BENTON – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office released the following information on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. 

8-1-24 Anessa F. Montgomery, age 25, of Mt. Vernon was arrested for unlawful possession of cannabis, endangering the life or health of a child, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and failure to wear a seatbelt.

8-3-24 Kyle E. Prince, age 24, of Marion was issued traffic citations for illegal transportation of alcohol, driving in the wrong lane/wrong side of roadway and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

8-5-24 Austin C.E. Vandekerkhove, age 29, of Benton was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-5-24 William K. Hudson, age 33, of Sesser was issued a traffic citation for failure to wear a seat belt.

8-5-24 Lindsey M. Easley, age 27, of West Frankfort was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-5-24 Justin A. Waide, age 32, of Harrisburg was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-6-24 Alexander T. Cooper, age 18, of Christopher was issued a traffic citation for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

8-6-24 Steven L. Logan, age 29, of Murphysboro was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-6-24 Sierra D. Catavu, age 30, of Benton was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-7-24 Charles D. Scott, age 34, of Marion was arrested for burglary. 

8-7-24 Brent M. Odum, age 31, of Marion was arrested for obstructing justice and a Williamson County warrant for domestic battery.

8-8-24 Ferris T. White, age 44, of Jacksonville, IL, was issued a traffic citation for driving with a revoked registration.

8-9-24 John A. Ladd, age 40, of West Frankfort was issued traffic citations for operating a vehicle without a valid registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

8-9-24 Seth A. Tate Jr., age 19, of Benton was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-9-24 Brittany D. Cox, age 25, of Marion was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-9-24 William K. Richardson, age 59, of Benton was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-9-24 Brett J. Burkett, age 49, of Mt Vernon was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-10-24 William A. Lehman, age 49, of Harrisburg was issued a traffic citation for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 

8-11-24 Megan L. Rogers, age 29, of Buckner was issued a traffic citation for having an expired registration. 

8-11-24 Brandon K. Newman, age 36, of West Frankfort was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-11-24 Jared A. Henry, age 51, of Sparta was issued a traffic citation for speeding. 

8-11-24 Elijah D. Murphy, age 33, of Benton was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-11-24 Lewis L. Barnhart, age 61, of Benton was issued a traffic citation for speeding.

8-12-24 Fred Wright, age 58, of St. Louis, MO, was arrested for obstructing identification, driving while license revoked, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to signal when required, no rear registration plate light, failure to wear a seat belt, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

8-12-24 Turquoise L. Bailey, age 45, of St. Louis, MO, was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon, obstructing a Peace Officer, obstructing identification and illegal transportation of alcohol.

WARRANT ARRESTS

8-6-24 Emery A. Eubanks, age 27, of Sesser. Jefferson County failure to appear for retail theft.

8-6-24 Terri R. Cagle, age 32, of Johnston City. Failure to appear for possession of methamphetamine.

8-9-24 Casey C. Nelson, age 42, of West Frankfort. Failure to appear for criminal damage to property. 

8-9-24 Tyler S. Poynor, age 39, of Benton. Violation of an order of protection. 

8-10-24 Kyle D. Furlow, age 34, of Mattoon, IL. Failure to appear for driving while license suspended.

The public is reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Sheriff Kyle Bacon