BLOOMINGTON — Police in Bloomington are investigating a Monday morning armed robbery — at least the 10th since early December.
Police were called at 11:15 a.m. to Check Into Cash, 2303 East Washington St. Police said a black man who was 5 feet 8 inches tall and armed with a gun entered the store and demanded money from an employee.
The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash and property and left on foot.
There were no injuries reported, and no other details were available Monday afternoon.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bloomington police Detective Jared Roth at 309-434-2379 or email him at Jroth@cityblm.org.
It was not immediately known if the robbery had any connection to a string of earlier, unsolved armed robberies in the Twin Cities. But police said officers are investigating that possibility.
Police previously said one individual may be responsible for at least seven of nine previous armed robberies at local businesses since Dec. 8. Because of that connection, the police have given the suspect a nickname in hopes of drawing more attention to the cases.
Police say the “Business Bandit” is a black male who is 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. In several of the incidents, the suspect was wearing a black hooded jacket with button or snap pockets on the front sides of the coat.
If you want to remain anonymous, call McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111. If your call leads to the arrest and indictment of suspect(s) you may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
Photos: 2018-19 McLean County jail mugshots
Misty mcQueen
Misty McQueen, 47, of Chicago was charged as of Feb. 11, 2019, with burglary, theft and forgery related to checks totaling about $3,000 she allegedly cashed at three Heartland Bank branches in Bloomington and Normal in June 2018. She was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Jeffory Lahr
Jeffory Lahr, 46, of the 100 block of Liberty Road, Normal, was charged as of Feb. 8, 2019, with marijuana trafficking and unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver the drug. Police said they seized a package containing 24 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $100,000 at his home. The package originated in Colorado and the 21 packages of marijuana inside were intended to be sold in Illinois and Michigan, police said. Lahr was jailed in lieu of posting $100,035.
Erin Cebrero
Erin Cebrero, 24, of Chicago was charged as of Feb. 8, 2019, with marijuana and cocaine charges in McLean County. Police reportedly found in his home 38 grams of cocaine, 1.8 kilograms of marijuana, about $19,000 in drug money and a ledger with details of more than 130 drug transactions. He was jailed in lieu of posting $250,035.
Freddrica Brown
Freddrica Brown, 28, of the 800 block of West Washington Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 7, 2019, with possession of marijuana. Brown was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. Her co-defendant is Marquis Williams.
Marquis Williams
Marquis Williams, 29, of the 800 block of West Washington Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 7, 2019, with possession of marijuana, delivery of marijuana, possession of a weapon without a firearm owner's identification card and illegal possession of ammunition. Bloomington police reported finding a handgun, scales and about 300 grams of marijuana in the apartment he shares with co-defendant Freddrica Brown. Williams was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Alonzo Whitfield
Alonzo Whitfield, 33, of the 2100 block of Rainbow Avenue, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 6, 2019, with five counts of delivery of cocaine. The alleged drug sales reportedly occurred in Normal. He was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
William Tuley
William D. Tuley, 26, of LeRoy was charged as of Feb. 6, 2019, with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, during alleged drug transactions in Normal. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Lamont Barclay
Lamont Barclay, 43, of St. Petersburg, Fla., is charged with predatory criminal sex assault and sexual exploitation of a minor in several incidents from 2008 to 2010 and 2010 to 2013 in Bloomington. Barclay was jailed in lieu of posting $100,035.
Casey Murphy
Casey J. Murphy, 20, of the 100 block of West Stewart Street, Normal, was charged as of Jan. 24, 2019, with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver the drug. He was released on a personal recognizance bond.
Charles Talley
Charles Talley, 27, of the 1200 block of North Roosevelt Avenue, Bloomington, was charged as of Jan. 16, 2018, with delivery and possession of a controlled substance, cocaine. Charges accuse Talley of being involved in several drug transactions in December and January in Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $2,535.
Miranda Ridgeway
Miranda Ridgeway, 34, if El Paso was charged as of Jan. 14, 2019, with aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting a police officer during a Jan. 12 incident in which she allegedly spat on a Bloomington officer. Ridgeway was jailed in lieu of posting $1,035.
Romio A.L. Monroe
Romio A.L. Monroe, 20, of the 700 block of Orlando Avenue in Normal, was charged as of Jan. 11, 2019, with unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member, possession of a stolen firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a firearm. Charges accuse Monroe of having a 9 mm pistol without a firearm owner's identification card. Monroe is a gang member and under 21, the legal age for hand gun ownership in Illinois, said charges. Monroe jailed held in lieu of posting $5,035.
