Police news for Friday, April 30
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ACCIDENTS
• Matthew M. Lynos, 27, of Carlinville was treated at Passavant Area Hospital after being injured in a traffic crash at 10:11 p.m. Wednesday on Loomis Lane in Franklin. Lynos was driving south on Outing Club Road when he lost control of his vehicle, hit an incline near a railroad crossing and struck a sign.
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ARRESTS, CITATIONS
• A 17-year-old boy was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge at 6:57 p.m. Wednesday after being accused of brandishing a toy gun during an argument on Dunlap Court. He also was arrested on a charge of resisting or obstructing a peace officer after police said he ran from them before being caught in the 200 block of College Avenue. Two other juveniles involved in the altercation a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were cited on city ordinance violations for fighting, police said. An adult, Tad M. Mitchell, 35, of Jacksonville, was cited on a city ordinance vio
Murder charge filed in weekend shooting death
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A Jacksonville man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of murder in the weekend shooting death of a former Jacksonville resident.
Joshua E. Wilson, 37, of Jacksonville was arrested about 1 p.m. Tuesday. He is accused of fatally shooting Malcolm V. Fitts, 26, a former Jacksonville resident who was living in Chicago.
The reason behind the shooting has not been explained.
Fitts, a father of four, was in Jacksonville to visit his daughter and mother, brother-in-law Chris Pulley told the Journal-Courier. Pulley described him as a loyal friend and family member.
“He was a fun person, he had a lot of energy a positive energy,” Pulley said. “He was fun to be around and he made you feel loved.”
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 2, 2021 at 2:37pm
An arrest has been made connected to the shooting in Jacksonville on Sunday.
According to a press release by the Jacksonville Police Department, 37-year-old Joshua E. Wilson of Jacksonville was arrested at approximately 1:00 pm for the murder of 26-year-old Malcolm V. Fitts.
Fitts was pronounced dead at Passavant Area Hospital just before 7:00 Sunday morning.
Jacksonville Police were called at approximately 5:23 am Sunday to the 800 block of Hoagland Boulevard in reference to a report of gunshots being fired in the parking lot of the Turner High Rise Apartment Complex.
An official cause of death has not yet been released by the Morgan County Coroner’s Office.