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Report on criminal justice: 18-year-olds don’t belong in adult court

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (PNS) -- A new report puts some weight behind arguments that young adults should not be prosecuted in adult court in Illinois. The findings from the Juvenile Law Center confirmed youth incarceration rates have fallen in recent years. Officials are starting to recognize the developmental differences between adolescents and adults. However, incarceration rates haven't declined among young adults, ages 18 to 24. Goodjoint: Let's raise the age of juvenile court above 18 Katrina Goodjoint, staff attorney for the Juvenile Law […]

todayOctober 16, 2020 26

Capital Area Region

Viral Facebook post reveals past crimes by Martin

SPRINGFIELD -- The crimes Abigail L. Martin has been accused of do not have limitations to three counties in Illinois or in North and South Carolina. It appears, according to a Facebook post last week, that many more victims are stepping up. Samantha Woolard of Delavan would publish a post on Thursday morning, Oct. 1. It has since gained traction, being shared 450 times as of press time. https://www.facebook.com/samantha.woolard.3/posts/3245526195574990 "My experience with Martin was an 'awful pleasure'" Woolard would describe […]

todayOctober 5, 2020 46

Capital Area Region

Martin makes court appearances, receives November hearings

SPRINGFIELD/HILLSBORO -- A woman with a last reported Macoupin County address would make court appearances in Springfield on September 21, as well as in Hillsboro Thursday. 23-year-old Abigail L. Martin would appear in-person with attorney Tawyna Frioli present. Frioli was present in place of Assistant Public Defender Stephanie Hammer, who was unable to appear. Allegations state that Martin wrote bad checks to pay water bills to the Village of Pawnee. The pending charge is forgery, which is a Class 3 […]

todayOctober 2, 2020 11

East Central Illinois Region

Martin’s Montgomery County case continued to October 1

HILLSBORO -- Monday's preliminary hearing in Montgomery County court is resulting in yet another uneventful delay for Abigail L. Martin. Martin, 23, with a Macoupin County address made her first appearance with new counsel, Public Defender Erin Mattson, during a videoconference setting. The call also would include State's Attorney Bryant Hitchings and Judge Don Sheafor, Jr. However, according to Judici, there isn't too much additional details on the case since her last appearance on July 30. Sheafor would push for an […]

todaySeptember 14, 2020 18

Decision 2020

Federal judge affirms Wisconsin election body decision to keep Kanye West off the ballot

MILWAUKEE -- A Federal judge is upholding the decision of Wisconsin's election authority, keeping rapper Kanye West off the ballot. In a hearing Friday night, Judge John Zakowski made a ruling in favor of the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), putting a final nail in the coffin for West's quest to make it on the ballot for President. West campaign would turn in petitions 14 seconds too late West filed the lawsuit against the WEC over their previous action to bar […]

todaySeptember 13, 2020 15

Decision 2020

Former candidate files Federal suit on ability to donate campaign funds to Libertarian Party

WASHINGTON -- A former Libertarian hopeful is asking a Federal court for guidance regarding the transfer of unspent campaign funds to the national Libertarian Party. Wealthy businessman Shaun McCutcheon has filed a lawsuit in a District of Columbia district court requesting such an action. The filing shows a timestamp of September 4. The premise of the lawsuit: either the court forces the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to answer his question, or the judge answers it instead. McCutcheon wishes to transfer […]

todaySeptember 9, 2020 6

East Central Illinois Region

Abigail Martin to make court appearances in September and October

HILLSBORO/JACKSONVILLE/SPRINGFIELD -- A Macoupin County woman continues to face pre-trial delays in three regional cases. Abigail L. Martin, 23, continues to face trial delays in three different counties: Montgomery, Morgan and Sangamon. The reason: legal counsel withdrawing from her cases. As a result, she now has counsel in all three counties via the Public Defender's office. Martin to appear in Hillsboro September 14 In Montgomery County, Martin was arrested on May 1 for identity theft and practicing nursing without a license. Her […]

todaySeptember 7, 2020 13

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East Central Illinois Region

Witt man faces charges in connection to local murder

WITT -- A Witt man is facing charges in Montgomery County Court in relation to a murder that took place on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 103 Vermilion St. As a result of an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, 30-year-old Allan J. "AJ" Frayer was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Per the investigation, multiple gunshots from a .22 caliber rifle and knife wounds were the result of the […]

todayAugust 14, 2020 2

Judicial Watch

Appeals court rejects Stormy Daniels’ libel suit against Trump

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has rejected adult film star Stormy Daniels defamation suit against President Donald Trump. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Friday the lower court's decision from October 2018 to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero had ruled that Trump's tweet at the center of the case was "rhetorical hyperbole" protected by the First Amendment instead of the defamation alleged. Daniels, born Stephanie Clifford, alleged that she was threatened […]

todayAugust 1, 2020 2

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