Elijah Gantt, 28, of East St. Louis, has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault, as well as property damage. He is being held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.
The federal government entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to pass a new budget in time, with agencies expected to begin preparations after midnight Jan. 31....
Police are on the hunt for Germaine Parham, a sicko who allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl in a Manhattan building on Thursday before running off with her cell phone....