Matthew Price
Matthew Price, 32, of Champaign was charged as of Dec. 28, 2018, with raping a woman during a Dec. 10 incident in Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Gregory Williams
Gregory Williams, 57, of the 100 block of West Market Street, Bloomington was charged as of Dec. 28, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine. He was jailed in lieu of posting $135.
Mary Harris
Mary Harris, 29, of Bloomington was charged Dec. 18, 2018, with armed robbery and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon stemming from an incident Dec. 16 at a Casey’s General Store in Bloomington. She and co-defendant Calvin Harris, 31, of White Bear Lake, Minn., were jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris, 31, of White Bear Lake, Minn., was charged Dec. 18, 2018, with armed robbery stemming from an incident Dec. 16 at a Casey’s General Store in Bloomington. He and co-defendant Mary Harris, 29, of Bloomington were jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Carie Brown
Carie T. Brown, 25, of the 2000 block of Tracy Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of Dec. 7, 2018, with unlawful possession of a handgun by a felon. He previously was convicted of residential burglary. He was jailed in lieu of posting $4,035.
Jordan Graham
Jordan P. Graham, 24, of the 500 block of East Jefferson Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Dec. 7, 2018, with four drug offenses, including unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to deliver the drug and delivery of drugs near a park. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
John Moore
John P. Moore, 24, of the 500 block of East Jackson Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Dec. 7, 2018, with possession of a stolen handgun and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Tyler Watson
Tyler Watson, 20, of the 600 block of South Clayton Street, Bloomington., was charged as of Dec. 7, 2018, with two counts of child pornography accusing him of creating illegal images of a minor. He was jailed in lieu of posting $100,035.
Bruce Sirtoff
Bruce Sirtoff, 32, of the 700 block of South Allin Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Dec. 6, 2018, with aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery and resisting arrest. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Nathandre Campbell
Nathandre Campbell, 45, of Bloomington was sentenced Nov. 28, 2018, to 17 years in prison after being found to be an armed, habitual criminal. He was convicted of possessing a loaded firearm in connection with a September 2016 incident at a motel in Normal. Campbell's criminal history includes home invasion, armed robbery and residential burglary, offenses that bar him from possessing a firearm.
Joseph Couch
Joseph Couch, 25, of Decatur pleaded guilty to delivery of LSD in a May 2018 drug transaction in McLean County and was sentenced in November 2018 to seven years in prison. Nine other drug charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement with the state. He was given credit for 182 days in jail.
Jaylin Walls
Jaylin Walls, 26, of the 1110 block of Doral Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 22, 2018, with harassment and harassment by telephone. Prosecutors said Walls told a woman in a series of phone calls he could kill her. Walls was jailed in lieu of posting $2,535.
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Damoni Clemon
Damoni Clemon, 43, of the 2000 block of East Empire Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 8, 2018, with unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to deliver the drug, reckless driving and three other traffic offenses. Local and federal law enforcement officials conducting a joint investigation found about 185 grams of powder cocaine, 115 grams of crack cocaine and $6,900 in cash during their search of three apartments in Bloomington. Also seized were three handguns, a shotgun and a bulletproof vest, said police. Clemon also faces charges related to a Nov. 6 crash at Clearwater Avenue and Veterans Parkway, Bloomington, in which Clemon, already a suspect in the other drug case, fled the scene and left 24 grams of crack cocaine in his car, police said. Clemon was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035. His co-defendants are Khalil Hood, Raymone Stephens, Lorenzo Aken and Larry Lanier.
Khalil Hood
Khalil Hood, 23, of the 700 block of Fairmont Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 5, 2018, with federal drug conspiracy charges related to a drug bust the previous week in Bloomington. During searches of three apartments at 2102 E. Empire St., 2010 E. Empire St. and 705 Fairmont Drive, agents seized 185 grams of powder cocaine, about 115 grams of crack cocaine, $6,900 cash, three handguns, one shotgun and a bulletproof vest. His co-defendants are Raymone Stephens, Lorenzo Aken, Damoni Clemon and Larry Lanier.
Larry Lanier
Larry Lanier, 52, of the 2000 block of East Empire Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 8, 2018, with permitting an unlawful use of a building and possession of a controlled substance. Police found about 185 grams of powder cocaine, 115 grams of crack cocaine and $6,900 in cash during their search of three apartments in Bloomington. Also seized were three handguns, a shotgun and a bulletproof vest, said police. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. His co-defendants are Damoni Clemon, Khalil Hood, Raymone Stephens and Lorenzo Aken.
