Former Assistant Prosecutor Responds To Recent Allegations Of Misconduct –
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) – Brady Allen, former Assistant State’s Attorney in Coles County, has provided the following Press Release in response to the recent filing in a DUI case alleging prosecutorial misconduct. *** PRESS RELEASE: August 23, 2020 In response to the allegations filed by Todd Reardon, on behalf of defendant, Kara Chumbley, I deny […]
Prosecutorial Misconduct alleged in Coles County DUI case: “We can discuss this while you ride my C***”
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) – Yesterday, a Motion To Dismiss Based On Prosecutorial Misconduct was filed in a Coles County DUI case. Attorney Todd Reardon filed this Motion in a case involving his client as Defendant and Coles County Assistant State’s Attorney Brady Allen as a prosecutor in the case. In the Motion and Affidavits, it […]
Coles County hospital patient tests positive for coronavirus
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) – The Pantagraph is reporting that a patient at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Click to read their article (HERE). According to the news report, the patient was treated in the SBLHC emergency room and the IDPH notified the hospital late Friday […]
Mattoon School Resource Officer pleads Guilty –
COLES CO. (ECWd) – According to Court records, on February 3, 2020, Mattoon Police Officer and School Resource Officer Michael “Shane” West entered a voluntary guilty plea to Class A Misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol and was sentenced to: 2 years court supervision Fines and costs totaling $2,446.00 DUI School and not violate […]
IDOT questions Mattoon’s appointment to Coles County Airport Authority –
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) – In January 2020, the City of Mattoon appointed Mr. Mark Nelson as Commissioner to the Coles County Airport Authority. Immediately after that meeting, I questioned Mattoon’s Mayor and their attorney on the appointment and informed them that the appointment was invalid because Nelson was an employee of the Mattoon School District. […]
Mattoon’s Attorney misquotes law on prohibition of Airport Authority Appointments –
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) – After our previous article on the City of Mattoon’s alleged illegal appointment of an employee of the Mattoon School District to a vacant Coles County Airport Authority Commissioner’s seat, I sent an email to the Mayor and the city attorney pointing them to a recent AG opinion and asking them to […]
Preschool Teacher enters negotiated plea on Felony theft charges –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Courtni Hays appeared in Edgar County Circuit Court today and entered into a negotiated plea on the charges of theft from the Edgar County Health Department where she was previously employed. According to the court docket: The case will be suspended after 24 months under the First Offender Initiative Program is […]
Preschool Teacher Courtni Hays scheduled to enter negotiated plea on the Edgar County Health Department theft charges –
Edgar CO. (ECWd) – Courtni Hays, is scheduled for a Hearing on January 30, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. for a negotiated plea to the charges of theft of between $10,000 and $100,000 from the Edgar County Health Department. Former Edgar County Health Department employee Courtni Hays was arrested under an August 16, 2019, warrant and […]
Mattoon School Resource Officer pleads Not Guilty –
Coles Co. (ECWd) – On January 17, 2020, Michael “Shane” West plead Not Guilty to the charges of DUI. On January 21, 2020, West appeared in court again, and waived formal reading of the charges. According to his Judici file, he did not request Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension (of driver’s license) Hearing at […]
Shane West, Mattoon School Resource Officer arrested for DUI –
Mattoon, IL. (ECWd) – On December 20, 2019 at approximately 11:48 p.m., at Old State Road and 610 East, in Coles County, Mattoon Police Officer / School Resource Officer Michael Shane West, 47, was arrested by the Coles County Sheriff’s Department for the allegations of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol with a BAC in […]