Alton man faces home invasion, armed robbery charges
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE An Alton man has been charged with armed robbery and home invasion after a November robbery in the 800 block of Ridge Street.
Antonio M. Evans, 26, was charged Dec. 2 with armed robbery and home invasion, both Class X felonies. The charges were sealed until Wednesday, Feb. 17, because Evans was not in custody.
The case was presented by the Alton Police Department.
According to court documents, on Nov. 17 Evans, allegedly armed with a silver handgun, entered a home in the 800 block of Ridge Street in Alton while at least one person was there and stole $3,000 in cash.
East Alton man facing arson charge
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE An East Alton man has been charged with a Class X felony after allegedly setting fire to his apartment building.
Nicholas F. Gonzalez, 30, was charged Feb. 4 with aggravated arson, a Class X felony. The case was presented by the East Alton Police Department.
According to court documents, on Jan. 29 Gonzalez allegedly set a fire in an apartment complex at 200 Illinois 3, knowing there were others present.
Bail was set at $150,000.
Other felony charges filed Feb. 4 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office include:
• Mickey D. Collins, 53, of Bethalto, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of weapons, a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Bethalto Police Department. On Jan. 1 Collins allegedly was found to have a .45 caliber Springfield XDS handgun in his vehicle, and had an order of protection filed against him in Adams County within the pas
Roxana sex charges upgraded to felony
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EDWARDSVILLE Misdemeanor charges of sexual exploitation of a child against a Roxana man originally filed in July have been upgraded to felony.
The new charges against Adam D. Baumgartner, 38, were filed Jan. 7. The case was originally presented by the Roxana Police Department.
On July 17, Baumgartner was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, and harmful material, all Class A misdemeanors.
On Jan. 7 the sexual exploitation of a child charges were upgraded to Class 4 felonies. The original charges were dismissed, according to workers with the Madison County Circuit Clerk’s Office, who confirmed that with the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office.