Stories from La Salle County Court
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday, May 7 and returned the following indictments.
A Streator man was charged Monday with threatening to kill three La Salle County judges, three prosecutors and the public defender.
DUIs keep falling. Cops and lawyers think they know why: Young motorists are smoking marijuana rather than drinking. Arrests are headed to a record low and the median age of a DUI defendant now sits at 45, underscoring how 20-somethings are drinking and driving at lower numbers.
An Ottawa woman could face up to five years in prison if convicted of injuring a baby (not hers), though prosecutors are waiting for more medical information before finalizing charges.
The shot might have been an accident and the only person hurt besides her was a companion whose finger was grazed. Nevertheless, Malinda Missel of Marseilles is going to prison for three years.
Two Ottawa men remain set for trial in late May for an armed home invasion charge, in which shots were fired, but first will ask a judge to throw out evidence against them.
A judge ordered a convicted felon jailed pretrial Friday, a day after drug agents seized nearly 2 pounds of cocaine plus firearms from a Peru residence.
A Mendota man could face up to seven years in prison for allegedly possessing a .380-caliber pistol despite a felony conviction.
The students will be under the instruction of Stacy Konczak (piano), Miss Rhoda Roberts (violin) and Todd Witek (guitar). Both recitals are free and open to the public.
A Marseilles man could face up to seven years in prison after a La Salle County jury convicted him Wednesday of attacking a relative with a machete.
A jury will decide Wednesday whether a Marseilles man was justified or provoked into wielding a machete, as his lawyer claims, or whether he’s guilty of felony battery.
A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments:
A Streator man was ordered detained Friday for allegedly possessing a .40-caliber pistol and ammunition despite a felony record.
A Bloomington man already charged with threatening a mass shooting at an Ottawa school now is accused of attacking one of his jailers.
A Streator man charged with murder had his trial moved Friday to mid-summer. Attorneys also hinted there might be a deal forthcoming.