On 10/16/2020, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Brandon H. Rayborn, age 36, of Mt. Carmel, for Domestic Battery following a domestic dispute at an apartment in the 1000 block of North Cherry Street. Officers arrived at the apartment where they could hear screaming coming from inside. Officers made contact with Rayborn and his wife and found the two having a dispute. As officers investigated further, they found evidence to indicate Rayborn had battered his wife during the argument. Rayborn was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail, being held pending a bond setting by a judge. Also, Rayborn is on Mandatory Supervised Release from the Illinois Department of Corrections, who issued a Parole Warrant against Rayborn.
