Sanford Schmidt

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine provided statements today after Timothy Banowetz, 30, of Wentzville, Mo. pled guilty to one count of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery in the murder of Randy Gori. “Nothing can heal the terror and loss Timoth...

EDWARDSVILLE - The killer of prominent attorney Randy Gori could get up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery. Timothy Banowetz, 30, of Wentzville, Mo., carefully planned the crimes, but left a pile of evidence behind, according...

WOOD RIVER - Kris A. Tinnon, 53, of the 100 block of East Airline Drive, East Alton, was charged Friday with felony theft. He allegedly took several automotive batteries from Folsom Distributing on Sept. 1. $30,000. EAST ALTON - Trey D. Williams, 21, of the 700 block of Oakwood Estates, was...

ALTON - Michael C. Green, 41, of the 900 block of Washington Avenue, Alton, was charged Thursday with his seventh count of domestic battery. He is accused of injuring a female household member by grabbing by the arms and throwing her. The case was charged as a more serious felony because of...

EDWARDSVILLE - Thomas B. Clifford, 30, of the 300 block of High Point Drive, Edwardsville, has been charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, and two counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. He allegedly possessed less than five grams...

EDWARDSVILLE - A defendant in a stolen car and gun trial told an officer that he was jogging along Interstate 255 in the dark during a rainstorm because he was “training for a fight,” a prosecutor said Monday in her opening statement. Tathony M. Brown, 26, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., was...

ALTON - Authorities are attempting to take possession of $8,800 in suspected drug money, two television receivers, and a pair of tan Gucci shoes after searching a suspected drug house in the 900 block of College Avenue. The items were taken after police noticed suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia...

Recent felonies filed ALTON - John A. Hammond, 41, of the 2300 block of Birch Street, Alton, has been charged with being an armed habitual criminal, reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. He allegedly possessed a handgun after having been convicted...

EDWARDSVILLE - A judge Wednesday ruled that a camera will be allowed in court during the trial of Timothy Banowetz, the accused killer of prominent attorney Randy Gori. Michael L. Nepple, an attorney for KMOV TV, argued that the process for allowing cameras is outlined in detail in Illinois Supreme...

EDWARDSVILLE - Jeremiah D. Theiss, 44, of the first block of Matterhorn Drive, Glen Carbon, was charged Monday with two counts of being a child sex offender in a school zone, two counts of public indecency, and a count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Theiss, a child sex offender,...