THIRD ARREST IN CLAY COUNTY DEATH

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A third person has been arrested and charged in connection with the recent killing of a Clay County Illinois man. The Clay County States Attorneys Office Thursday announced that 39 year old Jamie Charlton of Salem Illinois was taken into custody and charged with First Degree Murder, First Degree Murder (Accountability) and Residential Burglary (Accountability). He, along with Walter West of Edgewood and Christopher Gallatin of Centralia, are alledged to have committed the acts or acted as accomplices in the residential burglary and killing of 80 year old Roger Courson of Edgewood. He was discovered dead at his home September 26th. West and Gallatin were charged earlier and were being held on $2.5 million bond each in the Clay County Jail. Charlton was scheduled for first appearance Friday where bond is expected to be set. He is also being held at the Clay County Jail.