Cass County State’s Attorney Craig R. Miller announced today that on July 17, a Cass County jury found Russell J. Lucas, Jr., 36, Bluff Springs, guilty of criminal sexual assault, domestic battery, and obstructing justice. The jury found Lucas not guilty of attempt criminal sexual assault. The jury deliberated for about two and a half hours before reaching the verdict.
Cass County State’s Attorney Craig R. Miller announces that on June 17, Billy J. Surratt, Jr., 44, Beardstown, Illinois, received a sentence of fifteen (15) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by three (3) years of Mandatory Supervised Release in exchange for a guilty plea to the offense of possession of methamphetamine, Class X felony.
Charles J. Akin, Jr., 85, of Rushville, died at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.He was born February 11, 1938 in Pittsfield, the son of Charles, Sr. and Alene Burke Akin. He married Vivian Eileen Jockisch on October 4, 1964 in Rushville and she preceded him in death on March 22, 2007. Mr. Akin worked for Oscar Mayer in Beardstown for 20 years and was also engaged in farming. Later in life he owned and operated Akin Lawn Care and Clean Up with his son, Randy. Charles graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1957. Mr. Akin was of the Christian faith. He always enjoyed fishing and truly loved the time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors
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John “Jack” L. Conner, Jr., of Springfield passed away at 11:26 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Memorial Medical Center. John was born in Beardstown on Aug. 15,…