RICHLAND CO.— It is unknown if drug criminals are just starting to run out of brain cells (due to burnout), were 
that stupid to begin with or if Richland County simply has one of the most successful active drug eradication programs in downstate.
Whatever the math is, lawmen have collared yet another swarm of suspected users, dealers, poppers and lowlife.
Silver Street pills
This issue’s round-up appears to have begun May 2 with an Olney man who has been in and out of trouble with the law since 2007 and has now been charged with pill possession.
According to information filed in the case, on May 2, at 625 North Silver St., Olney, at 8:54 p.m. William D. Wiegel, 28, of 500 North Mill St., Olney, was found to have on his person a substance containing Alprazolam.
“Billy” Wiegel came to be known – before hitting the court scene – as the guy who was breeding an Earp/Trout female, Breanna Trout, 25, when she was very, very young (16 at the time, and displaying said attempts at procreation all over her now-defunct MySpace page in that ghetto of social networking sites).
Wiegel served court supervision for 12 months following an April 20, 2007 conviction for a reduced charge of Knowingly Damaging Property at a School and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis and was ordered to pay $1,620 in fines and fees.
Before he could complete the court supervision in the April case, he was convicted June 5, 2007 on one count of Retail Theft and sentenced to another term of court supervision for 12 months and ordered to pay $282 in fines and fees.
And before that sentence could be completed, Wiegel was convicted of felony Burglary January 28, 2008 and sentenced to the county jail for 20 days, conditional discharge for two years and ordered to pay $1,301 in fines and fees.
Wiegel was released from police custody on this most recent charge on May 4 after a $2,000 cash bond was posted on his behalf by Carlee Marek, of 3678 East Ill. Rte. 250, Olney.
GREGORY A. MICHELS, JR.
(Little Bree Trout, incidentally, has gone on to become a Hamilton County felon, entering into a guilty plea agreement to a Class 4 felony Preventing the Apprehension of a Fugitive, her bf at the time, Daniel Royse, 25, who sits firmly ensconced in DOC in Pinckneyville on his Hamilton County charges of Theft, Felon in Possession of a Weapon, Obstruction and Failure to Return from Furlough charges. He’ll be released in 2020.)
Meth and a stolen Chevy
Another person years ago connected to the Earp/Trout bunch – this guy as a victim – is back in the headlines…only this time, as a crim.
DANA L. LOONEY
Heath O. Roy, 36, of 320 Summit St., Olney, was taken into custody May 2, at 10:33 a.m. after authorities found him to be in possession of not only a stolen vehicle but a little bit of dope.
Information filed in the case alleges that Roy was found at his Summit Street home with a blue 2006 Chevy he knew to be stolen.
Subsequent to his arrest he was also found to have on his person less than five grams of meth.
Roy was transported to the county jail and formally booked on charges of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine.
BENJAMIN J. PEMBERTON
Roy’s criminal history includes a July 8, 2010 conviction for Battery, which earned him sentence of probation for 12 months and $2,171 in fines and fees, of which he still owes $471.
No bond information was available in his latest case.
Roy was the victim of a massive beat-down by little Jonathan Trout and brothers Scott and Doug Earp in 2010, through which the Earp/Trout crew firmly established their thuggery in Richland County until:
It was discovered that Jonathan Trout was a juvenile sex offender;
Scott was killed when he tried to disarm a man who was defending himself; and
CASSANDRA S. CASTRO
Doug (Flavius) was sent off to IDOC on May 3 of this year, having gotten caught up in the same Theft matter Daniel Royse was involved in, out of Hamilton.
East York Street weed
An Olney woman who has been finding herself in an ever-increasing level of criminal trouble has been arrested again.
Heather N. English, 28, of 1605 East York St., Olney, has been charged with Unlawful Possession of Cannabis and Obstruction of Justice.
According to information filed in the case, on May 3, while at her home in Olney she was found to have on her person less than 2.5 grams of weed and then went on to destroy, alter and or conceal physical evidence of illegal drugs.
PAUL E. HARMON
English served a sentence of conditional discharge of 18 months following an August 4, 2009 conviction for Battery.
She was also ordered in that case to pay $4,514.80 in fines and fees, of which she still owes $1,565.80.
A February 8, 2011 conviction for Unlawful Possession of Cannabis earned English a sentence of court supervision for 12 months and an order to attend a special facility (presumably drug rehab) and to pay $558 in fines and fees, of which she still owes $408.
She got her butt booted into the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) on a sentenced of three years September 28, 2012, after she was convicted on one of three counts of Forgery.
JESSIE D. WEST
She was also ordered in that case to pay $755 in fines and fees, of which she has paid nothing.
Prison math being what it is, English was back on the streets long enough to be convicted of Retail Theft on October 28, 2014, which earned her a sentence of court supervision for 18 months and $552 in fines and fees, of which she still owes $402.
English was released from police custody May 5 after a $1,500 cash bond was posted on her behalf by Spencer Delapaz.
Court records show that Mr. Delapaz was also taken into custody and charged with Resisting a Peace Officer and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis, less than 2.5 grams.
SHADENNA K. FETTINGER
He was gentlemanly enough to post his own bond without asking anyone else to do so. Court records show that the 1605 E. York address happens to be Delepaz’ pad.
