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Friday, August 14, 2009 9:57 PM CDT
Man pleads guilty to possession of stolen firearm
By DAVE FOPAY, Staff Writer
dfopay@jg-t.com
CHARLESTON — A man who allegedly tried to hide a handgun after he was involved in an automobile accident pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a stolen firearm.
Rory B. Baker, 18, 1812 Shelby Ave., Mattoon, was placed on probation for 2½ years after he admitted he had stolen the gun from a relative and hid it after the accident on June 15.
Records in his case said police first received a report about someone seeing a man with a gun, and Baker returned later and tried to retrieve it from a bush in which he hid it.
Probation terms included about two weeks in jail if Baker receives day-for-day good behavior credit and a $500 fine. More jail time was stayed, meaning Baker won’t have to serve it now but it could be imposed if he violates any of the terms of his sentence.
Circuit Judge Teresa Righter accepted a plea agreement in the case that Assistant State’s Attorney Kerri Davis and Public Defender Lonnie Lutz recommended.
In other cases in court before Righter recently:
n Timothy L. Wright, 19, of Edwardsville pleaded guilty to a domestic battery charge alleging he hit a woman in Charleston on Oct. 19 when they were Eastern Illinois University students.
Felony battery charges were dismissed, as was a charge of violation of an order of protection alleging Wright had contact with the same woman on Oct. 21. He was placed on probation for 18 months with terms including no contact with the woman and counseling.
Wright was also fined $460 and ordered to pay $275 in restitution for the woman’s medical expenses. Righter accepted a plead agreement that Davis and Lutz recommended.
n Colton C. Figgins, 21, 1817 Union St., Charleston, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor property damage charge alleging he damaged a door at Lincolnshire Apartments in Charleston on May 9, 2008.
A felony burglary charge accusing Figgins of breaking into a building at Meadowview Golf Course near Mattoon on May 15 of last year was dismissed. Terms of his two-year probation sentence included $750 in fines, about $150 in restitution and stayed jail time. Davis and defense attorney William McGrath recommended the plea agreement.
n Jeffrey P. Chadwick, 24, for whom records listed addresses in Kansas and on Champaign Avenue in Mattoon, was sentenced to two years in prison for his conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Chadwick pleaded guilty in May to the charge that alleged he engaged in sex acts with a girl between March and June 2008 when she was younger than 13. Probation terms included no contact with anyone younger than 17 except for Chadwick’s own children, counseling, a $700 fine and stayed jail time.
Righter sentenced Chadwick based on a joint recommendation by Assistant State’s Attorney Mick McAvoy and defense attorney Jeannine Garrett.
n Lonnie R. Kingery, 38, for whom records listed addresses in Danville and in University Apartments in Charleston, to a charge of failure to register as a sex offender alleging he didn’t register with police within three days of moving to his Charleston address.
Another charge accusing Kingery of not registering a change of employment with police was dismissed, and sentencing was scheduled for Oct. 9. A prison sentence of two to five years is possible but not required. Davis is prosecuting the case and Lutz represents Kingery.
Contact Dave Fopay at dfopay@jg-tc.com or 238-6858.
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kamfong wrote on Aug 14, 2009 7:27 AM: