Tag Archive | circuit court
Judge cites former Beecher man for contempt; Monee man busted on endangered species rap
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com July 8, 2015 Silence wasn’t golden Tuesday for a former Beecher resident who refused to answer a Will County Circuit court judge’s routine questions about his two traffic-related charges, according to court records. Randy R. Wise, 63, of Sumava Resorts, Ind. was in court for a pre-trial hearing on the Crete-based […]
Crete, Monee & Peotone blotter
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com June 29, 2015 ====================== CRETE ====================== 10 days, probation for revoked driver Crete-area resident Lawrence J. Gannon, 54, was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 24 months’ probation after pleading guilty Thursday in Will County Circuit court to driving on a revoked license. Gannon of the 3500 block of Danne […]
Blotter: Beecher, Crete, Monee, Peotone & Steger
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com June 17, 2015 Drunk driver gets probation Beecher resident Jacquelynn D. Smith, 31, of the 600 block of Melrose Lane, was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 2 years’ probation June 11 after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge stemming from a June 2012 incident in Beecher. Jail time […]
Convicted Steger pusher hit with Hammond charge
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com June 12, 2015 A former Crete-area man convicted of defrauding the state of Illinois and pushing heroin in Steger is scheduled to appear in Will County Circuit court this afternoon in connection with a Lake County, Ind. warrant charging him with selling drugs. Will County Sheriff’s Police took Jeremiah Jesse Hicks […]
Crete murderer seeks reduced sentence
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Jan. 19, 2015 Two months after being sentenced in the brutal beating death of his disabled foster child, a 49-year-old Crete man is asking to serve less time. An appellate court defender was appointed to represent Fred D. Johnson II Friday after his request was denied in Will County Circuit Court. […]
Beaudoin starting Crete election contest early; seeks to disqualify Seehausen from trustee ballot
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Jan. 5, 2014 The Municipal Officers Electoral Board is being asked to decide whether Crete residents will have a choice in the upcoming village board election. The group is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, in response to Steven Beaudoin’s objections to nominating petitions filed by Don Seehausen. Currently four […]
March 31 blotter
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com March 31, 2014 CRETE Crete-area resident Matthew T. Oeler, 28, of the 23700 block of South Ashland Avenue was sentenced to two days in jail and a 12-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty March 20 to possession of drug paraphernalia. The charge stemmed from a June 2012 arrest by New Lenox […]
Reduced guilty plea in drug case nets probation
by Dennis Sullivan editor @ewcnews.com March 20, 2014 Crete resident Chavonna J. Coles, 36, of the 800 block of Berkshire Place was sentenced today to two days in jail, placed on 24 months’ probation and ordered to perform 100 hours’ community service after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of possession of a controlled substance. […]
Monee cemetery vandal gets jail, probation
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com March 17, 2014 Monee resident Justin C. Qunell, 19, of the 5400 block of West Orchard Trail was sentenced to 68 days in jail and placed on 36 months’ probation March 10 after pleading guilty to vandalizing a Monee church graveyard in November 2012. Qunell was arrested in May 2013* on […]
Landlord’s son accused of burglary
by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Feb. 25, 2014 The son of a Beecher-area landlord is accused of breaking into tenants’ home Sunday. Zelig W. Hitzelburger, 18, of the 2700 block of East Indiana is charged with residential burglary in connection with the break-in at the home on the 2700 block of East Indiana Avenue. The rental […]
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