U.S. Attorney’s Office Honors Law Enforcement Personnel for Exceptional Public Service

USAO Press Release on January 17, 2025

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced the recipients of the 2024 Law Enforcement Public Service Awards on Wednesday. Honorees were selected based on their contributions to successful prosecutions in the Southern District of Illinois…

Springfield Man Indicted for Illegal Firearm

USAO Press Release on January 14, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing a stolen firearm that has been connected to two shootings.

Jayden Isaac Simmonds, 18, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield. Today’s…