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WB Trio Formally Charged in January Beating, Robbery

By on March 2, 2013
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TWO MEN AND A WOMAN…ALL FROM THE SAME APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE 700 BLOCK OF EAST PENNINGTON STREET IN WEST BURLINGTON…HAVE BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED IN THE JANUARY 6TH BEATING AND ROBBERY OF A FORMER FORT MADISON BUSINESSMAN. 

63-YEAR OLD TOM WOLF OF BURLINGTON WAS FOUND…SEMI-CONSCIOUS…IN A FIELD NEAR THE WEST BURLINGTON SWIMMING POOL.  24-YEAR OLD CORNELL FIELDS…AND 22-YEAR OLD ADAM SMITH ARE ACCUSED OF ROBBERY, WHILE 21-YEAR OLD JESSICA FUGATE(FEW-git) IS CHARGED WITH BEING AN ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT.  THE TRIO APPEARED YESTERDAY(FRI) IN COURT, WHERE JUDGE MARK KRUSE SET THEIR BONDS.  THEY WERE EACH GIVEN COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEYS.   THE VICTIM SUFFERED BRAIN, RIB, LIVER AND FACIAL INJURIES AND IS STILL RECUPERATING.

MORE THAN A DOZEN VEHICLES HAD THEIR TIRES SLASHED…MOST ZOF THEM ON MARSHALL STREET…OVERNITE YESTERDAY(THURS).   BURLINGTON POLICE SAY NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE…AND ANYONE WHO SAW ANYTHING IS ASKED TO CALL 753-8362.

 

IN OTHER NEWS FROM SOME OF THE LOCAL BLOTTERS,  WEST BURLINGTON POLICE ARRESTED 18-YEAR OLD SAMANTHA BAILEY OF OQUAWKA FOR SECOND DEGREE THEFT; SHE’S ACCUSED OF STEALING 23-HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM HER FORMER EMPLOYER, TARGET.  AUTHORITIES SAY ABOUT 900 DOLLARS WAS RECOVERED.

 

FORT MADISON POLICE ARRESTED 58-YEAR OLD RON VOWELS JR. OF 18-06 AVENUE A ON CHARGES OF WILLFUL INJURY AND GOING ARMED WITH INTENT.