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Jer’Zhan Newton Ready For Reunion With Illinois Teammate Jartavius Martin On The Washington Commanders
Former Illinois Fighting Illini defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton won’t have to worry about finding a tour guide when he joins the Washington Commanders.
The Commanders took him with the No. 36 pick Friday in the NFL Draft, meaning he is reuniting with Illini teammate Jartavius Martin. It is the second straight draft the Commanders selected a former Illinois player in the second round. A safety, Martin was chosen at No. 47 last year.
“And I mean, of course my teammate from a few years back, Quan Martin’s, on the team, so I’ve been watching games,” Newton said on a conference call with reporters. “I watch everybody on the defense, especially defensive line.”
Newton said he had yet to speak with Martin because he was too busy enjoying the moment.
“Nah, not yet. I’ve been taking pictures with the family, just excited, sharing a moment with them,” Newton said. “But, I know me and rich homie [Martin] will go link up soon.”
Newton was projected to go in the first round but became one of the steals of the second. Some believe teams stayed away because of a foot injury he sustained during last season. Newton said the injury healed up and he’s ready to go with his new team.
“I’m fully healed now. I’m fully ready to go,” Newton said. “The injury happened midseason, got surgery on it in January, healed up, fully healed, then I did a Pro Day back in Illinois and ever since then I’ve been ready to go.”
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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