On 8/23/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Sabra B. Mathis, age 26, of Mt. Carmel, along with Nathan G. Jackson, age 36, of Bellmont, following a traffic stop in the alley of the 900 block of N Cherry Street. An MCPD Officer knew a passenger in the vehicle, Nathan Jackson, had a warrant for his arrest. The warrant was out of St. Clair County Illinois for Possession of Methamphetamine. Jackson was placed under arrest and secured in a squad car. During this time the driver of the vehicle, Sabra Mathis, refused the officer's commands to stay in the vehicle while the arrest was taking place. Mathis was then placed under arrest for Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer. Both were transported to the Wabash County Jail where they were charged. Mathis was held on a $150 cash bond while Jackson is being held on a no bond warrant out of St. Clair County.
