Man arrested after shooting vehicle window

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Benton, Ill. -
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department investigator John Graskewicz reported the arrest of a Benton man following a drive-by shooting that occurred at 5:42 p.m. Friday.

Graskewicz said Justin M. Williams of the 10000 block of Country Club Road in West Frankfort reported the rear window of his vehicle had been shot out while parked in the driveway of the residence.

“Mr. Williams stated that he had stopped at a business in Benton with a friend,” Graskewicz said. “When the two came out of the store, they saw a white Mercury Mountaineer sitting in the parking lot. Words were exchanged with the people in the vehicle.

“Mr. Williams said they drove back to West Frankfort and were sitting inside his mother’s house when they heard a loud pop,” he said.

“They saw a white Mercury Mountaineer driving away from the residence and recognized it as the same vehicle they had seen earlier.”

Graskewicz said sheriff’s department deputies searched for the vehicle bearing Illinois registration number RDAMLA2 without success.

Deputies spotted the vehicle at 7:04 that evening turning onto Park Road south of Benton.Deputies stopped the vehicle talked with three people inside. The three were identified as Niles E. McCloud, 19, of Carbondale, Jeffrey A. Haremski, 39, of Benton, and Ryan Sasso, 20, of Johnston City.

Graskewicz said the vehicle was searched and a plastic bag containing white powder was located. He said a metal container was also located inside the air conditioning vent that contained 20 yellow pills.Graskewicz said the white powder was later identified as cocaine and the pills were identified as hydrocodone.

He said the three subjects were questioned. Graskewicz said Haremski stated that he was sitting in the rear seat of the vehicle.“Mr. Haremski said ‘I got the back window of his car,’”

Graskewicz said. Williams said he and Haremski had known one another in the past, Graskewicz said.

“The subjects had made several trips to Herrin,” he said.

“Mr. Haremski was charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.


“The vehicle is owned by Mr. Haremski’s girlfriend, Marcella Akin,” Graskewicz said.

“We are trying to find her to question her about the firearm.The firearm was not recovered, he said.

Informed sources (local Hardee's coffee drinkers) suggested Ms. Akin was out looking for a new boyfriend.