Effingham County Jail
January 30, 2018
- 44 year old, Christopher T Horste, of Altamont was arrested by the Effingham Police Department for driving while license is suspended and disorderly conduct. Horste posted $300.
- 37 year old, Bonnie A Swofford, of Neoga was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County original warrant for forgery, a Fayette County failure to appear warrant for bad checks, and a Champaign County original warrant for burglary.
- 43 year old, Verrin A Mull Jr, of Beecher City was arrested by the Effingham Police Department for retail theft.
- 37 year old, Joseph W Peters, of Effingham was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department for driving while license is suspended. Peters posted $150.
- 25 year old, Ryan M Astic, of St Elmo was arrested by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department on an Effingham County failure to appear warrant for retail theft/disp merchandise less than $300. Astic posted $375.
Effingham Police Department
Crashes
January 21, 2018
- At 2:36pm at 42 Easy Breeze, an unknown vehicle struck a parked vehicle owned by 18 year old, Sierra K Blankenship, of McKinney, Texas. No injuries and no citations were reported at this time.
January 23, 2018
- At 2:14pm at the intersection of Willow and Pembroke, a vehicle driven 58 year old, Nelson D Vanzyverden, of Niangua, Missouri rear-ended a vehicle driven by 40 year old, Courtney L Jayne, of Oblong. No injuries or citations were reported.
January 25, 2018
- At 1:30pm at the intersection of Banker and Hamilton, a vehicle driven by 23 year old, Mitchell L Friese, of Effingham backed into a vehicle driven by 21 year old, Taylor F McGee, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 4:18pm west of the intersection of Holiday and Pelican, a vehicle driven by 78 year old, Revis E Shelton, of Effingham backed into a parked vehicle owned by 65 year old, Rebecca F Rhodes, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
January 26, 2018
- At 4:30pm south of the intersection of Keller and Ave of Mid America, a vehicle driven by 17 year old, Colton J Robson, of Effingham rear-ended a vehicle driven by 50 year old, Frank E Bryan, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
January 27, 2018
- At 1:05pm north of the intersection of Keller and Evergreen, a vehicle driven by 22 year old, Erika D Davis, of Effingham rear-ended a vehicle driven by 58 year old, Kenneth A Scott, of Casey. No injuries or citations were reported.
January 28, 2018
- At 9:10am at 1702 W Evergreen, a semi driven by 32 year old, Timothy D Cone, of Baldwin, Florida backed into a parked semi owned by 43 year old, Chad M Booth, of Corunna, Michigan. No injuries or citations were reported.
- At 10:45am at the intersection of Keller and Hampton, a vehicle driven by 16 year old, Bailey B Prosser, of Lakewood rear-ended a vehicle driven by 23 year old, Destiny E Kramer, of St Elmo. Prosser sustained injuries but refused treatment. Prosser was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
January 29, 2018
- At 12:20 pm at 607 S Maple, a vehicle driven by 45 year old, Mary R Williams, of Effingham backed into a vehicle driven by 71 year old, Herman A Wesselman, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
January 30, 2018
- At 11:39am at 1303 W Evergreen, a semi driven by 27 year old, Keith J Bumgarner, of Salem struck and damaged an overhead clearance sign owned by Bonutti Clinic, of Effingham. No injuries or citations were reported.
Citations
January 25, 2018
- 33 year old, Danielle R Pagel, of Altamont was cited for possession of Methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, and felony retail theft.
January 29, 2018
- 25 year old, Tiffany D Gillespie, of Effingham was cited for possession of Methamphetamine.
All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.






