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Centralia Police arrested three people for aggravated battery and mob action after they allegedly jumped a fourth person walking through the neighborhood.

Police say the incident occurred at 10:24 Sunday morning in the 1000 block of South Maple Street.

The three arrested were still at the scene when police arrived.  22-year-old Tahj Billberry and 30-year-old Biazha Billberry of 1000 block of South Maple and 35-year-old Whitney Williams of Belleville were all taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on formal charges and a first appearance in court.

Police report they found the victim about a block away with a broken nose cut above the right eye.  He said Tahj Billberry, who he knows, yelled towards him and then all three jumped on top of him.

The victim, a 24-year-old Centralia man, was taken via ambulance to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia for treatment of his injuries.