New charges

Thursday, May 14

  • Joshua L. Lashmet, 30, Galesburg — Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams
  • Michael R. Salmi, 58, Galesburg — misdemeanor solicitation to meet a child
  • Drake A. Mortensen, 28, Abingdon — misdemeanor assault, disorderly conduct

Wednesday, May 13

  • Bridgette A. Mixon, 60, Galesburg — Class 3 felony abuse of a resident causing injury, aggravated battery to a victim over age 60, misdemeanor battery

Monday, May 11

  • Curtis E. Wright Jr., 37, Galesburg — Class 4 felony retail theft under $300 with a prior conviction, misdemeanor criminal trespass
  • Deshawn D. Drain, 34, Galesburg — Class 3 felony failure to register as a sex offender
  • Steven J. Mearek, 60, Galesburg — misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Adelia M. Barbee, 71, Galesburg — misdemeanor disorderly conduct
  • Kenneth Tuckmantel, 58, Donnelly, Idaho — misdemeanor DUI/alcohol
  • Jessiah C. Moody, 25, Galesburg — misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Laura A. Brejcha, 61, Galesburg — misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Mitchell A. Hopson, 33, Wataga — misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Jessica L. Garner, 38, Galesburg — misdemeanor domestic battery

Thursday, May 7

  • Frederick L. Sanders Sr., 52, Galesburg — Class 3 felony retail theft over $300
  • Jesse D. Mustain, 33, Galesburg — Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams
  • Justin J. Pieper, 48, Galesburg — misdemeanor criminal damage to property under $500
  • Anthony S. Garza, 47, Galesburg — misdemeanor criminal damage to property under $500 (two counts)
  • Rahim R. Ali, 45, Galesburg — misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm
  • Melanie A. Fritz, 57, Galesburg — misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm
  • John W. Harris II, 55, Galesburg — misdemeanor theft of lost or mislaid property over $500
  • Adriana A. Hardrick, 28, Rantoul — misdemeanor obstructing identification, driving on a suspended license

Wednesday, May 6

  • William R. Grant III, 34, Galesburg — Class 4 felony criminal trespass
  • Morgan L. Eaves, 33, Galesburg — Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams, misdemeanor driving on a suspended license
  • Angelique I. Hodges, 45, Galesburg — Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams

Tuesday, May 5

  • Jessica L. Garner, 38, Galesburg — Class 4 felony retail theft under $300 with a prior conviction
  • John W. Harris II, 55, Galesburg — Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams
  • Steven J. Mearek, 60, Galesburg — Class 2 felony burglary, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Jacqueline M. Tate, 34, Galesburg — misdemeanor retail theft under $300

Monday, May 4

  • Christopher J. Pacheco, 38, Galesburg — Class 2 felony aggravated DUI, misdemeanor DUI/alcohol
  • Eric L. Mackey, 37, Galesburg — Class 4 felony criminal damage to government property under $500, retail theft under $300 with a prior conviction, misdemeanor criminal trespass
  • Curtis E. Wright Jr., 37, Galesburg — Class 4 felony retail theft under $300 with a prior conviction (two counts), misdemeanor criminal trespass
  • Melody L. Karr, 59, Abingdon — Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance
  • Kayden Johnson, 21, London Mills — misdemeanor violating a no-contact order (two counts)

Friday, May 1

  • Deshawn D. Drain, 34, Galesburg — Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor obstructing identification, violating a no-contact order, disorderly conduct
  • Floyd L. Sinclair, 50, Galesburg — misdemeanor domestic battery

Warrants served

Monday, May 11

  • Erika N. Castellano, 37, Galesburg — Class 3 felony aggravated battery in a public place, misdemeanor criminal damage to property under $500; charged April 28

Tuesday, May 5

  • Evan Courson, 42, Williamsfield — Class 4 felony nonconsensual dissemination of sexual images (two counts); charged April 28

Monday, May 4

  • Shane L. Whitman, 39, Galesburg — Class 3 felony registering as a sex offender with false information, misdemeanor domestic battery causing bodily harm, interfering with a report of domestic violence; charged April 29

Dispositions

Thursday, May 14

  • Rebecca M. Anders, 36, Cambridge — dropped: misdemeanor theft under $500
  • Edward B. Eccles, 48, Peoria — dropped: misdemeanor DUI/alcohol
  • Malik D. Ferguson, 29, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony possession of a firearm by a felon, misdemeanor domestic battery causing bodily harm and Class 4 felony aggravated DUI; sentenced to five years in prison with 423 days credit; dismissed: Class 2 felony aggravated domestic battery/strangulation
  • Bradley S. Galloway, 43, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor violating an order of protection, resisting an officer
  • Michael P. Halsted, 44, Peoria — dropped: misdemeanor resisting an officer
  • Steven R. Murphy, 42, Yates City — pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony harassment of a juror and Class 4 felony domestic battery with a prior conviction; sentenced to two years conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 2 felony aggravated domestic battery/strangulation (two counts), misdemeanor resisting an officer
  • Sara J. Peterson, 68, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor criminal trespass
  • Holly M. Wallace, 37, Galesburg — sentenced to 30 months probation through drug court

Wednesday, May 13

  • Leroy Broussard Jr., 25, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony aggravated domestic battery/strangulation and Class 4 felony criminal damage to property over $500; sentenced to 180 days in jail with 180 days credit, 30 months probation and 24 months conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 4 felony domestic battery with a prior conviction, criminal damage to property over $500, criminal trespass, misdemeanor criminal damage to property under $500, leaving the scene of an accident
  • Jesus Delacruz Jr., 40, Bushnell — pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams and failure to register as a violent offender against youth; sentenced to 30 months probation through drug court; dismissed: Class 3 felony failure to register as a violent offender against youth (two counts), possession of a weapon by a felon, failure to register, misdemeanor driving on a suspended license, theft under $500, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (two counts), disorderly conduct (two counts)
  • Joshua L. Fleisher, 45, Abingdon — dropped: misdemeanor battery
  • Ashley L. Gerstel, 37, Knoxville — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI/BAC .08 and fleeing; sentenced to five days in jail and 24 months conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 4 felony aggravated DUI, misdemeanor unlawful possession of blackjack/knife, resisting an officer, DUI/alcohol, speeding 35 mph or more over the limit, driving on a suspended license
  • Kyleigh L. Haase, 25, Monmouth — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass; sentenced to one year conditional discharge and fined; dismissed: misdemeanor assault
  • Ricky J. Jackson, 55, Abingdon — dropped: misdemeanor battery
  • Scott D. Johnston, 34, Galena — pleaded guilty to Class 1 felony cocaine possession between 15-100 grams; sentenced to two years probation and 30 hours community service; dismissed: misdemeanor cannabis possession between 30-100 grams
  • Madison Knuth, 24, Henderson — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment; sentenced to one year court supervision and fined
  • Trenton L. Morrison, 37, Galesburg — dismissed: Class 4 felony domestic battery with a prior conviction
  • John O’Leary, 42, Chicago — pleaded guilty to Class 4 felony grooming; sentenced to two years and six months in prison with 108 days credit; dismissed: Class 1 felony promoting the sexual exploitation of children, Class 2 felony possession of child sexual abuse materials, Class 3 felony indecent solicitation of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, traveling to meet a minor, meth possession under 5 grams

Tuesday, May 12

  • Jaiden J. Arbaca, 19, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI/alcohol; sentenced to two years conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 4 felony aggravated DUI, misdemeanor criminal damage to property under $500
  • Aaron T. Courtouise, 30, Galesburg — dropped: Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams, misdemeanor driving on a suspended license
  • Austin B. Fry, 34, Kirkwood — pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams; sentenced to 18 months conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 2 felony burglary, theft over $10,000, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Ross A. Keith, 42, Galesburg — dropped: Class 2 felony violation of the sex offender registry, Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams, failure to return from furlough
  • Mary E. Sundvall, 72, Galesburg — dropped: Class 3 felony theft over $500 (two counts)

Monday, May 11

  • Amanda J.L. Eakins, 38, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Shawn C. Kaufman, 37, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Jewel B. Leiby, 35, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor resisting an officer, DUI/alcohol
  • Valente A. Mercado, 26, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor DUI/alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident
  • Brianna B. Organista, 21, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor domestic battery causing bodily harm
  • Rosendo E. Ramirez-Velasquez, 27, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI/alcohol; sentenced to two years court supervision and fined; dismissed: misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident
  • Crystal M. Vojinovic, 36, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violating an order of protection; sentenced to 18 months conditional discharge and fined

