The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

Arrests

1-29-24 Cole Montgomery, age 24, of Taylorville was arrested by CCSO for residential burglary and criminal damage to property.

1-29-24 Jeremy Beard, age 50, of Taylorville was arrested by CCSO for possession of methamphetamine, driving on suspended/revoked license and possession of cannabis in a motor vehicle.

Crashes

1-22-24 Damien King was traveling on 1200 North Road in Assumption. Due to severe icy road conditions, his vehicle slid off the roadway into a field on the south side of the road. The vehicle sustained damage, the extent of which is unknown and was able to be driven to his residence. No injuries.

1-26-24 Deanna Stalets and Richard Waller were involved in a traffic crash in Pana township. Stalets was in the southbound lane of US Route 51, facing northbound, getting the mail from their mailbox. Waller was traveling northbound on US Route 51 in the appropriate lane. Stalets attempted a right turn into their driveway across both lanes of traffic, did not see Waller approaching, and was struck by Waller. No injuries. No tow.

1-26-24 Floyd Johns was traveling east on 350 North Rd. Tracks indicate his vehicle left the roadway before the bike trail parking lot entrance. Johns vehicle collided with a an embankment, then collided with a second embankment causing the vehicle to become airborne. Johns vehicle landed on its top. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries were reported.

1-27-24 David Eson was traveling southwest on IL Route 48 at 1026 N. IL Route 48. Eson stated two deer entered the roadway. Eson attempted to avoid hitting the deer and ran off the roadway and struck a ditch embankment on the south side of the roadway. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries.

The Taylorville Police Department reported the following to Regional Radio News;

1/26/24

Elizabeth A. Stare, age 18, of Taylorville was arrested for Theft.

Joshua Pemble, age 33, of Peotone Illinois, was arrested for Retail Theft.

1/28/24

Dylan M. McConnell, age 28, of Taylorville was arrested for Domestic Battery.

1/29/24

Robert L. Harris, age 50, of Taylorville was arrested for Theft.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

1-26-24 Aaron Bice, age 48, of Springfield was arrested by Macon County on a Christian County warrant for possession of a controlled substance.

1-26-24 Jonathan Cohan, age 42, of Moweaqua was arrested by Pana PD on a no bond warrant for possession of methamphetamine.

1-26-24 Philippe Rogers, age 41, of Decatur was arrested by Kincaid PD for possession of methamphetamine.

1-26-24 Donnae Lake, age 50, of Decatur was arrested by Kincaid POD for possession of methamphetamine.

1-26-24 Floyd Johns, age 46, of Fairview Heights was arrested by CCSO for driving on revoked license.

1-27-24 John Dougherty, age 42, of Springfield was arrested by CCSO for Driving on suspended license.

1-28-24 Trenton Dawy, age 25, of Hillsboro was arrested by CCSO for DUI.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

Crashes

1-22-24 Robert Kindermann III was traveling north on 2300 East Road at about 790 North and lost control on the iced over road surface. Kindermann went off the east side of the roadway and into a deep ditch. Kindermann then hit an embankment causing the Chevrolet Suburban to turn over on the driver side when it came to rest. The front end of the vehicle was partially in the water. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries.

Arrests

1-25-24 Nickolas Rabideau, age 36, of Springfield was arrested by CCSO for threatening a public official.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

01-23-24 Cameron Mizera, age 23, of Taylorville was arrested by CCSO for domestic battery.

1-24-24 Matthew Hoover, age 27, of Pana was arrested by Pana PD on a Christian County Warrant for possession of meth.

The Taylorville Police Department reported the following to Regional Radio News;

1/18/24

Jacob H. Cantrell, age 30, of Taylorville was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication.

1/21/24

Sheyenne J. Johnson, age 25, of Stonington Illinois was arrested for DUI.

1/23/24

Jason D. Lindsey, age 48 of Taylorville was arrested on a Warrant.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

1-20-24 Donald Stone, age 52, of Tovey was arrested by Kincaid PD for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.

1-20-24 Amy Williamson, age 49, of Tovey was arrested by Kincaid PD for meth delivery.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

1-17-24 Shelby Olson, age 25, of Pana was arrested by CCSO on a Body Attachment Warrant for failure to pay or appear as ordered by the court.

1-16-24 Justis Nichols was arrested by Morrisonville PD for domestic battery.

CRASHES

1-12-24 John Pendleton was traveling south on 600 East Road when a deer entered the roadway. Pendleton was unable to avoid striking the deer. Pendleton’s vehicle sustained damage to its front and passenger side but was able to be driven from the scene. No injuries were reported.

1-12-24 Alexandria Castracane was traveling north on route 48 and crossed the southbound lane and traveled into the ditch. Castracane came to a stop in the ditch. No injuries. No tow.