Raymone Stephens
Raymone Stephens, 30, of the 1100 block of Ekstram Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 5, 2018, with federal drug conspiracy charges related to a drug bust the previous week in Bloomington. During searches of three apartments at 2102 E. Empire St., 2010 E. Empire St. and 705 Fairmont Drive, agents seized 185 grams of powder cocaine, about 115 grams of crack cocaine, $6,900 cash, three handguns, one shotgun and a bulletproof vest. His co-defendants are Khalil Hood, Lorenzo Aken, Damoni Clemon and Larry Lanier.
Lorenzo Aken
Lorenzo Aken, 38, of the 600 block of South Lee Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 2, 2018, with delivery of cocaine in August in Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $200,035. He was among four men arrested after three apartments raided Nov. 2 by Bloomington police and federal drug agents reportedly yielded drugs, cash and weapons. Raymone Stephens, Khalil Hood, Damoni Clemon and Larry Lanier are his co-defendants.
Kiel Manns
Kiel Manns, 33, of the 200 block of South Vale Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Nov. 1, 2018, with eight felony counts, including criminal sexual assault and abuse of a minor girl. He is accused of sexually assaulting the alleged victim for about a month starting in November 2017. He also is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly allowing the minor to consume alcohol. Manns was jailed in lieu of posting $100,035.
Gregory Chester
Gregory Chester, 41, who is listed as homeless, was charged as of Oct. 30, 2018, with selling cocaine during an Oct. 24 drug transaction in Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $15,035.
Steven Bradford
Steven R. Bradford, 43, of the 500 block of East Chestnut Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Oct. 30, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, and permitting the unlawful use of a building. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Parish Mayberry
Parish D. Mayberry, 20, was charged as of Oct. 27, 2018, with possession of methamphetamine/intent to deliver and possession of meth, both between 400 and 900 grams, both Class X felonies. He was jailed in lieu of $250,035. His co-defendant was Jason Greene.
Jason Greene
Jason C. Greene, 20, was charged as of Oct. 27, 2018, with possession of methamphetamine/intent to deliver and possession of meth, both between 400 and 900 grams, both Class X felonies. He additionally was charged with two Class 2 felonies of unlawful delivery of meth. He was jailed in lieu of posting $200,035. His co-defendant was Parish Mayberry.
Scott Knell
Scott Knell, 22, who is listed as homeless, was charged as of Oct. 26, 2018, with multiple counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and child endangerment. Charges state that a 15-year-old was in a vehicle with Knell and his co-defendent, Sara Knell, on Oct. 22 when the alleged drug transaction occurred. Scott Knell was jailed in lieu of posting $7,535.
Sara Knell
Sara Knell, 20, who is listed as homeless, was charged as of Oct. 26, 2018, with multiple counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and child endangerment. Charges state that a 15-year-old was in a vehicle with Knell and her co-defendent, Scott Knell, on Oct. 22 when the alleged drug transaction occurred. Sara Knell was jailed in lieu of posting $2,535.
Tasha Williams
Tasha Williams, 45, of the 1500 block of Dustin Drive, Normal, was charged as of Oct. 26, 2018. with four counts of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine. She was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Ronald Hawkins
Ronald Hawkins, 61, of Portageville, Mo., was charged as of Oct. 24, 2018, with with predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a girl under the age of 13. The alleged assault reportedly occurred in December 2015 in Bloomington, according to the charges. Hawkins was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Edward Harper
Edward E. Harper, 49, of Danville was charged as of Oct. 19, 2018, with two felony counts of indecent solicitation of a child. He was jailed in lieu of $10,035. He is accused of using social media to solicit sex with an 11-year-old girl, LeROy police said.
Sydney Mays
Sydney Mays, 25, of Bloomington was jailed as of Oct. 19, 2018, in lieu of posting $700,035 on charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. He is charged with killing Nate Pena and Corey Jackson, both 22, and Juan Carlos Perez, 33, during a June 18 incident in the 300 block of Riley Drive, Bloomington. Wounded during the shooting was Pena's 4-year-old son.
Kayla Barnhill
Kayla Barnhill, 40, of Mark Lane, Bloomington, was jailed as of Oct. 16, 2018, in lieu of posting $5,035 on a charge of delivery of methamphetamine.
Angela Flynn
Angela Flynn, 50, of the 300 block of South Madison Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Oct. 16, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance. Flynn is accused of selling cocaine during several drug transactions in Bloomington. She was jailed in lieu of posting $335.
Scott Robertson
Scott Robertson, 57, of the 1200 block of Orchard Road, Bloomington, was charged as of Oct. 11, 2018, with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 13. The alleged abuse reportedly occurred between September 2009 and September 2012, according to charges. The suspect was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Anthony Schauwecker
Anthony Schauwecker, 20, of Pekin was jailed in McLean County on Oct. 9, 2018, in lieu of posting $10,035 for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. It was his fourth DUI charge.
