LAWRENCE CO.—Here’s a press release from Sheriff Russell Adams of Lawrence County, regarding all the activity out in the eastern section of the county last night:
Monday, April 2, 2012, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department received a call that a body had been discovered in Westport, Illinois. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s office responded along with Lawrence County Coroner’s office, Lawrence County Ambulance, Lawrence/Allison Fire District and the Illinois State Police. Preliminary investigation indicates, from a missing person’s report out of Knox Co., Indiana, that the deceased appears to be Elmer Larry Joe Simison, age 57. Investigation continues by the Illinois State Police, Lawrence County Sheriff’s office and the Lawrence County Coroner’s office. The manner and cause of death are pending.
Everyone is jumpy in Lawrence since the death of Bob Westall two weekends ago, and many reports were coming in beginning last night; we’re grateful to Russell Adams to have received information on this latest incident.