NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
March 6, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On March 6, 2026, at 8:15 a.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers learned of a video depicting an Aggravated Battery circulating on social media. Upon learning of the incident, officers began an investigation and found it occurred on March 4, 2026, at about 11:10 p.m., in the 100 block of North Illinois Avenue in Carbondale.
Officers learned that the victims were battered by males during the incident, which appears to be the result of a personal dispute. Two suspects were identified as a 15-year-old and Tonndreick D. Williams, age 18, of Carbondale. Williams and the juvenile were arrested for Aggravated Battery. The juvenile was released to his guardian pending a court appearance. Williams was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail pending a detention hearing. In accordance with the Illinois Juvenile Justice Act, the name of the Juvenile is not being released.
One of the victims has since been located and found to be in good health. The victim received minor injuries as a result of being battered by Williams and the juvenile, but declined medical treatment. Officers and Investigators continue to attempt to locate and identify a second victim.
The police department would like to express our thanks to the public for bringing this incident to our attention. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.