FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2015
Eleven Sentenced to Department of Corrections
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections:
James E. Hotchkiss (DOB 12/10/1966) of Craig Head City, Arkansas has been sentenced to six (6) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Aggravated Driving a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Drugs, a Class X Felony. Hotchkiss was arrested in June 2012 following a traffic stop on US Route 51 North by Union County Sheriff’s Deputies.
Amy M. Howell (DOB 12/2/1974) of Anna has been sentenced to two (2) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after admitting a Petition to Revoke Probation for the original offense of Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, a Class 4 Felony. Howell was arrested in September 2014 by Union County Sheriff Deputies.
Robert A. Carmack (DOB 1/17/1979) of Anna has been sentenced to three (3) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Aggravated Driving a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Drugs, a Class 4 Felony. Carmack was arrested in January 2014 following a traffic stop on East High Street and Main Street in Anna by Union County Sheriff Deputies.
James D. Stewart (DOB 12/17/1964) of Chicago has been sentenced to one (1) year in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Unlawful Transportation of Unstamped Cigarettes, a Class 4 Felony. Stewart was arrested July 2014 as part of an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office.
Chester W. Morse (DOB 4/6/1977) of Anna has been sentenced to two (2) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after admitting a Petition to Revoke Probation for the original offense of Domestic Battery, a Class 4 Felony. Morse was arrested in October 2013 by Anna Police Officers.
Roger W. Pollard (DOB 6/9/1986) of Taylor Springs, Illinois has been sentenced to two (2) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony. Pollard was arrested in November 2014 following an investigation by the Anna Police Department.
Larry L. Turner, Jr. (DOB 3/5/1987) of Anna has been sentenced to three (3) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after admitting a Petition to Revoke Probation for the original offense of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine Manufacturing Materials, a Class 2 Felony. Turner, Jr. was arrested in July 2013 by Anna Police Officers.
Aaron M. Pulliam (DOB 3/16/1994) of Tamms has been sentenced to four (4) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Identity Theft, a Class 3 Felony. Pulliam was arrested in July 2014 following an investigation by Jonesboro Police Department.
Dustin R. Haynes (DOB 10/22/1995) of Wolf Lake has been sentenced to fifty-four (54) months in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Burglary, a Class 2 Felony. Haynes was arrested in October 2014 following an investigation by the Anna Police Department.
Jessica R. Phillippe (DOB 7/25/1981) of Anna has been sentenced to three (3) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after admitting a Petition to Revoke Probation for the original offense of Obstructing Justice, a Class 4 Felony. Phillippe was arrested in January 2013 by Anna Police Officers.
Jonathan E. Merdith (DOB 10/31/1987) of Cobden has been sentenced to three (3) years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one (1) count of Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Peace Officer, a Class 4 Felony. Merdith was arrested in March 2014 following an investigation by the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
Media: Please contact the Union County Sheriff’s Office at (618) 833‑5500 for any available booking photographs.