Witt resident charged with murder in Springfield man’s death

A man previously questioned in the death of Springfield man in Witt Sunday has been formally charged.Allan “A.J.” Frayer, 30, of Witt, was charged with first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in connection with the death of Jason S. Newell, 36, of Springfield.Newell was temporarily staying with Frayer in the 100 block of Vermilion Street. Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies and a Nokomis police officer were called to the residence just […]