Major Layoffs, Changes for Perry County Sheriff's Office
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Volume 38 Number 48 24 Pages | 75¢ CountyJcountyjournal.orgocounutyjourrnal.norg al Steeleville Christmas on parking Pg. 3 Thursday, November 30, 2017 the River Pg. 21 Major layoffs, changes for Perry County sheriff’s office As expected, Perry County Sheriff Steve Bareis has an- nounced that there will be layoffs and reorganization in the sheriff’s department due to a decrease in his budget, coupled with in- creases in health care and operational costs. Bareis said the depart- ment has already laid off all part-time deputies and will have to lay off two full- Police and firemen at the accident scene on North Sparta Street time patrol deputies later this month. He said one of those two could be reassigned to the Sparta man dies in bridge crash jail as a correctional of- ficer, but that would mean A Sparta man was killed driving southbound, when below. a jailer with less seniority Tuesday night in a one-car his car went out of control Coroner Carlos Barbour would be let go. accident on North Sparta and struck a bridge guard- said Brown was pronounced The other will be offered Sheriff Steve Bareis Street in the Marys River rail. The car then went dead at the scene. a part-time correctional of- bottoms north of Steele- across the road and hit the A passenger in the car, ficer position. ville. other railing. 25-year-old Samantha George Bareis called the financial ter known as Obamacare, According to the Ran- On impact, Brown was of Steeleville, was taken to St. situation that led to the cuts and the fact that the state dolph County Sheriff’s De- thrown from the car. His Louis University Hospital, “a perfect storm.” has denied Medicaid health partment, at about 10 p.m., body went over the rail where she was treated for “Our budget has been re- care coverage for those Marshawn Brown, 25, was and fell onto the ground her injuries and released. duced by 25 percent over incarcerated in the county the last two years, and our jail and awaiting trial. operational costs have in- “Citizens are awaiting creased and inmate health trial, but they are pre- Woman jailed after death solicitation care costs have more than sumed innocent until prov- doubled,” Bareis said. “Es- en guilty, but right now the pecially during the holiday state of Illinois doesn’t see threatening Judge Richard Brown season, I really hate to sit it that way for these locally across from someone who incurred medical costs,” By Travis Lott with the bond of $1,000,” is a good employee and said Bareis. A Tilden woman is in Walker said. say, ‘I’m sorry, but we are A number of people await- jail after allegedly making Walker said he would be going to have to lay you ing trial who cannot make a post on Facebook that more fearful of someone off,’ or ‘I’m going to have bond automatically have attempted to solicit the seeing Knuckles’ post and to transfer you to a dif- their Medicaid cards re- murder of Judge Richard acting on it. ferent position because of voked. Bareis said that Brown. The case has been set to staffing requirements,’ and means the sheriff’s de- Mary J. Knuckles, 51, be heard by Judge Gene they have to leave a job that partment, thus the county was arrested November 20 Gross, as Brown cannot they not only prefer but are taxpayers, are on the hook by the Randolph County preside over the case due to doing well. Hopefully, the for poor decisions from sheriff’s office. his status as the intended budget will improve, and Springfield and Washing- The post, which was victim. these changes will only be ton, DC. made from Knuckles’ ac- Knuckles remains incar- temporary.” Historically, once a per- Mary Knuckles count, states that she cerated. Bareis took a $6,000 pay son was convicted of a would offer $6,000 to who- The charge against her is cut himself in an effort to crime and sentenced, the ever kills Brown. believe that Knuckles had a Class 3 felony, which car- make a difference. card was revoked. Now, However, State’s Attor- the means to pay anyone ries a penalty of five to 10 He attributed the health once an alleged offender ney Jeremy Walker said for killing Brown. years in prison and poten- care cost increases to the he does not have reason to “She can’t even come up tial fines of up to $25,000. Affordable Care Act, bet- Continued on Page 5_____ All are juveniles Chase ends with three arrests By Travis Lott Three juveniles who allegedly Sparta, Marissa and New Athens stole a truck from the Weekly’s police departments, as well as the Trucking lot in Coulterville Novem- Randolph County sheriff’s office, ber 22 were soon caught. were involved in the chase. Coulterville Police Chief Jason Although Schlesinger is unsure Schlesinger said that three juve- which department deployed it, a niles were arrested in the incident. spike strip was used in stopping One of them is believed to have the truck. been involved in three other vehi- The truck was finally stopped cle thefts from the same lot. That near the Buchheit store in Sparta. juvenile is from the Coulterville One of the juveniles, a female, at- area, and the other two who are tempted to exit the truck and flee not suspects in the other cases are on foot. A taser was used to subdue from St. Clair County, according to her, and she was arrested. Randolph County State’s Attorney Walker said he doesn’t foresee Jeremy Walker. charging the juveniles as adults. Schlesinger said the first theft He also said he is unsure if the ju- dated back to June 17. Four vehi- venile who is a suspect in the other cles have been stolen since then. cases will give police the names of He said at least two other juveniles the other two individuals suspected are suspected in aiding in the other in the previous thefts. three thefts. Schlesinger said tires on squad The truck that was stolen Novem- cars from both Coulterville and the ber 22 was electronically traceable, sheriff’s department were dam- and police were successful in find- aged during the pursuit. ing it. When police attempted to Scanner traffic from the night of stop the truck, Schlesinger said the the incident indicates that the tires occupants refused to yield. were damaged by the police spike Schlesinger said Coulterville, strip. First-place float First National Bank of Sparta won first place in the float competition in this year’s Sparta Lighted Christmas Parade. The train depot painted on the float refers to the hit movie “In the Heat of the Night.” The parade theme was based on this movie. The evening’s events were well attended with almost perfect Police at the scene when the stolen truck was stopped weather. More photos of the parade are inside this edition. Willis Publishing Inc. © Copyright 2017 Download the FREE AURASMA app to view videos PAGE 2 COUNTY JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 police Police incidents Jazan N. Wallace, Tyler R. 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