Carbondale Alerts
Carbondale Police Press Release-Unlawful Possession a Firearm Without a Valid FOID Card
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
May 6, 2024
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On May 5, 2024 at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers of the City of Carbondale Police Department responded to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane for a disturbance. As officers investigated, one individual fled and was apprehended after a brief foot chase. The suspect was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm. The suspect, Ambrose N. Godsey, 21 of Carbondale, did not possess a Firearm Owners Identification Card and was found to be wanted on a Jackson County arrest warrant for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon stemming from an incident in Carbondale on April 17, 2024. Godsey was arrested for the warrant and charged with additional charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer and Firearm Owners Identification Card Required. Godsey was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail. Investigations into both incidents remain active and ongoing.
Prior Release - Shots Fired Investigation from April 18
Carbondale – On April 17, 2024, at 10:23 p.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the area of South Poplar Street and West Freeman Street after multiple reports of shots fired. The suspects fled the area prior to officers arriving. Officers learned there were no injuries as a result of the incident but, there was damage to a building as a result of the shots fired. During the course of the investigation, officers learned two black males were seen running westbound on West Freeman Street from the area during the incident. One suspect was wearing all dark clothing and the other suspect was wearing a light-colored sweatshirt. 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!
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.