A Virginia, Illinois man who pleaded guilty to an animal torture charge in 2022 and was on probation was arrested last Monday for a strong-arm robbery charge.
26-year old Enrique Rangel was arrested by Cass County authorities on April 1st for robbery and taken to the Schuyler County Jail. Charging documents indicate that Rangel used a threat of force to take U.S. Currency from a victim. No further information has been provided.
Rangel made a first appearance in front of Menard County visiting judge Kevin Tippey yesterday morning in Cass County Circuit Court for a pretrial detention hearing. Judge Tippey released Rangel from custody and placed him on home confinement conditions.
Rangel is next due back in Cass County court on April 22nd.