Vandalia, IL-(Vandalia Radio)- A Vandalia man has been charged with damaging government supported property at Fairlawn Cemetery. 36-year old Jason E. Nowlan is charged with criminal damage to government supported property as information states that he is alleged to have knowingly damaged a “white marble display table” at Fairlawn Cemetery. The charge is a Class 4 felony, punishable by one to three years in prison. Nowlan is also charged with two more serious counts of unlawful possession of weapons by a felon as he is alleged to have possessed a knife with a 7 inch blade and a knife on a necklace with a 4 inch blade. Both of those counts are class 3 felonies which are punishable by up to two to five years in prison.
Nowlan appeared in Fayette County Court on Tuesday at which time he was advised of the charges against him and probable cause was found to detain Nowlan. A bond hearing was then held and bond was set at $30,000 (10% to apply) and a preliminary hearing was set for October 4 at 11am.
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