Stewart Lannert, who has been charged with making a terrorist threat against public buildings, expresses his opinions with large signs in his yard in the 300 block of South 29th Street in Belleville.

Stewart R. Lannert, 78, of Belleville, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, a Class 4 felony, on Dec. 30, 2020, in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Both complaints filed ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office charged a 77-year-old Belleville man Wednesday for allegedly threatening to blow up a local newspaper’s headquarters.

“I have never tried to speak to him.” Stewart Lannert, 81, owns the home. He told First Alert 4 that the signs are targeted towards the Democratic Party. “It’s nothing personal to any one ...

The same man, Stewart R. Lannert, pleaded guilty last year to threatening the Belleville News-Democrat in 2020. State’s Attorney James Gomric’s office filed the recent criminal complaint on ...

The same man, Stewart R. Lannert, pleaded guilty last year to threatening the Belleville News-Democrat in 2020. State’s Attorney James Gomric’s office filed the recent criminal complaint on March 17, ...