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Mercer County Superintendent Makes Final Pre-Trial Appearance, Bench Trial To Begin July 29
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (126+ words) A bench trial remains scheduled for later this month for the Mercer County School District superintendent. Tim Farquer made his final pre-trial appearance in Mercer County Circuit Court on Thursday afternoon. During the hearing, a motion from Farquer’s defense seeking…...
Matherville Woman Arrested On Meth Charges
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (97+ words) WRMJ RADIO A Matherville woman is facing meth charges after being taken into custody by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday. Deputies say they located 38-year-old Ashley Howard, who was wanted out of Mercer County on meth charges. She…...
Trial For Viola Man Charged With Felony Sexual Abuse Pushed Back To Next Month
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) A jury trial for a Viola man facing two felony sexual abuse counts has been pushed back to next month. 33-year-old Gregory Wilson’s trial was originally scheduled for this week but has been rescheduled to June 22-23 after his defense’s motion…...
Matherville Woman’s Pretrial Release Revoked In Meth Trafficking Case
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (124+ words) WRMJ RADIO 40-year-old Ashley Engels appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a preliminary hearing, where a Mercer County judge denied her defense’s motion to reconsider her pretrial release. Engels was originally granted pretrial release with home detention…...
Aledo Woman Pleads Guilty To Multiple Meth Charges, Sentencing Pending Drug Court Completion
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (251+ words) An Aledo woman has pleaded guilty to two felony meth-related charges. 33-year-old Emily Colson pleaded guilty to Class X felonies of methamphetamine delivery and possession of methamphetamine in Mercer County Circuit Court last week. The meth delivery conviction carries a…...
Aledo Man Facing Charges In Henderson County Shooting Investigation Returns To Court Next Month
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (99+ words) An Aledo man facing felony charges following a shooting investigation in rural Henderson County will return to court next month. 21-year-old Dakota Lockmiller was arrested and charged with two Class X felony counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in…...
Viola Man’s Final Pre-Trial Conference In Sex Abuse Case Delayed To Monday, Jury Trial Remains Later This Month – WRMJ RADIO
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (149+ words) A final pre-trial conference for a Viola man facing two felony sexual abuse counts has been delayed to next week. 33-year-old Gregory Wilson appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Tuesday, where his final pre-trial conference was rescheduled to Monday....
Rock Island Arsenal Firefighter Sentenced After Battery In Sherrard Elementary Parking Lot
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (121+ words) A Rock Island Arsenal firefighter was sentenced in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday in connection with a December 2023 battery in the parking lot of Sherrard Elementary School. 41-year-old Timothy Weller of Coal Valley was sentenced to 18 months of conditional…...
New Boston Man Remains Out Of Custody, On GPS Monitoring In Sex Abuse Case
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) A New Boston man facing a felony sexual abuse charge will remain out of custody after a petition to revoke his pretrial release was denied by a Mercer County judge on Wednesday. 24-year-old Gage Welch appeared in Mercer County Circuit…...
Milan Man Facing Mercer County Murder Charge Has Case Continued To June
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) A Milan man facing a first-degree murder charge in a 2024 drug-related death investigation in rural Sherrard will return to court in June. 43-year-old William DeWitt appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday, where a status hearing was delayed to…...