12/18/2025
WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
TUCKER FILES HABEAS CORPUS MOTION
JEREMY (JERMEY) TUCKER of the Centralia Correctional Facility (a subdivision of Illinois Dept of Corrections) appeared via ZOOM for a court hearing on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Tucker stands convicted in the death of Fairfield resident RE Carter.
Tucker was driving an oilfield tank truck owned by Josh Lowery. According to court records was later convicted of driving said tanker under the influence of Methamphetamine.
Tucker was said to be notorious for such drug use in the past and even after the crash.
Tucker was sentenced on October 29, 2024 to 14 years in IDOC. A sentence that he he began serving and given credit for time in jail as well as $19,600.00 in restitution to the family of RE Carter, as well as various fees totalling $2329.85 bringing his total to $21,929.85 in fines, fees and restitution. To date only$2500.00 has been applied to that balance.
A little description of what Habeas Corpus is:
"Habeas corpus, Latin for is a fundamental legal writ demanding that a person under arrest be brought before a court to determine if their detention is lawful, acting as a crucial check against unlawful imprisonment by the government.
It protects individual liberty by requiring authorities to justify holding someone, allowing challenges to detention based on constitutional rights violations, and is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9), which permits its suspension only during rebellion or invasion."
Tucker is due back in court on January 13, 2026 @ 9am in Wayne County Circuit Court.
Tucker is being represented by Mt Vernon Attorney Roger White.