Effingham County Jail
September 5, 2017
- 32 year old, Chelsea J Sipes, of Effingham was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Sipes was transported to Clay County.
- 22 year old, Dalton W Allen, of Effingham was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for driving while license is suspended. Allen posted $575.
- 29 year old, Jennifer L Cathey, of Assumption was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County failure to appear/pay warrant for driving while license is suspended, a Cumberland County failure to appear warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis.
- 25 year old, Veno D Harris, of Effingham was arrested by the Effingham Police Department for driving while license is suspended, speeding, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
Effingham Police Department
Crashes
August 31, 2017
- At 4:25pm at 1510 E Fayette, a straight truck driven by 49 year old, Antonette D. Elderworth, of Effingham struck a damaged the Dieterich Bank drive-thru canopy. No injuries or citations were reported.
September 5, 2017
- At 2:35pm at the intersection of 3rd and Temple, vehicle driven by 48 year old, Johnna L Clark, of Jewett and 22 year old, Ashley L Huelsing, of Effingham collided. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 4:55pm north of the intersection of Keller and Evergreen, a vehicle driven by 24 year old, Derek R Herbold, of Ramsey struck a tire in the roadway. No injuries or citations were reported.
Citations
September 3, 2017
- A 17 year old juvenile from Effingham was cited for curfew violation.
September 5, 2017
- 25 year old, Veno D Harris, of Effingham was cited for driving while license is suspended, speeding, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
Clay County Sheriff’s Department
Arrests
August 28, 2017
- 34 year old, Adam J Pipkins, of Dieterich was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for attempt to manufacture a controlled substance.
August 30, 2017
- 32 year old, Elizabeth Stevens, of Olney was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Stevens appeared in court and was released.
September 1, 2017
- 44 year old, Phillip J Backstrom, of Cisne was arrested for driving while license is revoked. Backstrom was given a notice to appear and was released.
- 35 year old, Johnnie D Matthews, of Fairfield was arrested on a Clay County warrant for retail theft and battery.
- 28 year old, Kelby Simmons, of Effingham was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for domestic battery. Simmons posted bond and was released.
September 5, 2017
- 32 year old, Chelsea Sipes, of Shumway was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for possession of a controlled substance.
- 31 year old, Courtney Smith, of Cottage Hills was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for driving while under the influence. Smith posted bond and was released.
- 22 year old, Dalton W Allen, of Flora was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for driving while license is suspended. Allen posted bond and was released.
Crashes
September 1, 2017
- At 8:15am at a private drive on West North Avenue in Flora, 36 year old, Amanda J Hemrich, of Flora was pulling in to park her vehicle. At the same time, 58 year old, Donald Jones, of Flora was backing from a parking spot and struck Hemrich’s vehicle. No injuries were reported.
September 2, 2017
- At 11:45pm west of the intersection of Oak Mound Lane and Buckeye Road, 19 year old, Jordan Winka, of Flora was traveling westbound and lost control of the vehicle, entered an embankment, and overturned. No injuries were reported.
September 3, 2017
- West of the intersection of Indigo Lane and Sunset Road, 44 year old, Lisa M Wells, of Olney was traveling eastbound and lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and overturned. This caused the vehicle to burst into flames. Wells and her passenger, 25 year old, Jerry Chase, of Olney fled the scene. Wells was cited for leaving the scene of an accident and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Chase was cited for failure to report accident to police. Both were given a notice to appear. Additional charges are pending.
September 5, 2017
- At 4:50pm south of the intersection of Black Oak Road and Campground Lane, 22 year old, Cody Nottingham, of Xenia was traveling southbound when he began to approach another vehicle being driven by 39 year old, Darn Milner, of Olney. Nottingham attempted to slow his vehicle, when it began sliding in the gravel and struck Milner’s vehicle. Nottingham was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. No injuries were reported.
September 6, 2017
- At 7:15am east of the intersection of Hwy 50 and Mayflower, 53 year old, Aaron Riester was stopped at the construction site and had pulled to the side of the road. At the same time, a vehicle being driven by Sydney Hosford attempted to go around Riester and struck Riester’s trailer. No injuries were reported.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.