Galesburg Police on Sunday morning (January 9th) were dispatched to the 200 block of North Chambers street for a possible ongoing assault. When officers arrived at the residence they could hear shouting from inside. One officer observed a male subject along with a female subject holding a knife and ordered her to drop it. Officers ordered the subjects to come to the door numerous times with no response. As officers were attempting to kick in the door, the female subject opened the door while holding a baby. The female, identified as 28-year old Cierra Fancher had a fresh wound to one of her eyes. Officers also made contact with 29-year old Howard Cunningham – the two live together at the residence. Both Fancher and Cunningham gave officers conflicting stories about what had happened, but a fight between the two occurred when Fancher returned home from being at the bars all night, according to police reports. Two small children were in the house at the time. Ultimately, Cunningham was charged with Domestic Battery, and Fancher was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. DCFS was also notified to conduct an investigation.
