CAMBRIDGE, Ill. - A Stark County man is out of a job and under arrest after allegedly having some form of sexual contact at the Henry County Jail. Ill.
A 21-year-old correctional officer in Henry County was arrested this week on two counts of Custodial Sexual Misconduct. Trayton Jones of Toulon was arrested on Monday, April 18, by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations on the two counts, which are Class 3 Felonies. Online records indicate that he's been additionally charged with two counts of Official Misconduct, also a Class 3 Felony. Few details are known but on Friday, April 15, the Henry County Sheriff's Office requested that State Police investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by Jones. The State's Attorney in Henry County approved the charges and bond was set at $50,000. He made a bonding hearing on Tuesday, April 19, in which a public defender was also appointed. Jones will be back in Henry County Circuit Court on Monday, April 25, for a preliminary hearing.
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 16, 2021 at 5:23pm
A Pleasant Plains native arrested for official misconduct on the Springfield Police Department is now out on bond.
According to a report by WICS in Springfield, 26-year-old Taylor Staff of Springfield and a 2013 graduate of Pleasant Plains High School, was released from jail today.
Staff was arrested by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation on charges of Class 3 Felony Official Misconduct, Class 1 Felony Criminal Sexual Assault, and Class 3 Felony Custodial Sexual Misconduct.
The charges stem from alleged incidents that occurred between January 2020 through July 2020 and involved 3 separate victims, with whom Staff had inappropriate contact while as a member of the Springfield Police Department.