EDWARDSVILLE (AP) - A probation officer in southwestern Illinois is
accused of helping a fugitive by harboring him and even washing the clothes he wore during an assault he's accused of committing.
Madison County prosecutors charged 52-year-old Mary Little of Alton on Wednesday with obstructing justice and aiding a fugitive.
The county's top prosecutor has asked the state's appellate prosecutor's office to take the case because of Little's work as a county probation
officer.
Little is accused of helping one of two brothers who were neighbors of hers. The brothers are charged with aggravated battery and unlawful restraint in connection with an attack last month on an Alton man.
Little remained jailed Thursday in Edwardsville on $50,000 bond.
She couldn't be reached for comment. Court records don't show whether she has an attorney. - http://goo.gl/inqES
