Brittney M. Booker, 31, of Stewardson, Illinois, was arrested at 12:38 a.m. Tuesday near Sixth Street and Springfield Avenue, Champaign, on a Coles County, Illinois, warrant for financial exploitation of an elderly person. Booker’s vehicle initially was stopped because a records check on the license plate alerted officers to the warrant. Booker was a passenger in the vehicle.
An employee of the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S. First St., Champaign, reported that a woman entered the hotel around 6:15 p.m. Monday, removed two bottled beverages from a retail display case and drank from them without offering payment. The woman left the hotel when confronted by the employee. The total retail value of the beverages is $5.64.