Lester Carter late last week. He is charged with sexual assault and production of cannabis.
Staff Report Jun 21, 2017 3:55 AM
Music teacher accused of sexual abuse pleads not guilty

Joseph Ryker, a music teacher charged with six counts of criminal sexual abuse, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Franklin County court.
By Holly Kee May 25, 2017 12:33 PM
One charged with attempted murder after attack, shots fired

HARRISBURG -- Harrisburg Police Department arrested one person Monday night after neighbors reported shots fired and a man was found injured from an attack on West Homer Street, Chief David Morris said. Morris said his department, Illinois State Police, the Saline County Sheriff's Department and Eldorado Police Department arrived at 109 W. Homer St., where officers found a man with lacerations and contusions to his head.
BY TRAVIS DENEAL May 9, 2017 1:27 PM
Johnson accused of stabbing, choking 70-year-old Du Quoin woman

The suspect in last weekend's attempted murder in Du Quoin is accused of both stabbing his 70-year-old victim in the arm and then choking her until she passed out, court proceedings revealed Tuesday.
By Geoffrey Ritter Mar 31, 2017 3:57 PM
Details released in attempted murder

Police on Monday released new details about an attempted murder in Du Quoin that resulted in the arrest of a local man Sunday morning in Carbondale.
Mar 28, 2017 2:25 AM
Attempted murder suspect arrested Sunday

Police located Trayvon Johnson in Carbondale.
Staff Report Mar 26, 2017 6:50 PM
Curtis gets six years for sexual assault

EDITOR'S NOTE: It is the Herald Tribune's policy to not publish the names of sexual assault victims. An Ellis Grove man will spend at least the next several years in prison after he was sentenced by Associate Circuit Court Judge Gene Gross on Friday to serve six years in the Department of Corrections.
By Pete Spitler Feb 25, 2017 1:37 PM
Second arrest made in home invasions

The second man suspected in home invasions Sunday in Harrisburg and Monday in Carrier Mills is in custody.
Apr 22, 2015 5:54 PM
Man charged with home invasion

Harrisburg Police arrested a man suspected of being involved in two different home invasions, one 3:45 p.m. Sunday in Harrisburg and one 3:05 a.m. Monday in Carrier Mills.
Staff Report Apr 21, 2015 6:03 PM

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Articles filed under Assault

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