When a Linton man appeared in Greene Superior Court last Thursday, he was charged with six criminal counts connected to an incident in late July. He’s accused of causing a ruckus in a saloon. He allegedly threatened to knock a man’s head off with a beer bottle, knocked over band equipment, called people bad names and spit in a man’s face.

Joseph Martin Wright, 38, of Linton, was arrested on numerous charges by Officer John Agan of the Linton Police Department early Sunday, July 28.

Officer Agan was dispatched to the Buckshot Saloon on East Vincennes Street in Linton close to 1 a.m. that Sunday. When he arrived, Wright was sitting on the sidewalk near the street after having been removed from the establishment.

Agan reported that when he talked to Wright, he detected a strong odor of alcohol, Wright showed signs of intoxication plus Wright said he’d been drinking all day.

Agan also talked to the bar owner, an employee and a bar patron and during these interviews, he was told Wright had been asked to leave numerous times but refused, that Wright had used foul language and called the employee and others bad names, that he had been knocking over the band’s equipment, and that he was harassing patrons.

When the bar owner told Wright to go outside, Wright allegedly picked up a beer bottle and said, “Do you want me to knock your head off?” The owner escorted him outside. Once outside, Wright allegedly continued to try to provoke a fight and spit saliva in the owner’s face. Wright was knocked down.

Wright was transported to Greene County General Hospital for a medical clearance and allegedly did some yelling and screaming and was uncooperative while there.

It was close to 5 a.m. when Wright was booked in to the Greene County Jail where his bond was set at $2,500 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $250 cash and was released the same day and given a court date.

When Wright appeared in Greene Superior Court early last Thursday, August 15, he was charged with:

Battery by bodily waste, a Class B misdemeanor,
Disorderly conduct – unreasonable noise, a Class B misdemeanor,
Resisting law enforcement – knowingly or intentionally forcibly resists, a Class A misdemeanor,
Intimidation, a Class A misdemeanor,
Criminal trespassing, a Class A misdemeanor, and
Public intoxication – endangers life, a Class B misdemeanor.