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Benjamin Cox

Benjamin Cox

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News Director, WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL)

Springfield, Beardstown

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  • Winchester Man charged in Carrollton throat slashing incident in June 2024 sentenced to prison

    By Benjamin Cox Verified| WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL) Verified A Winchester man who is said to have slashed the throat of a Carrollton resident during a domestic disturbance last summer was sentenced to prison in Greene County Circuit Court today. Austin K. Williams, 27, of Winchester pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony, stemming from an incident that occurred on June 3, 2024. According to a Carrollton Police Department report, Williams is accused of slashing the throat of Joshua Aguirre with a box cutter.

    By Benjamin Cox Verified · WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL)

    Apr. 22, 2025

  • Student arrested in Franklin for threatening a school shooting

    By Benjamin Cox Verified| WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL) Verified The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has announced a student at Franklin schools has been arrested for threatening a school shooting. According to a press release, at 10PM on Monday, April 21, Morgan County Sheriff’s deputies took a complaint from Franklin Schools superintendent Jeff Waggener. Waggener told deputies that a student had threatened to shoot up the school at 10:30AM today. Waggener said that he decided to call off school for the day due to the alleged threat.

    By Benjamin Cox Verified · WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL)

    Apr. 22, 2025

  • Winchester Man charged in Carrollton throat slashing incident in June 2024 sentenced to prison

    By Benjamin Cox Verified| WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL) Verified A Winchester man who is said to have slashed the throat of a Carrollton resident during a domestic disturbance last summer was sentenced to prison in Greene County Circuit Court today. Austin K. Williams, 27, of Winchester pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony, stemming from an incident that occurred on June 3, 2024. According to a Carrollton Police Department report, Williams is accused of slashing the throat of Joshua Aguirre with a box cutter.

    By Benjamin Cox Verified · WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL)

    Apr. 22, 2025

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WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL)

Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

+1 217-245-7171