Macoupin County Courthouse News

Persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. In criminal actions, the person has been charged by a law enforcement agency but is entitled to a hearing or trial to argue his innocence.

Marriage licenses

Xavier Micheal Lewis, Fargo, ND.; Cora Baker, Fargo, ND.

Sean Thomas Hart, Atwater; Michelle Lynn Watson, Atwater

Bradley James Hayes, Brighton; Kayla Skii Taylor, Brighton

David Lee Robert VanHuss, Carlinville; Vanessa Marie Breckel, Carlinville

Stephanie Nicole Reynolds, Shipman; Kyle Kristopher Ruppert, Shipman

Court

• Evan E.S. Bethard, 18, Carlinville, faces a felony charge of grooming after allegedly using a cell phone to attempt to seduce a minor on or about Sept. 1, 2021.

• Oliver N. Huff, 66, Chesterfield, faces a felony charge of possession of a weapon by a felon after allegedly possessing a shotgun on or about Sept. 24, 2021.

• Regenald Rucker, 45, Royal Lakes, faces a felony charge of unlawful possession of cannabis from an alleged incident on or about July 1, 2021.

• Zachary J. Ulery, 29, Staunton, faces a felony charge of possession of meth from an alleged incident on or about July 8, 2021.

• Toni N. Schaefer, 26, St. Louis, MO., faces a felony charge of possession of meth from an alleged incident on or about July 3, 2021.

• DeAryis D. Bacon, 29, Centralia, faces a felony charge of possession of cannabis from an alleged incident on or about July 8, 2021.

• Joshua R. Thiessen, 36, Carlinville, faces felony charges of theft and forgery after allegedly attempting to forge a check on or about Sept. 29, 2021.

• Cooper A. Smith, 21, Mt. Olive, faces multiple felony charges of child pornography from an alleged incidents that occurred on or about between May 21, 2019 and Oct. 29, 2020.

• Jamal C. Zollicoffer, 31, Royal Lakes, faces a felony charge of resisting a peace officer when he allegedly pulled away from an officer causing injury to that officer on Oct. 27.

• Megan D. Swenie, 33, Virden, faces a charge of criminal damage to state supported property when she allegedly damaged a plastic divider shield within a squad car on Oct. 28, 2021.

• David A. Lucykow, 37, Benld, faces a charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance from an alleged incident on June 3, 2021.

• Gary D. Matney, 60, Benld, faces a charge of unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle from an alleged incident that occurred on Oct. 6, 2021.

• John W. Trosley, 40, Modesto, faces a charge of battery from when he allegedly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature on Sept. 17, 2021.

• Stephanie K. Short, 56, Gillespie, faces misdemeanor charges of retail theft when she allegedly failed to pay for gasoline at a Moto-Mart on Oct. 17, 2021.

• Roddy R. Cortez, 36, Springfield, faces a charge of unlawful possession of cannabis from an alleged incident on July 8, 2021.

• Abigail Martin, 25, Benld, faces charges of deceptive practices for allegedly delivering bank checks knowing that the checks would not be paid by the depository on or about Aug. 31, 2021.

• Arthur D. Harris, 18, Standard City, faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery when he allegedly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature on or about Oct. 26, 2021.