Tamaroa, Pinckneyville Men Arrested for Park Vandalism

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[On Tuesday September 22, 2009 Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and Perry County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) made two arrests reference the criminal damage at Pyramid State Park.

IDNR, Perry County Sheriff's Office and DuQuoin Police Department investigators had recently been working tips concerning the criminal damage. Investigators from IDNR, PCSO and DQPD spent countless hours working the tips.

On Tuesday the following subjects were arrested:

Christopher Phillips (20) of Pinckneyville and Jerry Martin Patterson (18) of Tamaroa were arrested and charged with 2 counts each of Criminal Damage to State Supported Property over $10,000 but less than $100,000 and Possession of stolen vehicle.

Both subjects were incarcerated in the Perry County Jail after not posting bond. Bond set in the amount of $40,000 each.

Sheriff Kellerman and IDNR wish to thank all the people that phoned in information concerning this incident that lead to the arrest. Without the public's assistance this case would have taken much longer to resolve.