Trenton Man Behind $1.9 Million Scam Targeting Elderly
The man behind a Ponzi scheme that reportedly cheated senior citizens out of close to $1.9 million plead guilty this month. Lavern Huelsmann, 44, a licensed insurance agent, had convinced elderly people to invest in a “cash management account” under the company he ran, Senior Retirement Services. He then turned around and used those investments…
Read MoreSt. Louis Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Eastbound 270 was temporarily shut down after a man crashed his motorcycle near Bellefontaine road. The driver, Andrea M. Wyatt, 41, ran into the back of an eastbound vehicle while attempting to change lanes. Allegedly, Wyatt was operating the motorcycle at high speeds when the crash occurred. After hitting the vehicle, Wyatt veered into a…
Read MoreMissouri Parents Continue Lawsuit Against Baseball Team After Daughter’s Death
A Missouri family is in court once again after their daughter’s death in 2003 while climbing a rock wall. Christine Ewing, 22, was climbing a wall at a Mid-Missouri Mavericks minor league baseball game in Columbia, MO when a safety cable broke. Ewing fell 20 feet onto asphalt. Police later discovered that the cable was…
Read MoreIllinois Trooper Given Probation After Causing Fatal Accident
Illinois State Trooper Matt Mitchell pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving. The wreck occurred on November 23, 2007, when prosecutors say Mitchell was driving 126 mph and using his cell phone when his car struck another carrying two teenage sisters. The girls, Jessica Uhl, 18, and Kelli Uhl, 13,…
Read MoreGranite City Man Charged After Fatal Motorcycle Accident
In a grand jury indictment, Daniel R.W. Mull was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. Mull, 33, was driving one of two motorcycles involved in a fatal accident on October 3, 2009. Both Mull’s passenger, Lisa Caradonna, 41, and the other motorcycle driver, William Guffey, 42, were killed in…
Read MoreIllinois Man Injured on Construction Site
A Prairie State Energy Campus worker was hospitalized after a construction accident. The 35-year-old man (his name has not been released) was working on the 13th floor when he was suffered a blow to the head from a piece of metal. John Felchlia, Washington County Ambulance Service Administrator told KMOX News that an on-site rescue…
Read MoreSlip and fall suit against Edwardsville Target
An Edwardsville woman has filed suit against the Target Corporation claiming she sustained injuries after slipping and falling in the Edwardsville Target retail store. The suit states that “as the Plaintiff was moving from the carpeted to the non-carpeted surface, her foot slid on the carpeting and onto the adjacent area, causing Plaintiff to fall…
Read MoreGranite City, Alton, Illinois School Districts’ Problems with Teachers and Unprofessional Conduct with Students
Recently, two school districts in Madison County, Illinois, Granite City and Alton, have come under scrutiny because of improper relationships between teachers and students. Parents have brought suit for damages suffered by their children. Further criminal prosecutions have taken place where teachers have suffered severe penalties. Both of these school districts are public. Public schools…
Read MoreHoliday Shores Illinois Drowning Death Leads to Wrongful Death Suit
The family of a drowning victim has alleged that negligence on the part of Holiday Shores and its lifeguards led to the drowning and death of a man swimming in the lake with his family. On a late summer afternoon, a man began coughing and struggling to swim in the lake. Other people in the…
Read MoreAlton High School Band Director Receives Prison Sentence
A former Alton School District employee is headed to prison for engaging in sexual relations with a minor under his supervision as a teacher. According to an article in The Telegraph, a local newspaper based in Alton, Illinois, the defendant received a six-year prison sentence in the criminal case. Judge Charles Romani, Jr. presided over…
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