Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies make multiple arrests

MEDIA RELEASE

7-14-18 at 3:24 am a traffic stop in Benton resulted in the arrest of Bobby L.A. Todd age 41 of Benton for improper parking on roadway and driving under the influence of alcohol.

7-15-18 at 12:57 am Deputies responded to a single vehicle traffic crash on Moore Road .25 miles north of Prior Road. A 2008 Ford Ranger driven by Daulton J. Stewart age 19 of Benton was east bound on Moore Road and failed to negotiate a curve and struck a utility pole and then a tree. The driver received major injuries and was transported to a local hospital by Abbott E.M.S. Citations are pending.

7-16-18 at 1:00 pm Deputies arrested Robert J. Carlton age 61 of West Frankfort for unlawful violation of an order of protection. The violation had occurred in rural West Frankfort on July 8th.

7-16-18 at 6:24 pm Deputies responded to a reported fight in progress involving several individuals at the North Marcum Beach area of Rend Lake. The investigation led to the arrests of Derek A. Verschueren age 35 of West Frankfort, Kyle D. Furlow age 28 of Christopher and Hailey L. Winemiller age 25 of Benton. All were charged with battery.

7-18-18 at 9:32 am Deputies responded to Orient in response to a request from Animal Control for assistance with an investigation in which a one year old child had been bitten by a Chihuahua dog. The dog owner was uncooperative in the investigation. The investigation resulted in the recovery of the dog from a residence in Mt. Vernon and the arrest of the dog owner, John R. Choate age 24 of Orient for obstructing a Peace Officer.

7-17-18 and 7-18-18 Deputies recovered two stolen A.T.V. 4-wheelers. The A.T.V.’s had been reported stolen from a residence near Orient and another residence in Buckner. Both thefts are under investigation.

7-18-18 at 4:54 pm Deputies responded to a one vehicle traffic crash on Number 9 Blacktop near Rogers Road. An international 9400 cement truck, driven by Brian K. Welch age 49 of Bonnie, swerved to avoid striking two dogs, ran off the roadway, then over-corrected, losing control, ran off the road, overturned and struck a power utility pole trapping the driver for some time until Southeastern Power responded and was extracted by West Frankfort Firefighters. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital by West Frankfort Fire E.M.S.

WARRANT ARRESTS

7-13-18 Thomas W. Kretz age 43 of Mulkeytown. Failure to appear on a bad check charge.

7-13-18 Aaron W. Simmons age 24 of Carbondale. Violation of probation.

7-13-18 Jared M. Curry age 18 of Zeigler. Failure to appear on traffic charges.

7-13-18 Ryan D. Pickett age 35 of West Frankfort. Failure to appear on aggravated D.U.I.

7-16-18 Jason A. Eddy age 40 of West Frankfort. Failure to appear for retail theft.

7-17-18 Kendra S. Dent age 32 of Carbondale. Failure to appear for resisting a peace officer.

7-19-18 Joshua G. Crispin age 32 of Sesser. Possession of a controlled substance.

7-19-18 Joseph D. McGrath age 49 of Carterville. Failure to appear for aggravated D.U.I.

7-20-18 Robert D. Willis age 34 of Carbondale. Aggravated criminal sexual assault.

7-20-18 Sheena N. Frost age 33 of Benton. Failure to appear of forgery.