Carmen Shavon Murphy
SALINE CO.— Authorities say that a convicted thief from Carrier Mills has been caught again.
According to information filed in the case, on March 2, Carmen Shavon Murphy, 36, of 210 West Walnut St., Carrier Mills, committed the offense of Residential Burglary when she entered the home of Charles Owen, located at 309 West Harrison, St., Carrier Mills.
Police say she earned herself a Theft charge when she made off with Mr. Owen’s flat screen television.
The unemployed Ms. Murphy has eaten her meals from plastic trays provided by taxpayers on more than one occasion so jail shouldn’t be too much of an adjustment for her.
Convicted of Battery in a Public Place in 1999, she was sentenced to two years probation.
Then she spent two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a 2007 conviction for Misuse of a Credit Card. She still owes $2,486 in fines and fees from that case.
On June 8, 2010 guilty of Retail Theft and sentenced to 364 days in the county jail. She still owes $241 in fines and fees from that case.
She was convicted of Theft again October 2, 2013 and was fined $500.
And, shockingly enough, she currently has a pending case filed March 17, 2014 in which she is charged with…. wait for it…. Theft.
No bond information was available.
ATV heist
In an unrelated story, a McLeansboro man sentenced to two years probation in Hamilton County May 7 on a theft charge for stealing an ATV has been charged in Saline County for doing the same thing.
In Saline, William D. Morris, 25, of 403 Marshall St., McLeansboro, is accused of possessing a red Honda 420 four-wheeler at a time, on or about September 2, 2014, when he knew it to be stolen.
No bond information was available.
Owens twins and theft
Jrak Owens, 19, and Jrai Owens, 19, both of 12331 Tescupp Way, Indianapolis, Ind., have been charged with one count of Theft alleging that on or about April 16 and 17 they entered the residence of Aljandro Aguilar and James Barnard, located at 4440 Muddy Rd., Apt. 2B, Harrisburg, with intent to commit theft.
The pair is also charged with two counts of Theft.
The first count claims they took property belonging to Barnard identified as a safe containing one World Championship Skeet Shooting ring, two watches and vapor equipment valued in excess of $10,000.
The second count of Theft alleges the pair also took items belonging to Aguilar identified as a Marlin .22 caliber rifle, a Phillips flat screen television, vapor equipment and one Bose speaker valued in excess of $500.
No bond information was available.
Hot check from Trust Bank
A Springerton resident has been charged with Deceptive Practice.
According to the formal charge filed, on April 10, Shannon L. Warthen, also known as Shannon L. Woodrow, wrote a hot check to Sandra Herpel, doing business as The Primitive House, in Eldorado, for $990.82 drawn on the Trust Bank in Olney.
The charge alleges that at the time the check was written Warthen-Woodrow had reason to believe it would not be paid.
Cash bond in the case was set at $1,000.