The jury trial for Larry D. Scott, 35, of Springfield got underway at 10:00 a.m. today with opening statements from the prosecution and defense in Christian County Court. Scott is accused of first degree attempted murder and illegal discharge of a firearm, shooting a man during a party in the 200 block of Elm St. in Kincaid in September of 2017. Thursday, July 19, 2018
Trial got underway today with jury selection for Larry Scott, 35, of Springfield, on attempted first degree murder charges in Christian County Court. He is accused in the Sept. 14, 2017 shooting in the 200 block of Elm Street in Kincaid. About 100 prospective jurors were being called in Wednesday for the case. Wednesday, July 18, 2018
The start of the trial of Larry L. Scott, 35, of Springfield, for attempted murder has been delayed 48 hours in Christian County Court. He faces four other charges related to a September, 2017, incident in the 200 block of Elm Street in Kincaid. The victim was allegedly shot twice by Scott. Monday, July 16, 2018
Chad R. Johnson, 30, of Taylorville, accused of aggravated battery to a child less than 13 years of age, will be tried in Christian County Court on Nov. 5, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018
Chad R. Johnson, 30, of Kincaid, was charged in Christian County Court today with aggravated battery of a child with intent to do great bodily harm and violation of an order of protection. The charges stem from an incident in Taylorville Friday morning in the 100 block of East Main Cross where Johnson is alleged to have beaten a four-month-old child, said to be his. Monday, July 9, 2018
The man who suffered gun shot wounds during an altercation in a Pana residence on Monday, June 25, has been released from the hospital. Theodore M. Fleming, 35, of Taylorville, was then arrested and charged in a two-count indictment with unlawful use/possession of a weapon and home invasion with a dangerous weapon. Thursday, June 28, 2018
Two suspects involved with Monday’s shooting in the 200 block of South Clark St. in Pana appeared before Christian County Resident Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Brad Paisley and had their bond set. Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Brianne L. True, 35, of Taylorville will spend the next 30 weekends in the Christian County Correctional Center following her two-hour-long sentencing hearing before Christian County Resident Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Brad Paisley. Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Jeffrey L. Emerson, 51, with addresses in Hillsboro and Harvel, had his first appearance in Christian County Circuit Court before Christian County Resident Judge Brad Paisley on Thursday. He is charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a family member under age 18 and appeared in court via video link from the Christian County Jail. Thursday, June 21, 2018
On January 30, 2018, Investigators with the Central Illinois Enforcement Group (CIEG) initiated an investigation into possible illegal activity at the 605 W. Dewitt St. and 1020 Birch Lot 1 in Pana, Ill. Tuesday, June 19, 2018
A motion requesting a substitution of judge for the trial of Owen Herbord, 19, of Rosamond, was granted by Fourth Circuit Court Associate Judge Christopher Matoush in Christian County Court on Monday. Herbord faces two felony charges, a misdemeanor charge and five traffic citations stemming from a two-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 16 just east of Rosamond in which a Nokomis man, 61-year-old Randal K. McElroy, was killed. The accident happened on Feb. 26, 2018. Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Published court appearances reflect the daily 10:00 a.m. criminal call and do not necessarily account for all felony proceedings heard that day. Fourth Judicial Circuit Christian County Resident Judge Brad Paisley presided over the following cases on June 15, 2018: Saturday, June 16, 2018
The attempted murder trial of Larry Scott, 35, of Springfield, has been delayed a second time in two months. The jury trail is now set to begin July 16, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. The new trial date was set after a hearing Tuesday in Christian County Court. Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The trial of a Pana man charged with first degree murder is set to take place on Oct. 1, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. Quinton L. Morrissey, 19, is charged in with the May 30, 2017, of Stephen L. Presnell, 59, at Presnell’s Lake Pana home. Monday, June 4, 2018
TAYLORVILLE — The attempted murder trial of Larry Scott, 35, of Springfield will not be starting as scheduled on May 21. Instead, the jury trial has been reset for June 18, 2018, in Christian County Court.
A 28-year-old Pana man has been sentenced to a total of six years imprisonment with the Illinois Department of Corrections following his guilty plea in a pair of felony cases. Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Sometime between Tuesday, May 2, 2018 and Wednesday May 3, 2018, person or persons unknown took a cooler from inside the Christian County Seniors Center. The cooler contained 3 bottles of oil and a Ruger 380 handgun with a loaded magazine. The cooler was sitting on a countertop during the time of the incident. The total amount of the theft is estimated at $450. Thursday, May 10, 2018
A former Taylorville man is accused of two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 in Macon County Court. Monday, April 30, 2018
A case which has worked its way through Christian County Circuit Court for a little more than four years ended on Friday afternoon with the sentencing of Dotty M. Eppenger, 31, of Taylorville, to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Christian County Resident Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Brad Paisley. Eppenger was charged with residential burglary and aggravated battery of a peace office in April of 2014. She was accused of breaking into the home of Henry and Linnad Buesinger. Monday, April 30, 2018
