Man gets federal prison sentence for series of robberies, jail escape

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man has been ordered to spend more than seven years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Assante Bangmon, 31, was given 87 months in prison...

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man says he’s not guilty after a three-year-old was shot in the leg last month. Peoria County Court records indicate Randyn Duncan, 33, was arraigned Thursday on a felony charge of Obstructing Justice, and a misdemeanor charge of Child Endangerment. Duncan and the...

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man will go to prison for most of the next seven years for his role in a local homicide. Peoria County Court records indicate Jamere Laster, 27, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison, after a June plea to Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.

PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria man accused by the Peoria County State’s Attorney of being a “serial rapist” has pleaded not guilty. Peoria County Court records indicate DeMarquis Turner, 39, pleaded not guilty Thursday in three cases on charges of Criminal Sexual Assault. Turner is accused...

PEORIA, Ill. -The Peoria County Sheriffs Department is investigating a break-in to a local house of worship. Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies are investigating reported at the Peoria Chinese Christian Church on North Garden Lane around three a-m Tuesday. Sheriff Chris Watkins says Televisions were stolen, fire extinguishers sprayed, and...

PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – Four people ended up getting arrested after Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says a stabbing occurred at a home near the Peoria International Airport. Watkins says a 41-year-old male victim was taken to UnityPoint Methodist around 3:30 a.m. Thursday after the stabbing near Airport and...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police hope releasing two photos will lead to an arrest in an armed robbery that happened late Sunday morning. Witnesses told police a male suspect walked into a building on N. Dries Lane near West Margaret Avenue around 11:35 a.m. The suspect reportedly implied he...

PEORIA, Ill. — A former Maui Jim’s employee has been charged with fraud. Earlier this week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment, charging Erica Hornof, 35, of Bradford, with three counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud. The charges stemming from the alleged theft...

PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man is jailed after being hit by a car when he allegedly shot at it. Peoria Police say it started with a ShotSpotter alert of four rounds being fired near the Harrison Homes complex at Trewyn and Roosevelt around 10:54 P.M. Wednesday. Jerrell Hardges,...

PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County State’s Attorney calls him, “a serial rapist.”. Jodi Hoos says in a news release DeMarquis Turner, 39, was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on three counts of Criminal Sexual Assault, not two as previously reported, and remains jailed on a total of $1.25 million bond in the cases.

PEORIA, Ill. – We know more about the man who was found dead inside a van at a Peoria shopping center yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the victim was Zachary Roman, 32, of Peoria. He was found in a U-Haul van around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, parked in the parking lot of Kohl’s in Willow Knolls Shopping Center.

PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a van near a Northwest Peoria store. Peoria Police spokesperson Semone Roth says the male was discovered in a U-Haul van in the parking lot of Kohl’s in the Willow Knolls Shopping Center around 2:30 P.M. Thursday.

PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria home suffered roughly $50,000 dollars in damages due to an early morning fire Friday. Just before 2 a.m., crews were called to the area of S. Easton Avenue and W. Humboldt Street, finding heavy black smoke coming from the front door and a second-story window of the home.

PEORIA, Ill. – A grease fire caused some damage late Thursday afternoon to part of a Peoria apartment complex. Peoria firefighters responded to the Glenbrook Apartments, 4717 N. Knoxville, at 4:16 P.M., but had the situation under control in about ten minutes. Authorities say the fire was contained to...

PEORIA, Ill. — There has been at least $5,300 raised as part of this year’s “Cop On Top” fundraising event meant to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. Collections have been announced to WMBD News by Washington Police, which totaled $2,3335.71, according to chief Mike McCoy. 25 News...

PEORIA, Ill. — Crews responded to a fire in a South Peoria neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said fire companies were called around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday to an area near Ligonier and Washington for a fire in a commercial building. Sollberger said crews found smoke on the...

PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria residents may soon get some help paying rising utility bills after the city council Tuesday night discussed ways to spend some of the millions of COVID relief dollars Peoria is receiving from the federal government. City staffers preparing the budget are seeking guidance from elected...

PEORIA, Ill. – The rumors of the demise of Landmark Recreation Center have been greatly exaggerated. The parent company of the center — Peoria Forrest Hill Development Company — says in a news release that nothing is closing, and the facility remains open. We reported Monday that...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois Central College, Eureka College, and Bradley University are now embarking on a journey to help as many as 1,000 people get certified in Information Technology. ICC and 40 other local agencies are splitting a $15 million federal grant to train people in IT. “We...

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Penguin Project got its start here in Central Illinois, and has spread across the nation with over 60 affiliate groups. The project gives young people with different abilities an opportunity to be stars on stage, but some performers have aged out. That’s where the Penguin Players takes over.