HARRISBURG—A convicted dope felon has been reported by a local business to be a suspect in a robbery, but thus far, there’s not been a lot of effort to bring him in, even though locals have been tracking his every movement.
Jason Lee Jarrett, 40, is known around Harrisburg as little but a punk who dabbles in a bit of every kind of crime (dope, drinking and being stupid, multiple OP filings) and is largely considered a pain in the ass by everyone who knows him.
And this latest escapade is no different.
According to sources in the area, as of this morning, Monday, July 30, 2013, there was a robbery of Suzy’s Laundry out on the main drag (North Main Street, just off Illinois Route 34 north). It was reported that a man came in drunk, used the restroom facilities, then asked to use the phone and bummed a cigarette off one of the employees. The man then left, came back again, and again asked to use the phone, staggering back and forth towards the county of the laundromat as though he was trying to look for the employee’s cigarettes. The employee believed the man was then hitting the counter for some reason, perhaps smacking the phone on the counter after using it again. He then left.
When the employee went to ring someone up, she discovered that someone had gotten into the register, and had taken every five-dollar bill from the drawer. The time the register was entered was right on the tape; all the wrong buttons were hit, showing someone who didn’t know what they were doing attempted to, and succeeded at, entering the register. The police were ultimately called, and viewed the security video.
Officers Michael Riden and Terry Sisky saw that the man not only got in the register, but had to reach into it three times. The police recognized Jarrett on the tape as the man allegedly accessing the cash, and off they went to look for him.
However, Harrisburg citizens have been keeping better track of Jarrett than the police have.
At about 9 p.m. tonight, one citizen reported to Disclosure that Jarrett showed up at the home of his ex, Amy Taborn (sister of Rietta Miller) and asked his daughter for a ride because he’d “just robbed a business and needed a ride somewhere.” Apparently, Taborn didn’t believe him, so he pulled out a fistful of fives and showed her, whereupon she told him to get out.
Now, he’s reported to be running around Harrisburg asking people for a ride to Anna rehab (Fellowship House) because he “ain’t going to jail.”
Our sources advise that both Riden and Sisky were off shift at 6, so apparently the search is off for the evening. But if you happen to see this gentleman bumming around the burg, at least call the county sheriff’s department…as no one is inclined to help him out, so may be the law will.