MARION CO., Ill. - The Christmas Eve burglary of several cars at a church in Kinmundy may have developments, but the holidays are holding up any indication of them.
However, a local man is reportedly under suspicion of same, and while he's currently only charged with misdemeanor DUI in Marion County, it appears he's headed for charges a little more serious than that, with the vehicle burglaries being the center of the investigation.
Randal Armstrong, 41 of Kinmundy, was the subject of a traffic stop by Illinois State Police on December 24. Besides the suspected DUI, ISP somehow figured out that Armstrong might've been behind some alleged burglaries to cars parked at the Kinmundy Christian Church, whose owners were in attendance for holiday services.
While ISP didn't state exactly how many cars were allegedly burglarized, they did report that these would be "multiple charges." So Armstrong was taken in on arresting charges of DUI, felony Criminal Trespass to a Motor Vehicle and Burglary, and misdemeanor Theft.
Because the alleged burglaries are still under investigation, Armstrong is currently only formally charged with the DUI. Because that's only a misdemeanor, he's free on bond.