Two Centralia residents have been charged in Marion County Court in the aftermath of altercations that led to confrontations with police.
43-year-old Jera Alcorn of South Maple Street in Centralia has been charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, battery, and disorderly conduct. Alcorn is accused of refusing to break contact with a Centralia Police officer who had come to her home to investigate an early Thursday morning altercation with a neighbor. The battery count alleges she scratched the neighbor across the face. The disorderly conduct count is for allegedly yelling and aggressively approaching the neighbor to alarm and disturb him. Bond was set at $5,000. If Alcorn is released she was ordered to have no contact with the neighbor and abstain from drugs and alcohol.
30-year-old Bryce McCray of Cormick Street in Centralia was charged with misdemeanor battery and resisting or obstructing arrest. McCray is accused of striking a woman in the face. After Centralia Police located him in a vehicle in front of his home, he allegedly refused to come out. The resisting charge states McCray also physically resisted being taken into custody by police. Bond for McCray was set at $15,000. If released, he was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and abstain from drugs and alcohol.
Both Alcorn and McCray had a public defender appointed to represent them.
