Crime
Newton County Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy Corporal Brandon Schreiber in critical condition after being shot in Sheldon
The suspect is also believed to have been shot during the confrontation.
On the evening of Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois with a pursuit that crossed into Indiana before returning to Illinois in Sheldon.
During the incident, Corporal Brandon Schreiber, a five-year veteran of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, was shot by the suspect, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Corporal Schreiber was initially transported to Iroquois Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to the Carle Trauma Center, where he remains in critical condition.
The suspect is also believed to have been shot during the confrontation.
The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 5 has been tasked with investigating the officer-involved shooting in Sheldon.
“The investigation is in its early stages, and no further information was available late Sunday,” the Illinois State Police stated.
The Schreiber family has requested privacy as they cope with this tragedy.
Anyone wishing to send a card can mail it to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office at the address provided below, according to a release issued on Monday.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.