•July 1, 2020•

Kelvin Dees, 40, has resided in Moultrie County Corrections Center for the past 147 days will be there a while longer.
Dees was sentenced to seven years with the Illinois Dept. of Corrections on Friday, June 19, for criminal damage to government property, and will remain in Moultrie County custody until the state prisons start accepting prisoners again, following the COVID-19 restrictions.
Charges were filed after Dees damaged a window at the Moultrie County Correction Center.
Upon declaring the sentence Moultrie County Circuit Court Judge Jeremy Richey stated in the record.
Having regard to the nature and circumstance of the offense and history, character and condition of the Defendant, the Court is of
the opinion that the imprisonment is necessary for the protection of the public and probation or conditional discharge would deprecate the seriousness of the offense and would be inconsistent with the ends of justice. Defendant sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with a one year MSR. Defendant given credit for time served from January 24, 2020 to June 18, 2020. The Court waives the assessments. Defendant ordered to pay restitution in the sum of $5,065 to Moultrie County.
He was originally arrested Sept. 22, 2019 by Sullivan Police for unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.