Friday's new 7-day positivity rates: Champaign County, 3.3% (—) ... DeWitt, 2.3% (-0.1%) ... Douglas, 8.8% (-0.8%) ... Ford, 6.1% (-0.5%) ... Iroquois, 1.0% (-0.4%) ... Piatt, 3.9% (+0.3%) ... Vermilion, 4.2% (+0.4%).
Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 72,204 (+3,623) ... DeWitt, 3,530 (+90) ... Douglas, 3,816 (+416) ... Ford, 3,613 (+143) ... Iroquois, 6,483 (+746) ... Piatt, 5,267 (+68) ... Vermilion, 13,311 (+796).
“I think that this could potentially have been a kidnapping case but the victim thought this was the best resolution for him and his family,” said Assistant State’s Attorney Kristin Alferink.
He allegedly pulled a knife on her, grabbed the keys from the ignition, took her cellphone and ordered her out of the car. Once they were out of the car, he allegedly stabbed her car tires and jumped on her windshield.
“As he was looking at it, he was approached by a man who put a gun to his head and demanded money,” said Detective Sgt. Jim Schmidt.
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