Mike Koziatek

Assistant City Editor and Reporter at Belleville News-Democrat

@bellevillenewsd reporter. Have a news tip? Reach me at 618-239-2502 or [email protected].

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O'Fallon teen told police he killed girlfriend. Later said she stabbed herself

2 weeks ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek |Madison Lammert

The O'Fallon teenager charged with murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend told responding police officers "I killed her" but later told police that she stabbed herself. Julian G. Holloway's contradictory statements were revealed Thursday during a detention hearing in which the 18-year-old was remanded to the St. Clair County Jail until his trial on his charge of murder/intent to kill/injure.
O’Fallon teen told police he killed girlfriend. Later said she stabbed herself

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mike Koziatek |Madison Lammert

The O’Fallon teenager charged with murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend told responding police officers “I killed her” but later told police that she stabbed herself. Julian G. Holloway’s contradictory statements were revealed Thursday during a detention hearing in which the 18-year-old was remanded to the St. Clair County Jail until his trial on his charge of murder/intent to kill/injure.
Suspect's probation was set to end the day 3 Fairview Heights officers were shot

2 weeks ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek

The 24-month probation sentence on a weapons conviction for 22-year-old Elijah Thompson was scheduled to expire Saturday. That's also the day the Belleville man was arrested in connection with the shooting of three Fairview Heights police officers, including one who was shot in her face, when they responded to a call about a prowler.
'Violent crime' crackdown nets 36 metro-east arrests by Illinois State Police

3 weeks ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek

Nearly 60 Illinois State Police officers from across Illinois staffed a "violent crime suppression detail" in the East St. Louis area last week and arrested 36 people, the agency announced Monday. This was at least the 16th multi-day operation conducted by Illinois State Police since June 2023 in the metro-east, according to a Belleville News-Democrat review of state police announcements. These operations have yielded a total of 575 arrests and 266 firearms being seized.
Three-vehicle crash in I-64 includes East St. Louis school bus

3 weeks ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek

An East St. Louis School District bus was involved in a three-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 64 near 25th Street in East St. Louis Monday and one student was hospitalized for minor injuries, authorities said. Twenty-two students from James Avant Elementary School were on the bus returning from a field trip, according to statements from East St. Louis School District 189 and Illinois State Police.
After appeal, metro-east man gets a new sentence for 'road rage' killing

4 weeks ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek

A Granite City man who shot another man dead four years ago in a "road rage" argument outside a Sauget gas station was resentenced in a St. Clair County courtroom Friday. Charles B. Shaw received the nine-year sentence on his second-degree murder conviction for fatally shooting 46-year-old Terrill E. Vance of Florissant, Missouri, on May 9, 2021.
Belleville man charged in nationwide sweep of alleged child sex abuse offenders

1 month ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek

A Belleville man was arraigned in federal court Wednesday in East St. Louis as part of a nationwide sweep of 205 persons charged in connection with child sex abuse cases. Jared K. Galbraith, 38, was indicted on April 22 on one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity in October by transporting a minor from Alabama to St. Clair County, according to federal court records.
Air Force base called after live grenade found in SW Illinois mobile home

1 month ago | pantagraph.com | Mike Koziatek

EAST CARONDELET — A hand grenade was found in the closet of a mobile home Monday night in East Carondelet, and a crew from Scott Air Force Base successfully detonated it in a rural area. No injuries were reported. Herb Simmons responded to the scene with dual responsibilities as the director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency and mayor of East Carondelet.
Air Force base called after live grenade found in SW Illinois mobile home

1 month ago | jg-tc.com | Mike Koziatek

EAST CARONDELET — A hand grenade was found in the closet of a mobile home Monday night in East Carondelet, and a crew from Scott Air Force Base successfully detonated it in a rural area. No injuries were reported. Herb Simmons responded to the scene with dual responsibilities as the director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency and mayor of East Carondelet.
Scott AFB called when live grenade found in metro-east mobile home

1 month ago | bnd.com | Mike Koziatek

A hand grenade was found in the closet of a mobile home Monday night in East Carondelet and a crew from Scott Air Force Base successfully detonated it in a rural area. No injuries were reported. Herb Simmons responded to the scene with dual responsibilities as the director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency and mayor of East Carondelet. Simmons said the grenade was rusty and it was found by a resident who apparently was moving into the mobile home off 13th and State streets.