Carbondale Non-Bargaining Unit Employees Personnel Board recently issued the following announcement.
In reference to the previous media release from 03-23-2020, the suspect is identified as, William J. Stewart, 27-year-old male from Carbondale. Stewart was arrested and charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm. Stewart was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail. The investigation is currently active and ongoing.
On 03-23-2020 at approximately 3:15 p.m., Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 400 block of East Ashley Street in reference to a report of shots fired. The investigation revealed there was a dispute amongst acquaintances in the parking lot, which led to gunfire. Detectives determined one of the armed suspects fled into a residence in the 400 block of East Chestnut Street. Officers secured the residence and immediately began negotiating with the suspect in an attempt secure his surrender. A search warrant for the residence and an arrest warrant for the suspect was secured while negotiations continued.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., the Carbondale Police Department’s Special Response Team served the search warrant at the residence and took the suspect into custody on the arrest warrant. There are no reported injuries regarding the original incident at this time. Neither the subject who was arrested nor the officers involved in the arrest were injured. As the investigation is currently active and ongoing the suspect is not being identified at this time. The suspect is charged with Possession of Firearm by a Felon and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm. The Illinois State Police and the Jackson County Ambulance Service assisted during the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 457-3200. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab located on the main page of this website. Please help yourself, along with your county, its communities and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness
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