Rick Shinn
Rick Craig Shinn, 36, of the 2000 block of North Midway Avenue, Normal, was charged as of Sept. 28, 2018, with predatory criminal sexual assault and production of child pornography involving two minor girls. He is accused of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 during December 2015 and January 2016 in Bloomington. Criminal sexual assault and abuse charges state that Shinn molested the same minor girl in September 2018. Shinn also is charged with creating illegal images and sexually abusing a second child from May 26 through Sept. 25, 2018. Shinn was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Elijah Herron
Elijah Herron, 18, of Bloomington was jailed in lieu of posting $2,035 as of Sept. 21, 2018, on charges of burglary, possession of a stolen weapon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and criminal damage to property. Charges relate to an incident in which a store window was shot out during a burglary early Thursday at Family Dollar, 1512 W. Market St., Bloomington. The weapon was traced to an owner who reported a handgun stolen from his vehicle hours earlier, said charges. The suspect was treated for unspecified injuries after police found him around 12:30 a.m. Thursday in a car in a West Market Street parking lot.
Mitchell Rathbun
Mitchell C. Rathbun, 43, who listed his address as a hotel on Brock Drive in Bloomington, is charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver the drug and possession of a controlled substance. He was released on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond.
Drenell Willis
Drenell D. Willis, 20, Chicago, was charged as of Sept. 14, 2018, with unlawful possession of ecstasy with intent to deliver the drug and delivery of marijuana. Charges relate to alleged drug transactions in August and September. Willis was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Brad Talley
Brad J. Talley, 45, of Saybrook was charged as of Aug. 29, 2018, with nine counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The alleged sexual offenses reportedly occurred between 2013 and 2016 and involved a minor girl for whom he was a foster parent and a second child, according to charges. Talley was jailed in lieu of posting $100,035.
Navarro Howard
Navarro Howard, 56, of Melissa Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 15, 2018, with residential burglary and domestic battery. The suspect is accused of entering a woman's home Aug. 14 and pushing her to the ground. He was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Aaron Jackson
Aaron Jackson, 35, of the 600 block of East Washington Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 1, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, and possession of the drug. He was released on a $200,000 personal recognizance bond.
Jeremy Baldridge
Jeremy Baldridge, 35, of the 600 block of West Washington Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 10, 2018, with residential burglary. He is accused of breaking into a woman's home on Aug. 9 in Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Tommy Jackson
Tommy Jackson, 58, of the 900 block of West Front Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 8, 2018, with criminal sexual assault a woman on Aug. 4, and with aggravated battery and domestic battery for allegedly hitting her with a metal pipe.Jackson was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
La'Ronn Carroll
La’Ronn Carroll, 22, of Bloomington was charged as of Aug. 9, 2018, with possession of a weapon by a felon, delivery of marijuana and delivery of a controlled substance. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,35.
Steven Haas
Steven Haas, 40, of the 4000 block of Rockledge Road, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 7, 2018, with aggravated domestic battery, unlawful restraint and domestic battery. Charges relate to an Aug. 4 incident in which a woman was allegedly choked and pushed. Haas was jailed lieu of posting $535.
Michelle Brown
Michelle Brown, 22, of Bloomington was jailed Aug. 2, 2018, in lieu of posting $2,035 on charges of aggravated battery, mob action and theft related to a fight that day in the lobby of the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Bloomington. Her co-defendants are Richard Sims of Bloomington and Angela Brown, of Hazel Crest.
Richard Sims
Richard Sims, 20, was charged as of Aug. 2, 2018, with aggravated battery and mob action in connection wtih a fight in the lobby of the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035. His co-defendants are Michelle Brown of Bloomington and Angela Brown of Hazel Crest.
Angela Brown
Angela Brown of Hazel Crest was charged as of Aug. 2, 2018, with aggravated battery, mob action and resisting a peace officer in connection with a fight that day in the lobby of the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Bloomington. She was jailed in lieu of posting $1,035. Her co-defendants are Richard Sims and Michelle Brown, both of Bloomington.
Toni Kirk
Toni Kirk, 19, of Bloomington was charged as of July 28, 2018, with aggravated battery in a public place. Police said she was involved in beating a man and woman July 28 in the 400 block of Holton Drive, Bloomington. She was jailed in lieu of posting $1,035. Her co-defendants are Kelsey Moore, 19, and Victory Kirk, 21, both of Bloomington.
Victory Kirk
Victory Kirk, 21, of Bloomington was charged as of July 28, 2018, with aggravated battery in a public place. Police said she was involved in beating a man and woman July 28 in the 400 block of Holton Drive, Bloomington. She was jailed in lieu of posting $1,035. Her co-defendants are Kelsey Moore, 19, and Toni Kirk, 19, both of Bloomington.
Kelsey Moore
Kelsey Moore, 19, of Bloomington was charged as of July 28, 2018, with aggravated battery in a public place and driving without a valid driver's license. Police said she was involved in beating a man and woman July 28 in the 400 block of Holton Drive, Bloomington, and attempted to strike them with a car. Moore was jailed in lieu of posting $2,535, plus a $3,000 personal recognizance bond for the driver's license charge. Her co-defendants are Victory Kirk, 21, and Toni Kirk, 19, both of Bloomington.
Lorenzo Aken
Lorenzo Aken, 38, of the 600 block of South Lee Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 1, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine. He was released on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond.
Martell Ward
Martell Ward, 32, of the 2000 block of East Empire Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Aug. 1, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Levi Townsend
Levi Townsend, 44, of Blue Lane, Bloomington was charged as of July 31, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance in April. Townsend was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Shameka Curry
Shameka M. Curry, 37, of Prenzler Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of July 31, 2018, with criminal neglect of an elderly woman by failing as a professional caregiver to provide the woman with adequate care, including taking her to medical appointments, and to provide adequate nutrition between Nov. 1, 2016, and March 12, 2017. The woman died in May 2017. Curry also is charged with theft of more than $10,000 from the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation, aggravated identity theft and financial exploitation of an elderly person by fraudulently obtaining $350 from the woman. Curry was released from jail after posting $15,035.
Thomas Malloch-Lane
Thomas A. Malloch-Lane, 25, of Urbana was jailed as of July 30, 2018, in lieu of posting $2,535 on McLean County charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, driving under the influence and driving without a license. He was arrested July 27 by police in LeRoy in a car reportedly stolen from Champaign.
Nicholas Bays
Nicholas Bays, 21, of Bloomington was charged as of July 26, 2018, with child endangerment and reckless conduct. He and two co-defendants are accused of allowing an infant to be burned while they ignited fireworks inside a car and tossed them out early Wednesday on West Washington Street, Bloomington. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond until an Aug. 3 arraignment. His co-defendants are Donald Connelly and Kerigan Wood.
Kerigan Wood
Kerigan Wood, 19, of Bloomington was charged as of July 26, 2018, with child endangerment and reckless conduct. She and two co-defendants are accused of allowing an infant to be burned while they ignited fireworks inside a car and tossed them out early Wednesday on West Washington Street, Bloomington. She was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond until an Aug. 3 arraignment. Her co-defendants are Donald Connelly and Nicholas Bays.
Donald Connelly
Donald Connelly, 19, of Bloomington was charged as of July 26, 2018, with child endangerment and reckless conduct. He and two co-defendants are accused of allowing an infant to be burned while they ignited fireworks inside a car and tossed them out early Wednesday on West Washington Street, Bloomington. He was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond until an Aug. 3 arraignment. His co-defendants are Kerigan Wood and Nicholas Bays.
Alexandria Macon
Alexandria Macon, 18, of the 1300 block of Mount Vernon Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of July 26, 2018, with residential burglary and multiple weapons charges accusing her of stealing three handguns from a friend's Normal apartment. Police linked one of the stolen guns to Hammet Brown, the defendant in the double homicide in June 2018 on Orchard Road in Bloomington. She was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035 until an Aug. 3 arraignment.
Jason Tolan
Jason Tolan, 30, of the 600 block of Pine Street, Normal, was sentenced July 23, 2018, to 10 years in prison on drug charges. He was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance related to a drug transaction in February 2018 in Normal.
Eleisha Gibbs
Eleisha Gibbs, 21, of Chicago was charged as of July 12, 2018, with armed violence and delivery of marijuana related to a traffic stop that ended with a police chase on the road and on foot. Police chasing Gibbs on foot saw her toss a loaded .22-caliber gun and 2 pounds of marijuana as she ran away, prosecutors said. Gibbs was jailed in lieu of posting $7,535.
Yoandis Gomez-Roque
Yoandis Gomez-Roque, 38, of Colorado was charged as of July 12, 2018, with drug trafficking following a June 11 traffic stop on Interstate 55 where police reportedly seized 28 pounds of marijuana. His co-defendant was Kenyer Duvergel-Zamora, 34, of Colorado. Both men were jailed in lieu of posting $50,035 each.