Troubled teen charged with pills
Gregory A. Michels, Jr., 19, of 440 North Jackson St., Olney, has been charged with felony Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance after authorities say on May 5 he was at 400 West Main St., Olney, and knowingly had on his person a substance containing Lorzepam.
Michels was convicted April 14, of Battery and sentenced to conditional discharge for 18 months and ordered to attend a special facility and to pay $507 in fines and fees, of which nothing has been paid.
REGINA A. SORENSON
Four days later Michels was arrested and charged Unlawful Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor.
Michels was released from police custody May 6 after a $450 cash bond was posted on his behalf by Sue Michels, of the same North Jackson St., Olney, address.
Drug dealer lying for drug dealer
A suspected Olney drug dealer has been charged with Obstruction of Justice.
Authorities say that on May 6, near the intersection of Co. Rd. 200 on Ill. Rte. 130, Regina A. Sorenson, 41, of, Olney, lied to police in an attempt to thwart the apprehension of David Mosbacker.
In December 2015 Sorenson was one of three
GREGORY A. MICHELS, JR.
drug dealing suspects taken into custody by county lawmen as they continue their crackdown.
In that 2015 case, Sorenson remains charged with Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine after authorities say on November 3, she delivered less than five grams of meth to an unidentified individual while at her home on Boone Street.
Court records show that on April 7 Sorenson applied for and was granted an Emergency Order of Protection against David Mosbacker.
That OP was dismissed April 22 at the plenary hearing.
Mosbacker is such a habitual convicted drug offender/dealer, with numerous prison sentences, many wonder exactly why he is still on the streets.
He was convicted October 31, 2003 of two counts of Aggravated Fleeing From Police and ultimately sentenced to jail for 180 days, conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay $1,837 in fines and fees.
Mosbacker was convicted September 30, 2004 of one count of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance for which he was sentenced to Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for three years and ordered to pay $929 in fines and fees, of which he still owes $751.
He was convicted again March 10, 2005 of Aggravated Fleeing Police and sentenced to IDOC for one year and ordered to pay $414 in fines and fees, of which he still owes $269.
A December 11, 2006 conviction for Unlawful Manufacture/Delivery of Cannabis, of Unlawful Manufacture/Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine earned him a sentence to IDOC for eight years and an order to pay $3,552 in fines and fees, of which he has paid nothing.
He was back on the streets in time to be convicted September 17, 2009 of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and receive a sentence to IDOC for six years and an order to pay $1,010 in fines and fees, of which he has paid nothing.
And he was handed a probation sentence of two years September 26, 2013 after he was convicted of Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance (Prescription medication) and ordered to attend a special facility and to fork over $1,974 in fines and fees, of which he still owes $1,824.
Exactly what Richland County authorities were looking for the convicted drug dealer for when his suspected drug dealing girlfriend lied to authorities is unknown.
Cash bond in Sorensen’s case was set at $750.
Dope at Chilly Willly’s
An Indiana woman has been sentenced to probation for 24 months after she was caught at a local city eatery with drugs.
According to court documents Shadenna K. Fettinger, 28, of 125 North Cox Ln., #13, Petersburg, Ind., was taken into custody at 5:05 p.m., May 7, at Chilly Willy’s Ice Cream, located at 416 East Main St., Olney, when she was found to be sitting in her car with Clonazepam and cannabis.
Fettinger was formally charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis.
She pleaded guilty May 26 to the pills in return for the weed charge being dismissed and in addition to probation was ordered to pay $2,797 in fines and fees, of which she has paid nothing.
South Camp Street weed shipment
It appears that the bust of a weed deal may have lead authorities to a meth and pill deal.
At 7:30 a.m., Jessie D. West, 33; Paul E. Harmon, 28; and Cassandra S. Castro, 30, all of 331 South Camp St., Olney, were taken into custody May 9 and charged with Unlawful Delivery of Cannabis.
The formal charge alleges that all three were at a designated place in Olney and all three possessed and intended to deliver 10-30 grams of cannabis.
Harmon was additionally charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon alleging that while at the South Camp address he possessed a pair of brass knuckles.
Castro was additionally charged with Obstruction of Identification for allegedly telling officer Daron Harmon that her name was Ashley Mowry.
West has previous drug paraphernalia convictions and a pending January 29 case in which he is charged with Domestic Battery.
Harmon previous convictions for underage drinking and possessing drug paraphernalia.
Cash bond in West’s and Paul Harmon’s cases were set at $1,500 each.
Bond information was not available in Castros’ case.
Duo busted on East York Street
Nearly four hours later, at approximately 10:41 a.m., May 9, lawmen rolled up to the residence 400 East York St., Olney, which also appears to be a popular place with the dopers.
By the time authorities were done they had taken both Dana L. Looney, 42, of 11129 Green River Rd., Lake Cormorant, Miss. and Benjamin J. Pemberton, 37, of 228 South Adams St., Olney, into custody and charged them both with Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine less than five grams, Unlawful Possession of Hypodermic Syringe/Needles and Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance identified as Hydrocodone.
Pemberton was additionally charged with Obstruction of Justice after police say he attempted to swallow half a gram of meth.
Looney was additionally charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon identified as a switchblade/ spring assisted knife.
Looney was released from custody after posting $2,000 cash.
Cash bond in Pemberton’s case was set at $2,000.
With little to no lull in drug arrests over the winter months, Richland County sources say this summer could see drug arrests the likes of which will break past records.