The crash occurred along US Highway 34 that resulted in Baumgardner’s death and the hospitalization of Jamal Jenkins Junior and three children under the age of 10 that were in his car.
Knox County State’s Attorney Jeremy Karlin says that Jenkins was erroneously charged with a second count of reckless homicide due to the mistaken belief that one of the children had been killed in the accident.
During the Monday Knox County committee meeting overseeing the sheriff’s department, Sheriff David Clague said the crash was one of the worst he’d seen in his 48 years, adding it was the first time he could remember requesting three life-flight helicopters land for one accident.
GALESBURG A Facebook post attributed to Knox County Sheriff David Clague was posted and then quickly deleted Friday, Jan. 15, over language that some community members have called divisive and potentially racially insensitive.
House Bill 3653, passed by the Illinois House and Senate and spearheaded by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, and awaiting approval from the governor, could bring big changes to law enforcement, leading to negative reactions about its passage from state law enforcement agencies and organizations.
After its passage, a Facebook post attributed to Clague drew criticism from community members and the Galesburg NAACP branch. We have a job to do and that is to protect and serve the citizens of Knox County who have shown their support for us, he said. Hold your head high and be proud! Resigning is not acceptable and by doing so, it shows the Black Caucus that they won. We are better than that!
The Illinois senate passed the highly controversial
HB3653 just before 5:00 this morning and it now goes to the house for consideration. The bill deals with
police reform and will affect law enforcement and prosecutors in their duties.
Knox County Sheriff David Clague joined
Tom Meredith and