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Woman charged in connection to body found on fire in Carbondale DAILY EGYPTIAN CAMPUS DESK
A Collinsville woman was arrested Monday in connection to the death of a woman whose body was found on fire in Carbondale in August, authorities said. Tiesha D. Anderson, 22, was charged Tuesday with one count of
concealment of a homicidal death, according to the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office. Anderson is accused of hiding the remains of a body that was found Aug. 30 in the 900 block of East Main Street near Piles Fork Creek and Midas auto repair shop, Carbondale police said.
Anderson appeared in court for the first time at 1 p.m. Tuesday for allegations of placing the victim’s body in a trash can Aug. 29 in an attempt to conceal or delay the discovery of the body. The body is believed to be the remains of a woman, Carr’s office said.
If found guilty, Anderson could face two to five years in prison for the Class 3 felony. Her bond was set at $750,000. The identity of the victim is being withheld by police until forensic verification is complete and the family is notified.
Carbondale police’s investigation into the woman’s cause of death is ongoing as Anderson has not been charged with the murder. Anderson’s next court date is Nov. 3. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Women in automotive technology steer toward industry equality MARNIE LEONARD | @marsuzleo
When her friend’s car broke down, SIU student Nayeli Garcia thought it would be nice to lend a hand and take a look under the hood. Cars are her specialty, after all. Garcia, a senior from Joliet studying automotive technology, spent her childhood running around half-built automobiles in her father’s shop before she eventually decided to make it her profession. But she was dismayed to find out her help was not wanted. Her friend’s husband was quite frank when he told her the reason had everything to do with her gender. “He said, ‘Girls don’t do that,’” Garcia said. Of the 332 students enrolled
in the university’s automotive technology program for the fall semester, only 17 are women, according to university data. The trend in enrollment at SIU corresponds with job placement in the professional world. In 2015, women accounted for less than 2 percent of the workforce in automotive fields, including technicians and body repair specialists, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This disparity is something the university is actively working to fix through raising awareness of the issue and broadening recruitment efforts to include more women, said Jessica Suda, the first and only female instructor in the history of SIU’s automotive program. Please see AUTOMOTIVE | 8
From left: Alli Giblin, of Gilberts, Melissa Vanderwater, of Plainfield, assistant instructor of automotive technology Jessica Suda and Alicia Johnston, of Dunlap, stand for a portrait Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in SIU's Automotive Technology building. The three students are seniors in SIU's Automotive Technology program. “I realized I wanted to do something where I felt like I made a difference everyday,” Johnston said. “So I picked the automotive industry.” Autumn Suyko @AutumnSuyko_DE