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Centralia man charged with aggravated battery to police officer

By WJBD Staff Jan 12, 2023 | 8:34 AM

A 63-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery to a police officer and criminal trespass to land.

Joel Firebaugh of Poplar Street is accused of throwing a shoe at a Centralia Police Officer who found him in the Centralia Amtrak Station on Tuesday where he had earlier been banned.  Prosecutors say it was the second day in a row Firebaugh had been found in the building.

Judge Mark Stedelin set bond at $5,000 and appointed a public defender to represent Firebaugh.