A separate law allows prosecutors to charge anyone who solicits a minor under the age of 16 for sex (or any minor under the age of 18 who is a victim of human trafficking for sex) with a "wobbler ...

But someone attempting to buy sex from a 16- or 17-year-old is committing a crime that’s a “wobbler,” chargeable as either a felony or misdemeanor on the first offense, at the prosecutor’s ...

The fundamental question here is whether soliciting teens under age 18 should be prosecuted as felony deserving prison time, a misdemeanor in jail for no more than a year, or a “wobbler” that ...

SWANTON — It hasn’t taken long for Tipsy Daisy to bloom. Less than a year ago, the Swanton floral business sprouted as a mobile trailer before growing into a brick and mortar shop. “It doesn’t feel ...

East Moline Police received information about a potential threat to United Township High School (UTHS), according to a late-Sunday Facebook post, which says “After a thorough investigation, the ...

Rescue Me from HillBilly Nation, 4-6 p.m., Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. Free. We'll take a humorous look at common gaffes & blunders in the English language. [email protected]. Goodbye ...

That’s what Wade Gittings’ mother tearfully told her son, who was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter in his brother’s 2024 death. His mother, Geraldine “Geri” Gittings, was not ...

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