DECATUR, Ga. – A large bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis was installed Friday on the exact spot where a controversial Confederate monument stood on the city square for more than 110 years before it was dismantled in 2020. Work crews carefully placed the 3.7-meter-high statue in place […]
Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean P. Grayson had a documented history of violence and aggression toward women that his superiors ignored when hiring him before he killed Sonya Massey. Bodycam footage shows fatal shots fired at Sonya Massey Police bodycam footage captured the moments of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in the Springfield, […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Authorities on Saturday charged an East St. Louis man with attacking a police officer who was “fighting for his life” following a protest marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Elijah Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault and criminal damage to property. He was […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Authorities on Saturday charged an East St. Louis man with attacking a police officer who was “fighting for his life” following a protest marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Elijah Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault and criminal damage to property. He was […]
