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Carbondale Police Press Release - Cruel Treatment of Animals Arrest
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
October 27, 2025
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On October 23, 2025, at 8:55 p.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 400 block of North Oakland Street for a report of a dog being abused. Officers learned from a witness that the suspect, Remus R. Williams, age 38 of Carbondale, struck his dog multiple times with a stick. During the investigation, the officers found the dog injured and removed the animal from the residence. The Carbondale Animal Control Officer took the dog to a local veterinarian, where they learned the dog’s injuries were not consistent with Williams’ explanations, but instead, consistent with those of abuse. Officers returned to the residence and arrested Williams for Cruel Treatment of Animals and Animal Torture. Williams was incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail pending a bond hearing. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.