St. Clair County Sheriffs Office: Warrant arrests

Reuben Tompkins

On July 12, a St. Clair County deputy arrested Reuben Tompkins, 21, Quincy, on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with three class A misdemeanors, possessing up to 35 grams of marijuana and two counts of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia Bond is set at $2,500.00 cash or surety. The warrant was issued on July 6 and stems from an incident with the Osceola Police Department on June 19.

Jerry Eaton

On July 8, a St. Clair County deputy arrested Jerry Eaton, 43, Osceola, on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with a class C felony of removal of manufacturer's number from a motor vehicle. Bond is set at $10,000 cash or surety. The charge stems from an incident on May 8 when a St. Clair County deputy was attempting to locate and recover a possible stolen license plate that was on Eaton's black 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck. A license plate on the front of the truck checked back as stolen from Henry County. While checking the VIN number on the dash of the truck, the deputy observed the metal VIN tag had been tampered with. The metal rivets holding it were loose and the tag was laying loose on the dash. A check of the secondary VIN number location did not match the VIN tag on the dash.

Anita Shelton

On July 10, a St. Clair County deputy arrested Anita Shelton, 36, Lowry City, on two St. Clair County warrants for failing to pay fines on original charges of fail to register vehicle and defective equipment. Total bond was set at $ $379 cash only. The charges stem from an incident with the Osceola Police Department on March 12, 2014.