Monmouth Man Arrested for Attempted Aggravated Arson

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On June 23, 2022 William L. Frakes 51 of Monmouth was arrested on a Warren County warrants for the Manufacture or Possession of Explosive or Incendiary Device and Attempt to Commit Aggravated Arson.  The warrants were issued by the Warren County State’s Attorney stemming from an incident that occurred on June 9, 2022 in the 800 block of S. 1st St. Monmouth.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation also conducted a search warrant at Frakes’ residence in the 600 block of W. Euclid Ave. Monmouth.  Frakes is being held in the Warren County jail with a $35,000 bond, awaiting court proceedings.

No further information is available at this time.

Agencies involved with this investigation and warrants are:

Monmouth Police Department

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Peoria Police Department Bomb Squad

Warren County State’s Attorney’s Office

***Courtesy of the Monmouth Police Department***

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