Glen Ramey
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Richland County State's Attorney Brad Vaughn has advised that an article published earlier this week is incorrect in some of the basic assertions contained therein.
In this article, which basics were supplied by a regular source to Disclosure, it stated that a week ago (September 21), Glen R. Ramey, 55, was allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty to the Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of the late Sabrina Stauffenberg, 8, of Olney.
The plea withdrawal and appeal of the 60-year sentence Ramey drew in March - which caused outrage because Ramey was NOT convicted of the murder of Sabrina - was done by handwritten letter submitted by Ramey in May, within the 60-day time limit for withdrawal of a plea.
However, said Vaughn on Tuesday of this week (the day after the article appeared) after we contacted him, there has been NO decision on the part of Judge Larry Dunn to allow Ramey to withdraw his plea.
The issue is as to form of the withdrawal "letter" and whether it's legit...something we postulated in the article as possibly being a problem.
As to the source of the information as it appeared in the article, that individual has been warned that false information in order to forward an agenda will not be tolerated....and we'll likely not use that source in the future again.
Vaughn has also advised that Dunn has appointed counsel (Tania Cullison) to review all filings and to consult with Ramey as to what action to take and how.
Ramey remains incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center.
Our apologies to both Dunn and Vaughn for any negative light this might have placed them in following the incorrect article.