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Bethalto Incident: Parent Combative With Police During Child Inquiry

1 year 8 months ago
BETHALTO - Bethalto Police Department announced today on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, that on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, officers assisted the Department of Children and Family Services with an investigation into a minor child in the 500 block of Mill Street. Bethalto Police Chief Jason Lamb said during the investigation, the parent of the child identified as Jeremy M. Calvert, 34, of the 500 block of Mill St., became physically combative with officers. "He was arrested on scene and later charged through the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office with Aggravated Battery, Resisting a Peace Officer, and Obstructing a Peace Officer," Chief Lamb said. "Calvert, who is currently on parole for Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer, was also being held in the Madison County Jail pending an IDOC revocation warrant." It should be noted that all parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Maybe Your Lawyers Shouldn’t Tell Reporters You Did Not Engage In ‘Conspiracy To Or Complicity In Murder’ When No One Was Claiming Otherwise

1 year 8 months ago
Sometimes my “I have not participated in any conspiracy to or complicity in murder” t-shirt raises a lot of questions already answered by my shirt. Remember Rajat Khare? He’s the guy associated with Appin Technologies in India, and there’s a pattern of stories mentioning his name suddenly disappearing (or his name disappearing from them) after […]
Mike Masnick

Edwardsville Man Charged After Fighting Party Guests, Police

1 year 8 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - A man from Edwardsville faces multiple criminal charges after fighting the guests of a party he was asked to leave and allegedly biting one of the victims’ legs. He fled the scene when officers arrived, elbowed one officer in the face, then threatened to kill multiple officers at the scene. Nathan S. Medsker, 25, of Edwardsville, was charged with aggravated battery, threatening a public official, and battery on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. A petition filed to deny Medsker’s pretrial release describes the incident as follows: “Defendant was identified as the suspect who appeared at a party very intoxicated and, upon being asked to leave, fought with party guests,” the petition states. “When officers arrived, he attempted to leave the scene despite being lawfully detained. “As officers attempted arrest, he elbowed one officer in the face, then threatened to kill multiple officers.” Medsker faces a Class 2 felony for aggravated

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Kahlil Robert Irving Reflects on the Built World in Kemper Exhibition

1 year 8 months ago
Humans are strangely fascinated with our own ruins. We gaze upon the artifacts of people who came before us and wonder what life was like for them, our reflections filtered through the lenses of our own lived experiences. In Kahlil Robert Irving’s latest solo exhibition, Archaeology of the Present, the renowned visual artist curates a similar experience, with one major difference: Instead of the ancient past, Irving invites viewers to confront their own epoch.
Kasey Noss

Ferguson Man Found Not Guilty After Shootout with Cop

1 year 8 months ago
A jury acquitted a 27-year-old Ferguson man yesterday of a murder charge related to the killing of a bystander during an October 2021 shootout outside a bar in north city — a shootout that involved an off-duty police officer who now faces criminal charges of his own in an unrelated incident. Rodregus Fuqua was paralyzed after being struck by a bullet in the shootout but found himself facing second-degree murder, assault and armed criminal action charges.
Ryan Krull