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Authorities are investigating a shooting death that happened Friday night in Benton, Illinois.
Authorities are investigating a shooting death that happened Friday night in Benton, Illinois.
WEST FRANKFORT, IL (KFVS) -
A West Frankfort man has been arrested on sex offender charges.
DeVere L. Abair Jr., 47 is charged with failure to register as a sex offender, theft over $300, and possession of child pornography.
Deputies working with the U.S. Marshal Service and the U.S. Secret Service Southern Illinois Cyber-crime Unit made the arrest on Friday, October 12.
Information was received by the U.S. Marshal Service that Abair, a non-compliant Sex Offender from Indiana, was residing in West Frankfort.
Abair apparently found out that authorities were looking for him, went to his work place where he allegedly removed proprietary computer files from the business, and disassembled a computer hard drive that belonged to him.
Abair, a convicted child sex offender was found at his home.
A search warrant was obtained and child pornography was located.
Abair is being held under $150,000 bond.
Further charges are possible as the investigation continues.
Monday, May 20 2013 12:23 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:23:09 GMT
Branson officials say they are cautiously optimistic about this year's tourist season even though the city continues to recover from a 2012 tornado and the loss of two of its biggest stars.
Branson officials say they are cautiously optimistic about this year's tourist season even though the city continues to recover from a 2012 tornado and the loss of two of its biggest stars.
An Oregon girl abducted as a baby and missing for 18 years finally emerged in Dallas this week when her mother turned herself in to authorities, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Department.
An Oregon girl abducted as a baby and missing for 18 years finally emerged in Dallas this week when her mother turned herself in to authorities, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Department.
The StormTeam Digital Doppler image will be updated approx. every 5 minutes. This is a screen capture of what the StormTeam is looking at. So from time to time, the image might be zoomed in on different
The StormTeam Digital Doppler image will be updated approx. every 5 minutes. This is a screen capture of what the StormTeam is looking at. So from time to time, the image might be zoomed in on different
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.
The godfather of a New York college student accidentally killed by a police bullet says the officer should have negotiated instead of firing as an armed intruder held the young woman hostage.
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