Case #: 23-00139

NEWS RELEASE – Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by Felon

SHILOH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Case Number: #23-00139
Contact: Detective Chris Flynn
Contact Number: 618-632-9047

On January 31, 2023 at approximately 8:30 pm, an Officer with the Shiloh Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation at the intersection of Lebanon Avenue at Lake Christine Drive. The operator of the vehicle was found to have a warrant through the US Marshals Office and a passenger was taken into custody for an in-state warrant. An inventory of the vehicle was conducted and a loaded firearm was located.

On Thursday, February 2, 2023, St. Clair County Assistant State Attorney Elizabeth Nester issued Warrant #23CF0020101 for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by Felon, a Class 2 Felony, charging Germonde T. Brunner, 25, of the 300 block of North 49^th Street in Belleville with the above crime.

The warrant was reviewed by St. Clair County Judge John O’Gara who set Brunner’s bond at $150,000.00 with 10% applying. Brunner is currently in custody at the St. Clair County Jail for want of bond, and his outstanding warrant for the United States Marshals.

*All persons are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.