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 Valentino Lopez Sentenced to 9 Years Prison for Aggravated Battery
On August 15, 2018, Valentino Lopez was sentenced pursuant to a fully
negotiated plea agreement to 9 years in the Illinois Department of
Corrections for Aggravated Battery, a class 1 felony.
On April 21, 2017, local emergency personnel responded to the 1300 block
of north Kickapoo Street in Lincoln for an unresponsive adult female.
The female was treated for heroin overdose and survived. Lincoln Police
conducted an investigation which identified Valentino Lopez as a suspect
who delivered the heroin which lead to the overdose.
Buford Meacham Sentenced to 2 Years Prison for Driving Offenses
On August 15, 2018, Buford Meacham was sentenced pursuant to fully
negotiated plea agreement to 2 years in the Illinois Department of
Corrections for Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Peace
Officer, a class 4 felony, and Driving While License is Revoked, a class
4 felony.
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On May 26, 2018, Lincoln Police were dispatched to the McDonald’s
parking lot in Lincoln for a minor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, one
vehicle alleged to be involved in the crash drove away at a high
rate of speed. Lincoln Police pursued the vehicle. The pursuit went
west on Illinois Route 10 out of Lincoln. The vehicle in question
was later discovered unoccupied in a field near Burtonview. Lincoln
Police identified the driver of the vehicle as Buford Meacham, whose
driver’s license was suspended at the time.
Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney
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