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Centralia, IL Man Sentenced For Threatening a Public Official

By Mark Wells May 30, 2026 | 6:53 AM

28 year old Joshua Scott of Centralia, IL has been sentenced to three years in prison following a guilty plea in Marion County Court to threatening a public official.

Media reports say Scott was accused of threatening bodily harm or sexual assault to a Salem Police Sergeant or his family.  Scott will have to serve six months mandatory supervised release following the prison sentence.  As part of the plea, a felony domestic battery charge was dropped from a separate case.