East Alton man facing arson charge
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EDWARDSVILLE An East Alton man has been charged with a Class X felony after allegedly setting fire to his apartment building.
Nicholas F. Gonzalez, 30, was charged Feb. 4 with aggravated arson, a Class X felony. The case was presented by the East Alton Police Department.
According to court documents, on Jan. 29 Gonzalez allegedly set a fire in an apartment complex at 200 Illinois 3, knowing there were others present.
Bail was set at $150,000.
Other felony charges filed Feb. 4 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office include:
• Mickey D. Collins, 53, of Bethalto, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of weapons, a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Bethalto Police Department. On Jan. 1 Collins allegedly was found to have a .45 caliber Springfield XDS handgun in his vehicle, and had an order of protection filed against him in Adams County within the pas
State seeks $4,820 after meth, mushrooms found in pie
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The forfeiture claim was filed Feb. 4 against Rachael R. Pender, 42, of Shelbyville.
She and Alan J. Logsdon Jr, 48, also of Shelbyville, were charged Jan. 26 after a traffic stop by an Illinois State Police trooper revealed drugs and cash.
In the subsequent forfeiture filing, he is referred to as Alan J. Logson.
Both had been charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony, while Logsdon was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.
The request noted that the money was found in “close proximity” to illegal drugs, a trained narcotics dog had detected the presence of drugs, both had a history of drug-related arrests and/or convictions, the two had made inconsistent statements, Pender has no visible means of support and admitted selling and/or possessing drugs.
Granite City man faces cruelty charge, allegedly hit cat with bat
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EDWARDSVILLE A Granite City man has been charged with felony cruelty to animals after striking a cat with a baseball bat and giving it a fractured skull.
Michael R. Bush, 38, was charged Feb. 3 with aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Granite City Police Department.
According to court records, on Dec. 9 Bush struck Marley, a cat, with a baseball bat, causing the cat to suffer a fractured skull.
Bail was set at $53,000.
Other felony cases filed Feb. 3 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office include:
Drug charges filed in Madison County
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EDWARDSVILLE Felony drug charges filed Feb. 3 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office include:
• Margaret J. Womack, 69, of Alton, for two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, both Class 4 felonies. The case was presented by the Alton Police Department. On Oct.3 Womack allegedly was found to be in possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam and oxycodone hydrochloride. Bail was set at $15,000.
• William D. McGiffen, 33, of Alton, for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony. The case was presented by the Alton Police Department. On Aug. 7 McGiffen allegedly was found to be in possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $15,000.
Missouri man charged in Pontoon Beach grooming case
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Darrell J. Waeltermann, 30, of Hillsboro, Missouri, was charged Jan. 29 with grooming, a Class 4 felony.
The case was presented by the Pontoon Beach Police Department.
According to court documents, on Sept. 17, 2019, Waeltermann attempted to “seduce, solicit, lure, or entice” the girl, now 14, to commit child pornography by sending him photographs of her breasts and buttocks.
Bail was set at $50,000, and Associate Judge Ron Slemer added additional conditions.
The motion for additional conditions noted Waeltermann had “previously threatened or perpetrated physical abuse” toward the victim, and is a “continued threat.”