Kenyer Duvergel-Zamora
Kenyer Duvergel-Zamora, 34, of Colorado was charged as of July 12, 2018, with drug trafficking following a June 11 traffic stop on Interstate 55 where police reportedly seized 28 pounds of marijuana. His co-defendant was Yoandis Gomez-Roque, 38, of Colorado. Both men were jailed in lieu of posting $50,035 each.
Robert Pratt
Robert Pratt, 21, of Hopedale was charged as of July 12, 2018, with armed robbery and aggravated battery. He and co-defendant Cheonte Hinkle are accused of beating a man with a baseball bat and robbing him July 10, 2018, east of Bloomington. Pratt was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Cheonte Hinkle
Cheonte Hinkle, 23, of the 1600 block of Northbrook Drive in Normal was charged as of July 12, 2018, with armed robbery, aggravated battery and marijuana trafficking. Hinkle must post $50,035 to be released on the armed robbery charges and an additional $25,035 on the drug charges. He and co-defendant Robert Pratt, 21, of Hopedale are accused of beating a man with a baseball bat and robbing him on July 10, 2018, east of Bloomington. More than 6 pounds of marijuana and a shipping box with a return address in Oregon were found during a search of Hinkle's apartment by Normal police, prosecutors said.
Andrew Whitmer
Andrew Whitmer, 23, of the 1400 block of Butchers Lane, Bloomington, was charged as of Jan. 24, 2018, with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Whitmer was jailed in lieu of posting $100,035. Prosecutors said he demanded money from a 16-year-old girl, sexually assaulted her, insisted she send nude pictures and videos of herself, and then threatened to rape her family if she didn’t give him more money.
Thomas Walker
Thomas Walker, 29, of the 1200 block of North Major Street, Normal, was charged as of Jan. 24, 2018, with seven counts of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine) and possession of a controlled substance. He was jailed in lieu of posting $200,035 until a Feb. 2 arraignment.
Hammet D. Brown
Hammet Brown, 26, of the 1200 block of Orchard Road, Bloomington, was charged in a warrant as of June 26, 2018, with six counts of murder in the June 10 shooting deaths of Taneshiea A. Brown, 20, and Steven C. Alexander Jr., 18, and two counts of attempted murder in the wounding of Kenleia Sims and Tyree Jones. All were shot while reportedly attending a party outside an apartment building at 1221 Orchard, police said. The bond on the warrant was set at $3 million.
Sheila Benson
Sheila Benson, 57, of Bloomington was charged as of June 8, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance following a traffic stop on the city's south side. She allegedly possessed 106 hydrocodone and 18 Tramadol pills when she was stopped June 5 by officers with the Bloomington Police Department's vice and street crimes unit. Benson was released on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond.
Donald Dickerson
Donald Dickerson, 59, of the 700 block of Orlando Avenue, Normal, was charged as of May 18, 2018, with delivery of cocaine. According to Bloomington police, officers seized $4,280 in cash and evidence of drug distribution during a search of the suspect's home. Dickerson was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Jason Moyer
Jason Moyer, 48, of Heyworth was charged as of May 17, 2018, with soliciting a minor for sex over the internet in an online chat sting set up by the Virginia State Police. Moyer was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Brenton Fenwick
Brenton Fenwick, 24, of the 1600 block of Gamma Street, Bloomington, was charged as of May 11, 2018, with multiple felony charges, including two counts of reckless homicide, driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident after a crash May 10 in which his car struck a tree, killing his passenger, at county roads 1000 East and 1400 North, about a quarter mile south of Illinois 9. He was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Martin Mulcahey
Martin Mulcahey, 21, of the 1900 block of Tracy Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of May 10, 2018, with delivery of crack cocaine during several alleged drug transactions. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Torey Jackson
Torey Jackson, 33, of Norman, Okla., was charged as of April 19 2018, with armed violence, possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon and resisting a police officer. Jackson also is charged with threatening a public official. Jackson's co-defendant is Marcell Moore, 23, of Norman, Okla. The defendants were jailed in lieu of posting $25,035 each.
Marcell Moore
Marcell Moore, 23, of Norman, Okla., was charged as of April 19 2018, with armed violence, possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon and resisting a police officer. Moore's co-defendant is Torey Jackson, 33, of Norman, Okla. The defendants were jailed in lieu of posting $25,035 each.
Donnell Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor, 25, of the 700 block of West Orlando Avenue, Normal, was charged as of April 17, 2018, with delivery of cocaine and unlawful possession of marijuana. He also is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Taylor was jailed in lieu of posting $250,000.
