METROPOLIS – The Metropolis Police Report released the following information for Aug. 28 through Sept. 10, 2023 on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
August 30, 2023
Timothy T. Gurley, 69, of Metropolis was arrested at Big John’s. A Metropolis officer observed him walking into the store. The officer was aware that Gurley was wanted on a warrant. The warrant was issued by Massac County for Battery. Gurley was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
August 31, 2023
A Metropolis officer observed Jackson J. Snow, 38, of Metropolis enter the Casey’s General Store. The officer was aware that Snow was wanted on a warrant. The warrant was issued by Massac County for FTA- Criminal Damage to Property. Snow was arrested and lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
September 2, 2023
Metropolis officers were called to a residence in the 1600 block of North Avenue. An investigation revealed that Christopher G. Moore, 24, of Paducah, KY had kicked in a door to his girlfriend’s residence and struck and choked her. He also took her cell phone. Moore was arrested and charged with Aggravated Domestic Battery and Criminal Damage to Property. Moore was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
Metropolis officers were called to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 100 block of East 15th. The victim who is wheelchair bound stated that he was punched in the stomach while he was laying down. Jane M. Rush-Rogers, 59, of Metropolis admitted to punching him. She was arrested for Domestic Battery and lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
September 4, 2023
Brittany N. Cullison, 37, of Metropolis was arrested at a residence in the 300 block of West 4th. Cullison was wanted on a warrant. The warrant was issued by Massac County for FTA-Possession of Stolen Property. Cullison was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
September 5, 2023
William C. Jackson, 63, of Metropolis was arrested in the 1600 block of Ferry. Jackson was wanted on a warrant. The warrant was issued by Massac County for FTA-Criminal Damage to Property. Jackson was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
September 6, 2023
Metropolis Officers were called to the Party Hut on West 10th Street. Officers viewed video of a subject stealing a bottle of liquor by placing it under his shirt. Officers obtained a good description of the offender and vehicle he arrived in. Officers began checking the area and located the vehicle parked at a residence on West 8th Street. Officers located the offender and stolen alcohol. Darnell W. Franklin, 36, of Paducah was arrested and charged with Theft. He was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
September 8, 2023
A Metropolis Officer stopped a red Jeep Liberty for expired registration. (exp Sept 2022.) A computer check on the driver, Marcy F. Hileman, 32, of Metropolis revealed that her driver’s license was revoked. Hileman was arrested. A tow truck was summoned and a search incident to the arrest found a eye glass case on the center console. Inside the eye glass case, was two plastic baggies containing a substance that tested positive for Methamphetamine. A glass smoking pipe was also located in the case. Hileman was charged with Expired Registration, Driving while License Revoked, Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Hileman was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
A Metropolis sergeant observed a red Chevrolet pick-up truck on East 5th Street. The sergeant recognized the driver as Donal E. Obermark, 80, of Metropolis. The sergeant was aware that Obermark’s drivers license was cancelled by the Illinois Secretary of State. A traffic stop was conducted and a computer check confirmed that status as cancelled. Obermark was cited for driving on a cancelled driver’s license and was released on a notice to appear.
While on patrol, a Metropolis officer observed a white Hyundai Santa Fe on East 10th Street. The officer recognized that driver from a previous arrest for Driving while License Suspended. The officer conducted a traffic stop on Catherine Street and a computer check confirmed that the driver, Anna L Clark, 43, of Metropolis still had a suspended driver’s license. She also could not provide proof of insurance. Clark was issued citations for Driving while License Suspended and Operation of an Uninsured Motor Vehicle. Clark was released on a notice to appear.
Serafim Halkias, 65, of Martin, TN was arrested at Harrah’s Casino. Halkias had been previously trespassed from Harrah’s properties. Halkias was charged with Criminal Trespass to Property. He was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
September 9, 2023
Metropolis Officers were called to Hospital Drive to check out a suspicious person. Officers located him and a computer check revealed that Charles D. Ledbetter, 29, unknown address was wanted on a warrant. The warrant was issued by Kentucky for Parole Violation. Ledbetter was lodged in the Massac County Detention Center.
If you, or someone you know is struggling with drug use, help is available. We want to help you before an arrest is necessary. You can call the Metropolis Police Department at 618-524-2310, the Massac County Mental Health crisis line at 618-524-9368, the 988 suicide line, and you can contact MCDAC (Massac County Drug Awareness Coalition) for recovery resources at 618-524-1393.
The preceding information pertains to an arrest made by the Metropolis Police Department. This arrest was made on the basis of probable cause and all arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty.