MT. VERNON – A 23-year-old Springfield man has been found fit to stand trial during a fitness hearing Thursday in Jefferson County. Shonn Bacon was arrested in January and charged with being an armed habitual criminal and aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon. Both charges are Class X felonies punishable by between 6 and 30
MT. VERNON – A Mt. Vernon man and woman accused of battery to an infant will be tried by a judge Monday in a Jefferson County bench trial. Judge Jerry Crisel will hear the case against 21-year-old Abagail Adkins and 20-year-old Tyrone “EJ” Steele. The two are each charged with Class X felony aggravated battery
MT. VERNON – A 20-year-old Mt. Vernon man was sentenced Tuesday in Jefferson County Court to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony battery of a police officer. Kymir McGee pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony aggravated battery to a peace officer in exchange for charges of Class 4 felony aggravated fleeing
BENTON – The Franklin County Board voted 9-0 Tuesday night for a resolution to dispose of the old County Annex building on West Main in Benton. County Board Chairman Randall Crocker says the resolution has some guidelines to follow. Crocker says there has been some interest in trying to save the building. He says it