Kevin Thornton
Kevin Thornton, 44, of the 1500 block of Hunt Drive, Normal, was charged as of April 10, 2018, with attempted aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual assault and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Police said he was found naked outside a woman's home where he had allegedly sexually assaulted her while armed with a gun.Thornton was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Tanicka Chiestder
Tanicka Chiestder, 19, of the 1500 block of Woods Avenue, Normal, was charged as of April 9, 2018, on theft and residential burglary charges after allegedly breaking into a residence on March 8. She was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Jonathan Lane
Jonathan M. Lane, 20, of the 100 block of West Willow Street, Normal, was charged as of April 9, 2018, with unlawful delivery of marijuana with intent to deliver the drug and possession of cocaine, amphetamine and clonazepam. He was released on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond on the charges related to drug transactions in March and April.
Chauntel Drake
Chauntel Drake, 32, of the 900 block of North Center Street, Bloomington, was convicted as of March 21, 2018, and sentenced to five years in prison of delivery of cocaine near a school related a November drug transaction.
Levi Evans
Levi Evans, 23, of the 300 block of North Allin Street, Bloomington, was convicted as of March 21, 2018, of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to three years in prison. He also was given a concurrent three years for unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver the drug.
LaQuan Hill
LaQuan Hill, 21, of Fairfield, Iowa, was charged as of March 21, 2018, in McLean County with possession of a stolen weapon with defaced identification marks. He was jailed in lieu of posting $1,535.
Marquis Perkins
Marquis Perkins, 29, of Bloomington was charged as of March 2, 2018, with unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated domestic battery, delivery and possession of a controlled substance and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035. He is accused of hitting a woman with a bottle and threatening her with a handgun. When he was taken to jail, officers located a plastic baggy with 4 grams of heroin in his buttocks, according to a prosecution statement.
James C. Rellihan
James Rellihan, 31, of Bloomington was charged as of March 1, 2018, with multiple counts of burglary and theft under $500 after he was accused of removing opioid patches from the bodies of residents at two local nursing homes, including one where he worked as a registered nurse. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Lawrence P. Lewis
Lawrence P. Lewis, 25, of Champaign was charged as of Feb. 20, 2018, with the manufacturing and delivery of heroin and cocaine after a traffic stop the previous week in Bloomington. Lewis was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035. His co-defendant is Benjamin Sayles, 26, of Champaign.
Benjamin Sayles
Benjamin Sayles, 26, of Champaign was charged as of Feb. 20, 2018, with the manufacturing and delivery of heroin and cocaine after a traffic stop the previous week in Bloomington. Sayles was jailed in lieu of posting $7,535. His co-defendant is Lawrence P. Lewis, 25, of Champaign.
Shomari Givihan
Shomari J. Givihan, 21, of Bloomington was charged as of Feb. 15, 2018, with multiple counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm/occupied vehicle and possession of firearm/FOID invalid/not eligible. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035. He arrested Feb. 14 in Normal in connection with a Feb. 3 shooting in the 2100 block of North Veterans Parkway, Bloomington.
Latricia Gillispie
Latricia Gillispie, 30, of the 2200 block of Rainbow Avenue, Bloomington, is charged with the Feb. 7 break-in of a Subway restaurant in Bloomington. She was jailed in lieu of posting $1,035.
Rashad Adams
Rashad Adams, 25, of Glenwood was charged as of Feb. 14, 2018, with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in several drug transactions between December and February. He was jailed in lieu of posting $500,035.
Bruce Sirtoff
Bruce Sirtoff, 31, of the 700 block of South Allin Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 12, 2018, with possessing more than five but less than 20 marijuana plants and about 700 grams of the drug in the family home. He also was charged with his father, Frank Sirtoff, 57, and his brother Michael Sirtoff, 23, both of the same address. The three were arrested on New Year's Day and were released on $5,000 personal recognizance bonds.
Michael Sirtoff
Michael Sirtoff, 23, of the 700 block of South Allin Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 12, 2018, with possessing more than five but less than 20 marijuana plants and about 700 grams of the drug in the family home. He also was charged with his father, Frank Sirtoff, 57, and his brother Bruce Sirtoff, 31, both of the same address. The three were arrested on New Year's Day and were released on $5,000 personal recognizance bonds.
Frank Sirtoff
Frank Sirtoff, 57, of the 700 block of South Allin Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 12, 2018, with possessing more than five but less than 20 marijuana plants and about 700 grams of the drug in the family home. He also was charged with his sons Michael Sirtoff, 23, and Bruce Sirtoff, 31, both of the same address. The three were arrested on New Year's Day and were released on $5,000 personal recognizance bonds.