1-12-24 Jordan Brummet was traveling north on Route 51 around 75 North when a deer ran into the roadway. Brummet hit the deer causing damage to the front of the vehicle. No injuries. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

1-12-24 Linda Brown was traveling northeast on IL Route 48 at 965 East when she struck a deer in the roadway. No injuries. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

1-12-24 Joshua Contreras was traveling north on 1400 E. at 3112 N.  in Mt Auburn when he struck a deer in the roadway. No injuries. No tow.

1-16-24 Ernest Cox was driving a USPS van and was pulling away from mailboxes in the 300 block of S. Pine after depositing mail in them. Unit 2 was a FedEx van that pulled in behind Cox. Occupants of unit 2 were out of the vehicle to make a delivery. Cox started to back up to the mailbox's to deposit another piece of mail, not seeing unit 2 behind it. Cox struck Unit 2, causing minor damage to both vehicles. No injuries. No tows.

1-17-24 Patrick Butler and Benjiman DeClerck were involved in a traffic crash in Taylorville township. Butler was traveling north on 900 East Road at approximately 1550 North when it swerved into the oncoming lane. Butler sideswiped DeClerck’s mirror. No injuries. No tow.

1-17-24 Ryan Hammer was traveling west on 1600 N. at approximately 2680 when it left the roadway and overturned. No injuries. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

Arrests

1-10-24 Jeremy Cole age, 43, of Tower Hill was arrested and transported to CCSO on a warrant for unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition.

Crashes

1-4-24 Ericka Moore and David Combs were involved in a traffic crash in Pana township. Moore and Combs were in the parking lot of the Bluebell Tavern. Moore was backing out of a parking spot and Combs was waiting for Moore to back out. Moore struck Combs and drove away. Both vehicles of Moore and Combs sustained cosmetic damage. Moore was unaware she hit Combs. No injuries. No tow.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

12-29-23 Karen Wilson was traveling north on 1800 East Road (County Highway 7) at about 1632 North. Wilson lost control on the icy bridge and started skidding. Wilson hit the side rail on the west side of the road and continued to skid down an embankment into a deep ditch. Wilson came to stop at the bottom of the ditch where she appeared to hit some downed trees. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries.

1-6-24 Cory Neal was traveling east on IL-RT 104 in Taylorville township. Neal ran off the south side of the road. The vehicle made contact with the ditch embankment before coming to rest and suffered major damage on all sides. The vehicle was towed from the scene and Neal went to the hospital.

1-6-24 Ryan Huttes stated he was traveling westbound on 250 North Road just east of Lake Shore Drive in Pana, IL. Huttes stated he lost control of the vehicle on a hill due to snowy/slushy conditions. Huttes stated after he slid off the roadway he struck a ditch embankment and then a tree. No tow. No injuries.

1-7-24 Jennifer Heise was traveling east on IL Route 104 in South Fork Township when a deer ran into the road. Heise hit the deer with her front bumper, at about Summit Ave. No injuries. No tow.

Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

1-5-24 Adam Cherry, age 40, of Rosamond was arrested by CCSO for driving on a revoked license.

12-25-23 Lynn Dexheimeir was traveling east on 350 N. at approximately 2150 E. when his vehicle hydroplaned, and left the roadway. Dexheimeir was able to get the vehicle back on the roadway. There was minimal visible damage done to the vehicle, however the side curtain airbags did deploy. No tow. No injuries.

12-28-23 Brent Getz was traveling southbound on US Route 51, attempted to make left turn eastbound onto 400 N. Road. Getz took the turn too wide and the vehicle came to rest nose-down in the ditch at the southeast corner of this intersection. No injuries. The vehicle was towed from the scene and the driver was arrested for DUI.

12-31-23 Mathieu Kuhns was traveling east on 1800 North Road. Kuhns stated that there was an animal that came out of the tree line on the north side of the roadway. Kuhns attempted to avoid the animal in the roadway. Kuhns maneuvered left then over-corrected right and slid into the south side ditch hitting a utility pole and coming to a stop approximately 50-75 feet past the entry into the south side ditch. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries.

The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;

12-30-23 Brooklynne Oliver, age 28, of Cutler was arrested on a Christian County FTA warrant for possession of meth.

12-30-23 Darin Engelhardt, age 57, of Momence was arrested by CCSO for driving on a revoked license and operating a vehicle when registration revoked or suspended.

The Taylorville Police Department reported the following to Regional Radio News;

12/30/23

Bradley J. Fairfield, age 22, of Taylorville was arrested for Criminal Sexual Assault.

Milo Oldham, age 35, of  Debary Florida, was arrested for Retail Theft.

Antoniu-Vali Detescu, age 24, of Kent Washington, was arrested for Retail Theft.

Bratianu Detescu, age 46, of Mountlake Terra Washington, was arrested for Retail Theft.