Drug charges filed in Madison County thetelegraph.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetelegraph.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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16-year-old Jacob Godoy of Woodson Terrace, Missouri was charged as an adult with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm and 19-year-old Jimmy Ortiz of Hazelwood, Missouri was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm. Godoy is facing 20-80 years and Ortiz 6-30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections if convicted, according to the Madison County, Illinois Stateâs Attorneyâs Office Facebook page.
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The Illinois State Police had custody of four suspects as of 2 a.m. this morning, but the other two were released without charges.
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The victim, an SIUE student, who was shot the night of Thursday Jan. 14, is currently in critical but stable condition at a hospital in St. Louis, according to SIUE Police Chief Kevin Schmoll. Two SIUE students were in the vehicle when the shooting occurred at the intersection of I-270 and I-157; one was driving, and the other was shot.
EDWARDSVILLE A man claims he fell into a former drainage ditch at a Collinsville Casey s General Store and suffered ankle, knee and shoulder injuries.
Tyrone Taylor filed a complaint Dec. 17 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Casey s General Stores Inc., and Casey s Retail Company, alleging negligence.
According to his complaint, Taylor was at Casey s General Stores on North Bluff Road in Collinsville on Oct. 29. He alleges he parked his truck in the dedicated area of the parking lot when he stepped into what was apparently a one-time drainage ditch and fell.
Taylor claims he suffered injuries to his right ankle, knee and shoulder. He alleges Casey s General Stores negligently failed to remove or fill the ditch/canal, failed to place grate or cover over the depressed area and failed to warn about the trip hazard.
VANCOUVER A pedestrian was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries Monday evening after being hit by a vehicle in Surrey. Mounties say the person was struck at the intersection of North Bluff Road and Best Street shortly after 7 p.m. They were taken to a local hospital in serious condition. The intersection was closed for several hours while investigators collected evidence. Police say the driver stayed on scene and is co-operating with them. The incident is still under investigation and police haven t indicated whether impairment or speed are believed to be factors. Images from the scene show the roads were wet at the time.