Effingham County Jail
December 6, 2017
- 32 year old, Justin J Wheeler, of Effingham was arrested by the Effingham Police Department for domestic battery.
Effingham Police Department
Crashes
December 6, 2017
- At 5:48am at the intersection of Maple and Temple, a vehicle driven by 94 year old, Fredable S Smith, of Effingham struck a vehicle driven by 79 year old, Mary E Curle, of Effingham. No injuries were reported. Smith was ticketed for failure to yield.
- At 11:00am at 2500 N 3rd, a vehicle driven by 62 year old, Kenneth Whitwell, of North Little Rock, Arkansas sideswiped a parked semi owned by Western Flyer Express, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 12:03 pm on the South Banker CSX Overpass, a vehicle driven by 17 year old, Haley K Koester, of Effingham rear-ended a vehicle driven by 28 year old, Wendy M Probst, of Dieterich causing Probst’s vehicle to rear-end a vehicle driven by 24 year old, Aaron M Walters, of Effingham in turn causing Walters’ vehicle to rear-end a vehicle driven by 92 year old, Lowell E Billingsley, of Flora. No injuries were reported. Koester was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
- At 3:00pm at 3012 S Banker, an unknown vehicle struck a parked vehicle owned by Bradley Austin, of Watson. No injuries or citations were reported at this time.
Citations
December 5, 2017
- 24 year old, Avery E Nance, of Effingham was cited for driving while license is suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
- 32 year old, Justin J Wheeler, of Pekin was cited for domestic battery.
- 18 year old, Seth L Tolliver, of Newton was cited for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.
Clay County Sheriff’s Department
Arrests
November 29, 2017
- 31 year old, Kasandra Henson, of Effingham was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol. Henson appeared in Clay County court and was released.
November 30, 2017
- 29 year old, Steven Strickland, of Louisville was cited for expired registration. Strickland was given a notice to appear and released.
December 1, 2017
- 22 year old, Chase Runyon, of Noble was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for unlawful possession of Methamphetamine. Runyon appeared in Clay County court and was released.
December 4, 2017
- 37 year old, Amanda Wesselman, of Effingham was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for driving while license is suspended. Wesselman posted bond and was released.
December 5, 2017
- 37 year old, Misty Parish, of Flora was arrested on a Clay County failure to appear warrant for driving while license is suspended. Parish posted bond and was released.
- 26 year old, Brittani Workman, of Louisville was arrested for driving while license is revoked and a Clay County failure to appear warrant for possession of Methamphetamine. Workman posted bond and was released.
December 6, 2017
- 26 year old, Brittney L Wood, of Flora was arrested on a Clay County warrant for aggravated battery of a child. Wood posted bond and was released.
Mattoon Police Department
Arrests
December 6, 2017
- 36 year old, Amanda K Chaney, of Mattoon was arrested for obstructing identification.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.