Date range: October 31-November 6, 2017. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions.

SMALL CLAIMS

Angela M. Woolsey, Hettick, is suing Ellen Lake, Virden, for $2,655 that the plaintiff claims to have loaned to the defendant to help with funeral expenses for the defendant’s mother.

LVNV Funding is suing Leetah Uribe, Hettick, for $2,009.69, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on an allegedly defaulted WebBank credit card account.

LVNV Funding is suing Delores Gregg, Shipman, for $702.16, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on an allegedly defaulted Credit One Bank credit card account.

LVNV Funding is suing James R. Williamson, Brighton, for $3,435.46, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on a retail installment contract executed with Citifinancial Services, Inc., Alton, for $5,649.63 at an interest rate of 27.22 percent.

Heights Finance Corp. is suing Jerel Loveless, Jr., Carlinville, for $3,784.26, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on an allegedly defaulted federal disclosure statement and note executed Dec. 21, 2016, for $3,973.94 at an interest rate of 34.28 percent.

Verticchio and Verticchio Law Office, Gillespie, is suing Lloyd Garde, Staunton, for $2,250 that the plaintiff claims Garde owes for legal services.

Heights Finance Corp. is suing Nathan Waggoner, Mount Olive, for $2,959.66, plus court costs, pre-judgment interest of 33.75 percent and post-judgment interest of nine percent. The complaint alleges the money is owed on an allegedly defaulted federal disclosure statement and note executed Nov. 10, 2016, at an interest rate of 34.57 percent.

Discover Bank is suing Gail J. Seis, Staunton, for $4,381.29, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on an allegedly defaulted credit card account.

LAWSUITS

In separate complaints, Debbie M. Osborn is suing Seneca Companies, Inc. and Seneca Tank for unspecified damages in excess of $5,000 but less than $50,000 for the use and benefit of Casey’s General Stores, Inc. The suits were filed under provisions of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act to reimburse Casey’s for workers compensation payments made to Osborn as a result of injuries she sustained while working at the Benld Casey’s store. The allegations and damages sought are identical in both suits and both suits demand jury trials. According to the suits, the defendants were contracted to install fuel pumps at the store and had run an extension cord from the building to the fuel pump island on Nov 3, 2015, the date Osborn allegedly tripped and fell at the store. The suit alleges the defendants run the extension cord across the sidewalk, walkway and parking lot to the fuel pump islands, causing Osborn to trip and fall while carrying trash to an outside dumpster and injuring her right arm and elbow. The suit claims the defendants were negligent in failing to cover the extension cord to prevent trips and falls, failing to provide notice of the hazard by placing signs or cones in the area, failing to exercise reasonable care in performance of their work, failing to provide safe ingress and egress to the store, and failing to maintain a safe working environment. The suit claims Casey’s has already expended more than $5,000 in workers compensation payments and benefits to Osborn and expects to make additional payments to compensate Osborn for her injuries, pain and suffering and medical expenses.

Citizens Bank is suing Mary K. Kirk, Gillespie, for $22,597.55, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on allegedly defaulted retail installment loan executed in June 2015 for $25,632.53 for the purchase of a 2008 Ford truck.

Central Illinois Realty Co. has filed a forcible entry and detainer complaint against Kevin and Heather Nolting, Virden, seeking $1,325.50 in alleged unpaid rent, plus $736 for court costs and attorney fees, and possession of premises located at 24 Whispering Pines, Virden.

Discover Bank is suing Mallory Leathers, Brighton, for $14,651.26, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on an allegedly defaulted credit card account.

Discover Bank is suing Shane Lomelino, Palmyra, for $12,741.76, plus court costs, that the plaintiff claims is owed on an allegedly defaulted credit card account.

FELONIES

Terry A. Rigney, 24, Virden, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with an Oct. 27 incident.

Richard G. Howlerton, 26, Virden, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with an Oct. 28 incident.

Freddie L. Johnson, 53, Virden, is charged with posession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with an Oct. 28 incident.

Dominique W. Kierbach, 19, Benld, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with an Oct. 29 incident.

Michael DeVries, 46, Virden, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with an Aug. 23 incident in Virden.

Marina K. Krummel, 26, Carlinville, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with a Sept. 24 incident in Carlinville.

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Renatto D. Holmes, 36, Mt. Clare, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with a Nov. 3 incident in Gillespie.

Tanya L. Jennings, 41, Litchfield, is charged with possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine in connection with a Nov. 3 incident in Gillespie.

Jeffrey F. Stoops, 47, Staunton, is charged with criminal damage to property in connection with an Oct. 14 incident during which he allegedly caused more than $500 but less than $10,000 in damage to an electronic slot machine located in the Circle K gas station in Staunton.

