Effingham County Jail
August 14, 2017
- 33 year old, Beverly A. Mercer, of Effingham was arrested by the Effingham Police Department for possession of Methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of contraband in a penal institution.
- 48 year old, Raymond M Roth, of Salem was arrested by the Illinois State Police on an Effingham County failure to appear warrant for retail theft. Roth posted $375.
- 33 year old, Michael R Colman, of Altamont was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County mittimus to jail for driving while license is revoked.
- 22 year old, Brandon R Smith, of Mason was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County mittimus to jail for driving while license is revoked.
- 42 year old, Chad E McKittrich, of Pana was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County failure to appear/pay warrant on disorderly conduct.
- 28 year old, Douglas P Yates, of Belleville was arrested by the Illinois State Police for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing justice, and a St Clair County failure to appear warrant for possession of less than 5 grams of Methamphetamine.
- 29 year old, Tyler E Hahn, of Altamont was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County failure to appear warrant for possession of less than 5 grams of Methamphetamine and a Clay County failure to appear warrant for possession of a controlled substance.
Effingham Police Department
Crashes
August 1, 2017
- At 7:16am at 1400 Thelma Keller, an unknown vehicle struck a parked vehicle owned by Terrance Fuller, of Amboy. No injuries or citations were reported at this time.
- At 7:38am at 605 Norwood, a vehicle owned by 78 year old, Bernadette E Niemann, of Effingham backed into a parked vehicle owned by Tracy Bowlin, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
August 5, 2017
- At 6:19pm at 1410 W Fayette, a vehicle driven by 33 year old, Martha V Ritchie, of Paris struck a vehicle driven by 49 year old, Freddie E Adele, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 11:44pm west of the intersection of Fayette and the I-70Eb/I-57NB entrance ramp, a vehicle driven by 16 year old, Dylan W Ferguson, of Effingham left the roadway and struck a guard rail. No injuries or citations were reported.
August 6, 2017
- At 1:29pm at 1805 W Fayette, a parked semi at the fuel island rolled into a semi owned by Arnold Trans Service, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia. The operator of the first semi, 60 year old, Clarence Carpenter, of Batesville, Mississippi had failed to set the parking brake properly. No injuries or citations were reported.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.