Two Charged In Firearm Sale Resulting In Armed Robbery

ALTON – Two local men face felony charges after a firearm sale reportedly turned into an armed robbery in Wood River.

Treshaun L. Butler, 18, of Alton, and Sirahjay Collins, 20, of East Alton, were both charged on April 20, 2026 with one count each of armed robbery (both Class X felonies), mob action, and aggravated unlawful possession of weapons (each Class 4 felonies).

On April 17, 2026, the two allegedly knowingly acted together to rob another individual of U.S. currency by use of force while armed with a firearm, described in charging documents as an “AR-style pistol.” The weapon was unlawful for both Butler and Collins to possess as individuals under the age of 21.

Petitions to deny pretrial release for both Butler and Collins were filed by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. According to the petitions, the victim arranged to purchase a firearm from Butler, who arrived along with Collins to make the transaction.

After Butler displayed the firearm and took the victim’s money, the petitions state Butler and Collins then battered the victim and kept the cash. Collins then fled the scene with the firearm while Butler continued fighting with the victim as police arrived. Collins was located by police during a traffic stop later the same night and reportedly admitted to striking the victim, as well as seeing the fight between Butler and the victim.

The Wood River Police Department presented both cases against Butler and Collins. Butler currently remains in custody at the Madison County Jail, while Collins has since been ordered released from custody pending trial.

According to the Release Order filed in Collins’s case, the court determined Collins was not the primary instigator or actor in this incident, noting his lack of a criminal history. Under the conditions of his pretrial release, Collins has been ordered to have no contact with the victim or any known witness or participant in this case.

In a separate case from the Alton Police Department, Butler had previously been charged on April 16, 2026 with a Class 1 felony count of reckless discharge of a firearm and a Class 4 felony count of aggravated unlawful possession of weapons.

In that prior case, Butler is accused of knowingly discharging a weapon towards an occupied vehicle on April 11, 2026. The weapon, described as an “assault rifle pistol” in charging documents, was unlawful for Butler to possess given his lack of a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card.

A petition was filed to deny Butler’s pretrial release from custody in the previous case, which states Butler “got out of his vehicle in a residential neighborhood with a nearby open business” before he “fired multiple rounds at another vehicle.”

All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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