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EDWARDSVILLE – A man is suing Home Depot after his hand was allegedly lacerated when he was struck by fence posts that fell out of a rack.
David Price filed a complaint April 23 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., alleging negligence.
Price alleges in his complaint that he was shopping at Home Depot on Collinsville Crossing in Collinsville on July 9, 2020, to purchase metal terminal fence posts. He claims that when he reached for a fence post, several of the posts came tumbling towards him, causing his hand to be lacerated.
Dorsey man faces weapons charges
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EDWARDSVILLE A Dorsey man faces several felony weapons charges after an April 8 incident in Granite City.
Randy L. Sheppard, 41, of Dorsey, was charged with possession of a firearm with revoked firearm owners ID card, a Class 3 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of weapons and criminal damage to property over $500, both Class 4 felonies.
The case was presented by the Granite City Police Department.
According to court documents, on April 8 Sheppard allegedly was found to be in possession of a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun while having a revoked Firearm Owners Identification Card, and was carrying it loaded, uncased and easily accessible in a motor vehicle without a concealed carry permit. He is also accused of causing more than $500 damage to another person’s 2000 Toyota 4runner by breaking out the windows and ramming the back of the vehicle.
Two indicted for Collinsville gunfight
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EDWARDSVILLE Two men from Springfield, Illinois, have been indicted by a Madison County grand jury related to a gunfight in late August in several Collinsville parking lots.
Jessie R. Bates Jr., 33, and Marlin R. Thompson Jr., 27, were indicted on charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony. Bates was also indicted for unlawful possession of weapons by a felon, a Class 2 felony.
The case was originally presented by the Collinsville Police Department.
According to court documents and information from the Collinsville Police Department, on Aug. 29 the two allegedly traded gunfire in the parking lots of the Waffle House restaurant and St. Louis Break Co. near Collinsville Crossing and N. Bluff Road.
Multiple burglary, theft charges filed in separate incidents
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Two people were charged with burglary in separate incidents.
Kristi D. Bouillon, 32, of Alton, was charged March 10 with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony; offenses relating to motor vehicles, a Class 2 felony; and attempt offenses relating to motor vehicles, a Class 3 felony.
The case was presented by the East Alton Police Department.
According to court documents, on Feb. 28 Bouillon allegedly entered a home in the 600 block of Valley Drive, East Alton, to commit theft; was found to be in possession of a stolen 2013 Ford F150 and a stolen 2009 Cadillac CTS.