NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
September 18, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On September 18, 2026, at 4:54 a.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 400 block of South Illinois Avenue for a report of an injured person. Officers discovered the victim had been struck by the suspect with a large knife during a dispute with known acquaintances.  The victim was taken to the emergency room with serious but not life-threatening injuries. During the investigation, officers learned that the victim was attacked by three individuals as the result of an ongoing personal dispute.  As a result, three people were located and arrested:

Daveion Z. Roseman,22, of Carbondale, for Aggravated Battery, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Mob Action. 

Nadine B. Adams, 18, of Carbondale, for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Aggravated Assault, and Mob Action.

Anthony D. Fletcher, 19, of Carbondale, was arrested for Aggravated Battery and Mob Action.

Roseman, Adams, and Fletcher were incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail pending a detention hearing.  Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below.  The investigation is 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.