Jennifer Rice
Jennifer Rice, 38, of the 800 block of Osage Street, Normal, was charged with two counts of residential burglary and two counts of burglary. She was released on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond.
Jacob Laws
Jacob Laws, 31, of the 900 block of Washington Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 9, 2018, with multiple counts of aggravated methamphetamine manufacturing. Laws was jailed in lieu of posting $15,035.
Darien Davis
Darien Davis, 28, of the 900 block of West Jefferson Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 8, 2018, with delivery of a controlled substance. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Monroe Elbert
Monroe Elbert, 50, of the 600 block of North McLean Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 6, 2018, with four counts of murder in the Feb. 5 stabbing death of Nicole Elbert, 30, at their apartment and two counts of aggravated battery involving her son, who suffered a head injury in July 2017 and a broken leg in October 2017. He was jailed in lieu of posting $500,035.
Joseph Mayberry
Joseph Mayberry, 25, of the 1300 block of North Oak Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 2, 2018, with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, unlawful possession of cocaine and oxycodone and unlawful use of a weapon (brass knuckles) by a felon. He was released on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond.
Keith Long
Keith Long, 35, of Peoria was charged as of Feb. 2, 2018, with unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to deliver the drug and unlawful possession of heroin. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Destiniy Stuckey
Destiniy Stuckey, 21, of Peoria was charged as of Feb. 2, 2018, with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver the drug and possession of cocaine and heroin. She was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond on the felony charges related to alleged drug activity Jan. 31, 2018, in Normal.
Lamar Adkins
Lamar M. Adkins, 30, of the 1600 block of Keybridge Way, Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 2, 2018, with criminal sexual assault. According to Bloomington police, the 36-year-old alleged victim discovered a video on her phone of a male having sex with her as she slept. Police said Adkins may be acquainted with the woman through a mutual friend. Adkins was jailed in lieu of posting $30,035.
Jesse Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 24, of Bloomington was charged as of Feb. 1, 2018, with manufacturing and delivery of cocaine and heroin following the execution of a search warrant Jan. 30 in the 2200 block of Peirce Street in Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $25,035.
Aaron Parlier
Aaron Michael Parlier, 36, of Bloomington was charged as of Jan. 30, 2018, with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault and nine counts of criminal sexual assault of a minor. Charges allege Parlier sexually assaulted and molested a girl multiple times between July 2010 and July 2013 at a location in Bloomington. Bond was set at $1 million.
Willie Dawson
Willie Dawson, 33, of Bloomington was charged as of Jan. 19, 2018, with aggravated discharge of a firearm and possession of a weapon by a felon, subsequent offense. He was jailed in lieu of posting $30,035. Charges stem from a Dec. 23 gunfire incident in the 1900 block of Peach Street. No injuries were reported.
Steven Decker
Steven Decker, 35, of the 900 block of Sheridan Road, Normal, was charged as of Jan. 9, 2018, with two counts of intimidation and one count of aggravated unlawful restraint. He allegedly pointed a gun and threatened a family member on Jan. 6 at his home. He was jailed in lieu of posting $7,035 and ordered to have no contact with the victim. Prosecutors said all weapons had been removed from Decker’s home.
Valerie Burdick
Valerie Burdick, 24, of the 100 block of Donnie Drive, Bloomington, was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035 as of Jan. 9, 2018, on charges of aggravated battery, endangering the life of a child and a misdemeanor count of domestic battery. She also was ordered to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18 and not to drink alcohol. Prosecutors allege Burdick struck her 10-month-old son on the face and body, causing bruises, on Jan. 6.
Dean Faulk
Dean Faulk, 21, of the 2200 block of Todd Drive, Bloomington, was charged as of Jan. 5, 2018, with aggravated domestic battery and unlawful restraint following an incident Dec. 29 in Bloomington. According to charges, Faulk slammed a woman's hand in a door, severing a finger. Faulk was jailed in lieu of posting $3,035.
Robert Wichmann
Robert Wichmann, 50, of Normal faces trial in January 2018 after being accused of sexually molesting a girl in April and May 2016.
Adrian Damian-Moya
Adrian Damian-Moya, 20, of Avenue F, Bloomington, was charged as of Jan. 2, 2018, with three counts of criminal sexual assault involving the use of force against a woman during a November incident at Motel 6 in Normal. Three juveniles and another man also are suspected in the case. Damian-Moya was jailed in lieu of posting $15,035.
Wesley Harvey
Wesley Harvey, 29, of Ellsworth was sentenced as of Feb. 9, 2018, to 10 years in prison for a July 26 residential burglary. He also received a 10-year concurrent term on a second count of residential burglary.
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