Southern District of Illinois

Jury convicts fugitive of shooting at U.S. Marshals serving his arrest warrant

A southern Illinois jury returned three guilty verdicts for a convicted felon who opened fire on law enforcement officers serving his arrest warrant at a motel in East St. Louis. The jury found Earl Frank, 57, of O’Fallon…

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