Carthage, Ill.- The Hancock County Sheriff’s office has announced the arrest of a Carthage man on multiple charges.
According to a news release on Sunday, October 1st, Carthage Police received a report of a domestic battery incident. After the initial report, it was discovered that the incident occurred outside of city limits, and the case was transferred to the Sheriff’s Office.
On Monday, October 2nd, Sheriff’s Deputies began investigating the report and learned that there were also firearms in the home illegally possessed by the suspect due to felony convictions.
Deputies then worked with the Hancock County State’s Attorney’s Office to apply for a search warrant and an arrest warrant for the suspect., 40-year-old Jason E Fink of Carthage.
The search warrant was executed at 1:10 AM and Fink was arrested. Deputies located and seized a firearm, a brass knuckles knife combo, and less than five grams of methamphetamine.
Fink was arrested on the warrant for domestic battery and charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
Fink was later charged with an Illinois Department of Corrections parole violation warrant.
