Second man is arrested, charged in armed robbery
A second arrest has been made in an armed robbery Tuesday at a Jacksonville restaurant.
Richard E. Welch, 38, of Peoria was booked into the Morgan County Jail at 12:28 a.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated robbery. He is accused of taking part in a robbery at Sonic Drive-in at 1803 W. Morton Ave. about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Welch was taken to Passavant Area Hospital and treated for injuries suffered in an accident after the robbery, according to Jacksonville Police Lt. Doug Thompson.
Police said two men armed with guns took money from the business and left in a red vehicle.
Morgan County sheriff’s deputies saw the vehicle and tried to stop it on East Vandalia Road, according to Jacksonville police. The pursued vehicle crashed at East Vandalia Road and Easy Drive and those inside ran.
Tyrell L. Lobdell, 24, of 800 Hoagland Blvd. was arrested later after a brief search by police and jailed on a charge of aggravated robbery.
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Morgan County
Sheriff
ACCIDENTS
• An Ashland man was injured about 2 a.m. Thursday when he was thrown from his vehicle, which rolled multiple times on Sangamon-Morgan County Line Road south of Rieken Lane near Prentice.
Douglas J. Nevitt, 22, was taken to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
A sheriff’s department report said Nevitt was driving south on Sangamon-Morgan County Line Road when his vehicle struck a ditch and rolled.
Nevitt was cited for driving under the influence and driving while license is suspended.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
• Tina M. Watkins, 33, of 307 W. Cross St., Winchester, was lodged in the Morgan County Jail at 10:04 a.m. Thursday on warrants accusing her of aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
Jacksonville Police
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
• Lonnie E. Christian, 54, of 301 W. Beecher Ave. was booked into the Morgan County Jail at 1:13 a.m. Thursday on a charge of retail theft.
• Scott A. Moeller, 35, of 815 W. College Ave. was booked into the Morgan County Jail at 7:41 a.m. Thursday on a charge of domestic battery.
• Tyler J. Birdsell, 29, of Virden was arrested about 3:20 p.m. Thursday on a charge of retail theft.
FIRES
• Fire caused about $3,000 damage at Jacksonville Machine Inc. at 2265 W. Morton Ave. early Thursday morning.
Fire Capt. Brian Nyberg said embers from a cigarette disposal receptacle started a small fire at the corner of the building and damaged some siding.
Firefighters were on the scene for about 45 minutes.
— Compiled by Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree and Greg Olson