MISDEMEANORS

Jessica N. Damm, 17, Palmyra, is charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property in connection with an Oct. 26 incident during which she allegedly threw a glass jar at her boyfriend, Timothy Abbott, causing a cut to his arm, and caused less than $500 in damage to Abbott’s property by striking and breaking a residential window with a broomstick.

Timothy S. Abbott, 31, Palmyra, is charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property in connection with an Oct. 26 incident during which he allegedly caused bodily harm by grabbing his girlfriend, Jessica Damm, and throwing her to the ground, and causing less than $500 in damage to the property of another person by throwing a glass jar into the side of a 2007 GMC Envoy.

Jake E. Provanznik, 30, Bunker Hill, is charged with escape for allegedly failing to report to Macoupin County Jail on Oct. 20 to serve a sentence handed down Oct. 4 after he was found to have violated terms of a probation imposed after his conviction on a domestic battery charge in 2015.

Jessica R. Heigert, 27, Gillespie, is charged with escape for allegedly failing to report to Macoupin County Jail to begin serving a sentence handed down Oct. 3 following her conviction on a traffic charge of driving on a suspended license.

Joseph Clark, 36, Carlinville, is charged with disorderly conduct in connection with an Oct. 31 incident in Carlinville during which he allegedly yelled at a female, accused her of being racist and threw and sandwich at her.

Several area residents have been charged with deceptive practice for allegedly writing checks to Macoupin County businesses while knowing their banks would not honor the drafts. Those charged include: Brian S. Crays, 40, Virden, accused of writing bad checks for $200 each on Aug. 17 and Aug. 31 to Virden Hardware; Beau S. Weeks, 37, Worden, accused of writing bad checks for $68.59 on Aug. 17 and $18.19 on Aug. 29 to Bill’s IGA, Staunton; Timothy Conway, 68, Staunton, accused of writing a bad check for $82.68 on Aug. 27 to Bill’s IGA, Staunton; Sandra D. Rongrey, 39, Staunton, accused of writing a check for $90.17 on Aug. 27 to Bill’s IGA, Staunton; Jacqueline J. Hoppes, 66, Benld, accused of writing a bad check for $100 on Aug. 26 to Randy’s Market, Benld; Cynthia Randle, 56, Benld, accused of writing a bad check on July 13 to Randy’s Market, Benld; and Deborah Lewis, 55, Staunton, accused of writing a bad check for $245.50 on Aug. 29 to Animal Doctors, LLP, Staunton.

Shaun S. Cathorall, 23, Staunton, is charged with disorderly conduct in connection with an Oct. 11 incident during which he allegedly transmitted to the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department that he had been injured without having reasonable grounds to believe that transmitting the report was necessary for the safety and welfare of the public.

Jackie L. Peters, 37, Bunker Hill, is charged with violating an owner’s duties as of Oct. 19 for allegedly failing to provide sufficient quantities of wholesome food and clean water for a black mixed-breed dog he owned.

TRAFFIC

Educado A. Nuez, 23, Gillespie, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with an Oct. 23 incident at 9:53 p.m. on Elm Street at Clay Street in Gillespie during which the vehicle he was driving left the street and collided with a house on Elm Street. DeJesus also faces traffic charges for alleged unlawful transportation of alcohol by a driver and driving while unlicensed.

Jesse L. Leonard, 29, Nokomis, is charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with an Oct. 28 incident at 3:19 a.m. on Illinois Route 138 at West Oak Street in Benld. Additionally, Leonard faces a traffic charge for alleged improper lane usage.

Joseph Lee Pope, 42, Springfield, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with an Oct. 28 incident at 9:25 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 near mile marker 47. Pope also faces a traffic charge for allegedly speeding 21 to 24 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit.

DISSOLUTIONS OF MARRIAGE FILED

• Deidre Ann Ford, Bunker Hill, vs. Kyle Neal Ford, Greenview.
• Donald E. Ruyle, Jr., Plainview, vs. Nicole A. Ruyle, Benld.
• Gary D. Pay, Girard, vs. Tracy J. Pay, Girard.

DISSOLUTIONS OF MARRIAGE GRANTED

• Deidre Ann Ford, Bunker Hill, vs. Kyle Neal Ford, Greenview.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

• Joshua David-Allen Lewis and Shelby Danyelle Russell, both of Modesto.
• Bradley Scott Bruemmer and Lakyn Nicole Wood, both of Carlinville.
• David Eugene Gibbs and Jessica Marie Hearold, both of Modesto.
• Matthew Wade Leigh and Ashley Elaine Komnick, both of Bunker Hill.
• William Aaron Noe of Wilsonville and Rani Nichole Bahr of Livingston.
• Joshua Adam Hausman and Sarah Elizabeth Phelps, both of Bunker Hill.
• Adam M. Crone and Alesia D. Russell, both of Staunton.
• Bradly J. Gibbs and Kacie M. Schildroth, both of Modesto.

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