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Arrest made in Murphysboro shooting

BY TARA FASOL, The Southern

Friday, October 10, 2008 5:15 PM CDT

MURPHSYBORO — A man alleged involved in a Wednesday shooting in Murphysboro was arrested Friday morning after Jackson County Deputies identified him during a traffic stop.

Kenneth Hale of Vergennes was arrested after police pulled him over on Illinois 127, near Ava road, just north of Murphysboro, about 10:45 p.m.

Hale was identified as the suspect in a shooting on Wednesday, around 4:45 p.m. on Roblee Street in Murphysboro.

An arrest warrant for Hale had been issued late Thursday in connection with the shooting, according to a release by the Murphysboro Police Department.

Bond was also preset for $500,000.

Hale was arrested without incident and transported to the Jackson County Jail on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon.

Murphysboro police responded to the scene Wednesday after receiving a call for shots fire.

Upon arrival, law enforcement combed the area but nothing was turned up, Deputy Chief Tim Legere said in a previous interview.

It was later found out that a 27-year-old victim had been transported by personal vehicle to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale with gunshot wounds.