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Godfrey man accused of battering nurse, cops Scott Cousins, [email protected] FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE A Godfrey man was charged with multiple counts of battery to police and a nurse after a Dec. 19 incident. John D. Shimchick, 46, was charged Dec. 21 with two counts of aggravated battery/peace officer, both Class 2 felonies; aggravated battery/nurse, a Class 3 felony; and aggravated assault/peace officer, a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. According to court documents, on Dec. 19 Shimchick threw a rock at a sheriff’s deputy and kicked and threw a number of objects, including a hammer and wooden table, at another deputy. While at Alton Memorial Hospital, he allegedly spit on a nurse. ....