Around 2:30 this morning, on Wednesday, November 3rd, Galesburg Police responded to the 100 block of North Seminary Street for a burglary in progress. While en route to the call, police were notified the four black male suspects had departed the area. Officers met with the male victim who told police after he kicked his sister out of the residence for not paying rent, his sister’s boyfriend and three other males broke into the home and battered him. The victim identified 20-year old Lamar Ticer with a listed address of Chicago as one of the attackers – his sister’s boyfriend. Officers responded to the 600 block of Home Boulevard and made contact with Ticer who denied any physical contact taking place. Ticer wasn’t able to clearly identify the “friend” that drove him to the residence on North Seminary Street, according to police reports. Officers placed Ticer under arrest. He was booked at the Knox County Jail facing charges of Home Invasion, Battery, Trespass to Residence, and Mob Action.
