The following information was released today by Wabash County Sheriff Derek Morgan:
On 05/12/18 the Wabash County Sheriff's Office responded to 2nd St. in Keensburg reference a fight in progress. Once on scene it was determined a male occupant had gotten into a physical altercation with a friend. Once the fight broke out in the residence a family member stepped in to stop the fight. Parties were separated but not before a bat was used against the victim and the aggressor. 30 year old Joseph D. Payne, of Keensburg, was charged with domestic battery and taken to the Wabash County Jail. The Illinois Department of Corrections issued a no bond warrant for Payne as well for a parole violation. Payne was taken to the Wabash County Jail and later transferred to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