Thursday, May 7

  • Ronald A. McNeely, 44, Galesburg — dropped: Class 4 felony domestic battery with a prior conviction (two counts)
  • Justin J. Pieper, 48, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violating an order of protection; sentenced to two years conditional discharge; dismissed: misdemeanor obstructing an officer, criminal damage to property under $500

Wednesday, May 6

  • Adrian Bailey, 30, Galesburg — dropped: Class X felony attempted murder (two counts), aggravated battery/discharging a firearm, Class 3 felony aggravated battery to a child younger than 13 causing bodily harm, possession of a firearm by a felon
  • Kathleen A. Beauprez, 65, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass; fined
  • Elijah L. Fancher, 38, Galesburg — dropped: Class 4 felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon
  • Bdea G. Hamad, 18, East Moline — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm; sentenced to one year court supervision and fined
  • Victoria C. Motz, 20, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 4 felony aggravated fleeing, misdemeanor DUI/alcohol; sentenced to two years second-chance probation; dismissed: misdemeanor DUI/alcohol, DUI/BAC .08, domestic battery
  • Holly M. Scalf, 47, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct; sentenced to one year court supervision and fined; dismissed: misdemeanor unlawful possession of blackjack/knife, assault
  • Kerri A. Sauter, 47, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass; sentenced to six months conditional discharge and fined
  • Hailey E.M. Woodring, 25, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct; sentenced to six months conditional discharge

Tuesday, May 5

  • Rey Cantu, 22, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 4 felony criminal damage to property over $500; sentenced to two years in prison
  • Steven W. Charles, 39, Galesburg — dropped: Class 2 felony aggravated domestic battery/strangulation, misdemeanor domestic battery (two counts), interfering with a report of domestic violence, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of pretrial release
  • Dirk L. DeBoer, 65, Dahinda — dropped: misdemeanor DUI/alcohol
  • Clevon Dortch Jr., 33, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony possession of a weapon by a felon; sentenced to five years in prison with 225 days credit; dismissed: Class X felony possession of a firearm by a felon, Class 4 felony aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon
  • Janice M. Gallagher, 27, Monmouth — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstructing identification; sentenced to six months supervision and fined
  • Marcelus E. Goodwin, 34, Galesburg — dropped: Class 2 felony aggravated battery to a peace officer, Class 4 felony criminal damage to government property under $500
  • Ivory L. Henry, 27, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 12 months conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 3 felony aggravated battery causing great bodily harm
  • Derrick D. Langford, 20, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 4 felony violating an order of protection and domestic battery causing bodily harm; sentenced to 22 days in jail with 22 days credit and 18 months probation; dismissed: Class 4 felony violating an order of protection, misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Pamela L. Pilkington, 46, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor meth possession under 5 grams; sentenced to two years conditional discharge; dismissed: misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
  • Jason C. Thomas, 46, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor domestic battery causing bodily harm
  • Aryanna S. Tucker-Campbell, 20, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor retail theft under $300

Monday, May 4

  • Michael J. Howarter, 32, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams; sentenced to one year conditional discharge
  • William L. Marshall, 47, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony failure to report a change of address; sentenced to 90 days in jail with 17 days credit and two years conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 3 felony violation of the sex offender registry, misdemeanor domestic battery causing bodily harm
  • Brandon D. Morrison, 40, Galesburg — dropped: Class 4 felony domestic battery with a prior conviction, misdemeanor violating an order of protection
  • Raven M. Shinn, 26, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

Friday, May 1

  • Peter R. Connour, 48, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor battery (three counts), criminal trespass
  • Janaisha S. Kennedy, 20, Galesburg — dropped: misdemeanor domestic battery
  • Carlos J. Morales, 39, Galesburg — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor resisting an officer; sentenced to two years conditional discharge; dismissed: Class 2 felony aggravated battery to a peace officer (two counts), misdemeanor disorderly conduct
  • Raven M. Shinn, 26, Galesburg — sentenced to two years and six months in prison following removal from the drug court program; convicted in 2025 of Class 3 felony meth possession under 5 grams
  • Russell M. Varnell, 51, Elmwood — dropped: misdemeanor aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.