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The following are being sought on arrest warrants, according to various sheriff’s departments. The addresses listed are the last known addresses provided by the warrants and may be outdated. 

• Korbin A. Smith, 30, of 925 N. East St. is being sought on a warrant accusing him of violating probation on a charge of possession of methamphetamine.

He is a white male standing 6 feet tall and weighing 250 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

• Tarus J. Johnson, 47, of 1621 Lakeview Terrace is being sought on a warrant accusing him of two counts of possession of methamphetamine.

He is a Black male standing 5 foot 11 and weighing 185 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

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• The tires were slashed on a vehicle in the 200 block of Elevator Avenue, according to a report filed at 2:10 p.m. Thursday.

• A 16-year-old boy was arrested at 2:26 p.m. Friday at Jacksonville High School, 1211 N. Diamond St., on a charge of resisting a peace officer. He also was cited on a disorderly conduct charge 

• Tre H. Tollefson, 20, of 613 Prairie St. was booked into the Morgan County jail at 4:33 p.m. Thursday on a charge of criminal damage to property.

• A man stole two bottles of Mountain Dew and a bottle of liquid detergent from Jiffi Stop at 841 W. Morton Ave. about 12:17 a.m. Friday.

• A bicycle was stolen about 5 p.m. Thursday from a residence in the 400 block of South East Street.

• A residence in the 600 block of Northwood Lane was damaged between Wednesday and about 12:34 p.m. Friday.

• A window was broken Wednesday or Thursday at a residence in the 800 block of West State Street, according to a report filed at 8:56 a.m. Friday.

• Kensey R. Mesey, 29, of 352 Main St., White Hall, was arrested at 4:22 p.m. Thursday on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine and improper lane use after the car she was driving was stopped in the 1900 block of South Main Street. A passenger in the vehicle, Brandon E. Ford, 28, of 1537 Alsey-Manchester Road, Roodhouse, was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

•  Julie A. Templeton, 62, of Plainville was arrested Sept. 2 on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of adult-use cannabis in a motor vehicle, driving under the influence and improper lane use after the car she was driving was stopped on Illinois Route 106 west of Hull.

•  Carmella I. Birchum, 38, and James M. Gardiner, 53, both of Hull, were arrested about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia after deputies were called about a disturbance in the 600 block of Elm Street in Hull.

Compiled by David C.L. Bauer

David C.L. Bauer is editor and publisher. He has been editor since May 2009 and added publisher responsibilities in February 2016. The Cincinnati native has worked as an editor for newspapers in Florida, Ohio and Kentucky and as a former adjunct instructor of journalism at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He has also worked at radio stations in Ohio as a news director and a disc jockey. He has won a number of national and state awards for his reporting and editing.