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Chancellor C. Embry was sentenced for residential burglary after attempted robbery and home invasion charges were dismissed.

He entered not guilty pleas on all counts. Blazich, 52, had first appeared in Macon County Circuit Court Sept. 16, 2020, for a preliminary hearing on identical charges involving the same victim and had also entered not guilty pleas. Judge James Coryell ruled in that hearing there was sufficient evidence to try him on all counts. Blazich But that case was dismissed at a hearing Dec. 11 after Macon County State’s Attorney Scott Rueter said an assistant state’s attorney in his office had made him aware of “evidentiary issues.” Rueter, who was only elected as state’s atto...

Taking some extra steps to secure your home before you go on vacation can keep you safe from burglary. Watch this to find out some easy tips on how to do so. DECATUR — DeeAndre J. Woodland, captured on a surveillance video shooting a Decatur man to death in what police said appeared to be self-defense, looks set to face trial after rejecting a negotiated plea deal. Woodland, 40, had been scheduled for a sentencing hearing March 30 on charges of being a felon in possession of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. A new charge, aggravated discharge of a firearm, was also added ...

DECATUR — Judah D. Tiarks was sent to prison for three years after a frenzied attack on a Decatur woman that police said left her with a partially collapsed lung. Sworn Decatur Police affidavits had accused Tiarks of beating and kicking his 25-year-old girlfriend and also beating his own brother, whom he had accused of sleeping with his girlfriend before launching the Oct. 4 attack. Tiarks had been pleading not guilty and the case was scheduled for a pretrial hearing March 24. However, records show Tiarks appeared in Macon County Circuit Court Feb. 19 and entered guilty pleas to charges ...

Timothy W. Smith Timothy W. Smith pleaded not guilty April 1 to two charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a girl under the age of 15 and a charge of domestic battery involving physical contact against the same victim. Bryan C. McGee Bryan C. McGee was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of a stolen handgun after accepting a plea deal. A judge dismissed one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.  Justin D. Tate Police say Justin D. Tate picked up a runaway 14-year-old girl and force-fed her methamphetamine before making her perform sex acts and t...