Alton man’s night goes up in smoke after possession charges
Evan J. Turner, 19, of Alton, was charged June 6 with a felony charge of unlawful possession with intent to deliver cannabis after crashing into a stopped motorcycle.
On Tuesday, June 3, at approximately 6:03 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a traffic accident involving a motorcyclist in the 4100 block of Humbert Road in Alton.
Deputies determined Turner was traveling southbound and failed to stop for a motorcyclist who was stopped in front of him.
The driver of the motorcycle was transported to an area hospital where he was treated for non-life threating injuries. Turner’s vehicle sustained extensive damage from the impact and had to be towed from the scene.
A subsequent search of Turner’s vehicle resulted in the recovery of between 10 to 30 grams of cannabis, a digital scale, multiple plastic containers, cellophane bags, U.S. currency and additional drug paraphernalia.
Turner was arrested at the scene and transported to the Madison County Jail where he was held pending a formal review of facts by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. Bond was set at $20,000.
Turner was issued a traffic citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and was charged with a misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
No evidence was developed during the investigation to indicate Turner was under the influence of cannabis at the time of the accident.
Valmeyer woman pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft from 82-year-old O’Fallon woman
A former home health personal nursing assistant, Melissa Charlton, 36, of Valmeyer, pleaded guilty to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft on May 29.
Documents filed in a U.S. District Court establish that Charlton exploited an 82-year-old woman from O’Fallon, Ill. Charlton obtained unauthorized access to the victim’s credit cards and her checking account to obtain money and goods valued at more than $5,000.
The victim attempted to stop the fraud after she discovered fraudulent credit card purchases, but Charlton also stole her replacement credit cards and misused the victim’s social security number and date of birth to activate the replacement cards. She also used the victim’s personal information to apply for an additional credit card account without the victim’s knowledge or consent.
Access device fraud is punishable by not more than 10 years in prison, and/or a $250,000 fine, or both, and up to three years of supervised release.
Aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory consecutive two-year sentence of imprisonment that must be served in addition to the sentence imposed for access device fraud.
The United States Sentencing Guidelines must be applied to the case and considered by the Court during sentencing. Charlton will be sentenced in US District Court on Sept. 17.
Belleville man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography, other charges
On June 4, Daris A. Quinn, 26, Belleville, pled guilty to possession of child pornography, using a communication facility to facilitate a drug transaction and making a false statement to a United States postal inspector.
A forensic examination of Quinn’s phone revealed videos made by Quinn which depicted a minor performing oral sex on Quinn in both his car and inside the minor’s home. The search of Quinn’s phone also revealed that Quinn had sent text messages between August 19, 2011 and October 10, 2011 to facilitate the distribution of controlled substances between himself and an individual located in Oakland, California.
Quinn, also known as DQ, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 19, in East St. Louis. He has been held without bond since his arrest on May 30 of last year.
Possession of child pornography carries a term of imprisonment of up to 10 years, a fine up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release of not less than five years to life.
Using a communication facility to facilitate a drug transaction is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to than four years, a fine up to $250,000, or both, and a term of supervised release of not more than three years.
Making a false statement to a postal inspector is punishable by up to five years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000, or both, and a term of supervised release of not more than three years.
