Galesburg Police just after midnight on Christmas Day responded to the Corral on Grand Avenue for a battery in progress. Officers met with a male subject who admitted to provoking a female at the bar by calling her derogatory names. The female, identified as 38-year old Jennifer Wright of Galesburg struck the male numerous times and then departed after staff told them to leave. Officers were able to track down the vehicle on Indiana Avenue and make contact with Wright and the driver, 60-year of Steven German of Knoxville. German admitted to drinking beers and was asked to perform a field sobriety test which indicated signs of impairment.
German was taken into custody and charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. Wright was taken into custody and informed she’d be charged with Battery. A search of Wright’s purse turned up a glass smoking device with burnt residue and a folded-up dollar bill with a white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine. In addition to Battery, Wright was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Violation of the Illinois Controlled Substance Act.
