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Nathaniel N. Barnes, 45, and Joyce L. Rushing, 47, both of Springfield, were arrested for burglary.
The suspect was described as a Black man wearing a grey shirt, black pants and a dew rag.
At this time, it is unknown if the two shooting incidents are related.
Three lawsuits filed Monday detail abuse from 1996 to 2021, including rape, forced oral sex and beatings by corrections officers, nurses, kitchen staff, chaplains and others.
Pashko said new sheriffs often find it challenging to navigate entrenched office cultures.
The Illinois prison home of infamous killers Leopold and Loeb and Richard Speck, and the site of John Wayne Gacy’s execution, is shutting down.
Five are from Springfield, and one is from Taylorville.
Jury deliberated for nearly 15 hours before announcing stalemate on all counts.
Snow was arrested on charges of being a felon in possession of a weapon and impersonating a police officer.
Routh faces charges of possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Additional and more serious charges are possible as the investigation continues, and prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury.