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Randolph County State's Attorney Case Updates

Posted May 31, 2016 11:00 pm

By Staff Report

People v. Christina E. Worley

On May 4, 35-year-old Christina E. Worley, of Chester, pleaded guilty to the offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance before the Honorable Gene Gross.

Pursuant to the negotiated plea, Worley was sentenced to two years of probation, with a condition to seek alcohol and substance abuse counseling, in addition to the court costs and mandatory $500 drug assessment fee.

During the plea, Worley admitted to possessing less than 15 grams of a substance containing alprazolam in Chester on November 7, 2015.

"Ms. Worley had a previous disposition for a controlled substance in 2010, which resulted in first offender probation," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "Therefore, she was ineligible for such a disposition in this case.

"I hope the counseling required in this disposition will help curb the issues which resulted in Ms. Worley having these items on November 7, 2015. If so, it was a successful prosecution.

The Chester Police Department handled the investigation in this matter.

People v. Kacie L. Vogt:

On May 5, 23-year-old Kacie L. Vogt, of Fults, pleaded guilty to two counts of battery (misdemeanors) before Judge Gene Gross and was sentenced to one year of court supervision, a $1,000 total fine/costs and to receive alcohol and substance abuse counseling.

Vogt was previously charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 3 felonies), but the charges were reduced to facilitate the plea.

During the plea, Vogt admitted to making contact of an insulting or provoking nature to two people while at the Red Bud Regional Hospital on February 22.

"Ms. Vogt had no prior criminal history and luckily the victims were not injured," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "Therefore, I did not feel a felony conviction was warranted.

"However, it appeared there were some substance abuse issues which caused the ruckus at the hospital on February 22."

The Red Bud Police Department handled the investigation in this matter.

People v. Joseph J. Lewis:

On May 5, 43-year-old Joseph J. Lewis, of Calumet Park, pleaded guilty to the offense of domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor) before Judge Gene Gross and was ordered to pay a $1,500 total fine/costs.

During the plea, the defendant admitted to striking his girlfriend in the face, causing bodily harm on May 17, 2015 while in Tilden.

To facilitate the plea, the charge was amended from aggravated domestic battery (Class 2 felony) to a misdemeanor.

"The victim did not want to proceed on the felony charge and did not want any conditions placed on Ms. Lewis," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "I did not personally agree with the outcome, but I try my best to leave my personal feelings out of a case and do what the victim wants."

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office investigated this matter.

People v. Travis J. Schaub:

On May 12, 22-year-old Travis J. Schaub, of Belleville, pleaded guilty to the offense of criminal trespass to a motor vehicle (Class A misdemeanor) before Judge Gene Gross and was sentenced to one year court supervision, fined $500 and ordered to stay away from an ex-girlfriend.

Pursuant to the plea, a felony charge of criminal trespass to a residence (Class 4 felony) was dismissed.

During the plea, the defendant admitted to entering a vehicle of another without permission while in Steeleville on January 14.

"Mr. Schaub does not have a prior criminal history and I did not want to saddle him with a felony over this matter," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "It appears it was a bad break up and he would not leave a residence in Steeleville after being told to do so.

"Those set of facts did not justify a felony conviction in my mind."

The Steeleville Police Department handled the investigation in this matter.

People v. Misty A. Loucks:

On May 16, 34-year-old Misty A. Loucks, of Baldwin, pleaded guilty to the offense of unlawful participation in methamphetamine production (a Class 1 felony) before the Honorable Richard A. Brown.

No agreement was reached on the sentence and the matter is set for a sentencing hearing on July 7 at 1 p.m. During the plea, Loucks admitted to producing more than 1, but less than 15 grams, of methamphetamine located during the execution of a search warrant at a home near Baldwin on October 2, 2015.

"Ms. Loucks has no criminal history, but was involved in producing a very serious and potent drug in this county," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "Therefore, I am not agreeing to probation and will seek a sentence to the Department of Corrections.

"However, to facilitate the plea, the charge was reduced to a probation-eligible offense and the defendant will argue for such a disposition. We will see what the judge does."

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Police investigated this matter.

People v. Gregory S. Pixley:

On May 16, 53-year-old Gregory S. Pixley, of Caseyville, was sentenced to two years of probation, 180 days in county jail and ordered to pay $1,125.86 restitution to the victim in the case following a sentencing hearing before Judge Richard A. Brown.

Pixley had previously pleaded guilty to theft over $500 (Class 3 felony), at which time he admitted to exerting unauthorized control over car batteries of a car dealership in Randolph County.

During the sentencing hearing, the state requested two years in DOC and the defendant requested probation.

"The pre-sentence investigation revealed the Defendant had multiple theft convictions, including two prior felony convictions," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "For that reason, I asked for a sentence to corrections as I am not a big believer in repeated probation sentences.

"However, I realize it may not be the best use of resources to send a man to prison for two years of $1,100 in car batteries."

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office investigated this matter.

People v. Christopher W. Dunn:

On May 16, 22-year-old Christopher W. Dunn, of Modoc, was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Judge Richard A. Brown following a sentencing hearing.

Dunn had previously pleaded guilty to the offense of possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony), but no agreement was reached on the sentence.

During the sentencing hearing, the state requested a three year sentence to DOC and the defendant requested probation.

"Mr. Dunn has previously been to the boot camp program with DOC and it did not work," said Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker. "For those reasons, I felt it was necessary to have a commitment to DOC for the maximum sentence of three years to try to help the defendant get off drugs."

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