Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that the Macon County State’s Attorney’s Adult Diversion Program collected $83,656 in fees during 2016, a more than 13% increase over the previous year.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that the office’s Elderly Victims Crime Unit (EVCU) secured convictions resulting in sentences totaling 120 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections during 2016,

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Assistant State’s Attorney Kate Kurtz has been named Macon County Employee of the Quarter for the 3rd Quarter of 2016.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that area residents are receiving scam calls from a person identifying himself as an employee of Decatur Ambulance Service.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Assistant State’s Attorney Lindsey Shelton has been named Chair of the East Central Illinois Fatality Review Team.

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced today that James Comp, 26 of Decatur, has been sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Child Advocacy Center Director Jean Moore announced today that after nearly 17 years of working to protect children in both Macon and Piatt Counties

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced today that during 2015 his office's Elderly Victims Crime Unit (EVCU) secured sentences totaling 133 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for offenders

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced today that his office's Adult Diversion Program Give Back to the Community Fee collected $5,775.00 during 2015 for local non-profit organizations.

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County is being targeted by a new scam.

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Jerry Taylor, 36 of Decatur, has been sentenced to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Armed Robbery of the Circle K station

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County residents are being heavily targeted by the IRS telephone scam.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Mt. Zion residents are receiving scam telephone calls from a person identifying himself as a “warrant officer”

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott and Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County residents are being hit with a new telephone scam. The callers target students,

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced that Rickey McClellan, 29 of Decatur, was sentenced today by Circuit Judge Timothy Steadman to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Class 4 crime

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that area residents are receiving calls from a person identifying himself as Detective Lewis Flemming

Springfield, Ill. – A federal grand jury today returned a five-count indictment that charges Kelton Snyder, of Decatur, Ill., in the April 3, 2015, armed robbery of the Circle K convenience store

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that area residents are being targeted by telephone calls from scammers claiming to be raising funds for the Republican Party

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced today that State's Attorney's Office employee Sonny Woods has been named Macon County Employee of the Quarter for the 2nct Quarter of 2015.

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County residents are being targeted by an elaborate variation of a common telephone scam.

The ability of law enforcement to keep the public safe and to protect the rights of crime victims depends in large part upon the assistance of everyday citizens.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Zacharias J. Rager, 31, of Decatur, has been sentenced to 21 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County Senior Citizens are currently being targeted by a common telephone scam.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Rashean Vorties, 20 of Decatur, has been sentenced to 11 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for a daylight shooting that occurred December 1, 2014.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Keyria Rodgers, Special Projects Director for the State’s Attorney’s Office, has been appointed to the Board of the Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice Project (IBARJ).

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Alida Graham, Macon County Juvenile Justice Council Coordinator, has been selected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County residents are currently being heavily targeted by a telephone scam.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County residents are being targeted by a new telephone scam.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that Macon County residents need to be on the lookout for Caller ID “Spoofing.”

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that his office has received a grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to enhance the services of the office’s Elderly Victims Crime Unit.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today that numerous Macon County residents, particularly senior citizens

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott and Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider announced today the resurgence of a common telephone scam that is targeting Macon County residents.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Macon County residents are again being targeted with a common telephone scam.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Jimmie White, 33 of Decatur, has been sentenced to 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that State’s Attorney’s Office employee Kim Tarvin has been named Macon County Employee of the Quarter for the 2nd Quarter of 2014.

The ability of law enforcement to keep the public safe and to protect the rights of crime victims depends in large part upon the assistance of everyday citizens.

Macon County State’s Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Macon County State’s Attorney’s Adult Diversion Program fees collected during 2013 increased 55%

On October 4, 1013, the Fourth District Appllate Court released a unanimous opinion affirming the Aggravated Battery conviction of George A. Appelt.

As a career prosecutor it has been an honor and a privilege to uphold my duty of seeking justice and protecting the public.

The Fourth District Appellate Court has affirmed the First Degree murder conviction of Defendant Jeremiah L. Campbell.

Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced today that Stephen D. Taylor was sentecned to ten years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a plea of guilty on seven separate residential burglaries

The Fourth District Appellate Court has affirmed the First Degree murder conviction of Defendant Jeremiah L. Campbell.

The Macon County State’s Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with Growing Strong (Rape Crisis Center), recently offered a well attended courtroom testimony training course to medical professionals within the community.

The Fourth District Appellate Court unanimously affirmed the murder conviction of William Richter in a fifty-seven page written opinion recently released.