UPDATE:

An initial hearing did not go well for the rural Bloomfield man who threatened officers saying he was going to call higher-ups and the Klan. He spouted off in court, disrespecting the judge of Greene Superior Court who found him in contempt and sentenced him to 90 days in jail with no good time credit.

The previous story posted on GreeneStreets last Monday about the arrest is included below this update.

When Donald Curtis Weber, 63, of rural Bloomfield, appeared before Judge Dena Martin in Greene Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon for an initial hearing via two-way video conference between the Greene County Jail and the courtroom, he became “agitated.”

According to official court records, Weber characterized the judge using inappropriate language. The record states, “The use of such language and disrespect will not be tolerated by the court. Immediate action is necessary to maintain respect for the dignity of the court.”

Weber was found to be in direct criminal contempt and was given 90 days in the Greene County Jail with no good time credit allowed.

Also during the hearing, Weber was formally charged and was served with two separate protective orders. A public defender was appointed to represent him and his bond was increased to $50,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed.

Story posted on GreeneStreets last Monday, August 31:

Rural Bloomfield man tells officers they’ll be in trouble if he’s arrested

A man who claimed he knew law enforcement higher-ups, claimed membership in the Klan and threatened to do some jujitsu on another man, told officers they’d be in trouble if he went to jail. He’s in jail now, facing charges of intimidation.

Donald “Donnie” Curtis Weber, 63, Bloomfield, was arrested by Deputy Camron Frye of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department last Thursday, August 27. Weber was booked into the Greene County Jail at 6:02 p.m. on a warrant that was issued on Wednesday, August 26, as a result of Deputy Frye’s investigation into an incident that occurred on Wednesday, August 19.

On that day, Deputy Frye was dispatched to a residence on East Weber Lane in the Lawrence Hollow area in eastern Greene County after a man called the sheriff’s department and said Donald Weber was going crazy, swinging a club around, damaging a vehicle. Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun and Indiana Conservation Officer Greg Swanson also responded to assist, and ISP Trooper Chance Humphrey arrived later.

When the officers arrived, they found a maroon 1990 Chrysler New Yorker with lights broken off, a large dent on top of the cabin area and dents on the side. Witnesses said “Donnie” Weber had kicked the vehicle with steel-toed boots, broke the lights and jumped on top of the vehicle. They said Weber was inside the residence.

Two residents told the officers Weber had threatened to kill them and bury them on the property. They wanted Weber to leave the property. But Weber had a disagreement with them over who owned the property and how it is divided with Weber saying he was ordered by a judge to stay at the property. Weber said he asked one of the residents to move the car and leave but they did not.

Deputy Frye reported Weber talked about the property and the car and how he was going to do damage to another resident with his steel-toed boots, then would change the subject, wanting to turn another resident in for having meth and growing marijuana.

While the officers were on the scene, Deputy Frye said Weber claimed he knew commanders in the Indiana State Police and he asked for a phone so he could call somebody above Deputy Frye. Weber also said another resident had “swung” on him but didn’t touch him. Weber said he knew multiple martial arts – a claim he repeated numerous times. Then Weber allegedly said he had kidney failure and talked about his health issues.

Weber allegedly made racist statements while the officers were there and proclaimed membership in the Ku Klux Klan. He said if he went to jail, the officers would be in trouble. He talked about Klan groups in various towns in southern Indiana. At one point after being advised he was being arrested, Weber allegedly said he would be “calling the Klan.”

According to Deputy Frye, Weber also claimed he knew lots of people doing various crimes but he wouldn’t say who, and told the deputy about the various crimes he had committed including stealing a police vehicle, stealing guns and burglarizing a house. At one point, Weber said he needed a couple of pairs of socks to make his boots “tight for kicking.”

Regarding one of the other residents Weber was unhappy with, Weber allegedly stated he was about to “do some jujitsu and grapple his a—to the ground and beat his f------ head out, I’ll knock him down and kick the s--- out of him with these boots.”

Weber was transported to jail but due to Weber’s complaints about health issues, jail staff asked for Weber to get a medical check before accepting him, and Weber was transported to Greene County General Hospital. Deputy Frye said Weber’s claims of pain greatly increased once they arrived.

After a few hours at Greene County General, hospital staff advised Deputy Frye that Weber did have severe kidney failure and would need to be transferred to another hospital for treatment. Weber was then released from detainment that night and he was transferred to IU Health Bloomington for medical treatment.

A criminal case was later filed against Weber.

When Weber appears in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing, he’ll be facing two counts of intimidation, both are a Level 6 felony, and one count of criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor.

Weber’s bond was set at $8,500 surety with ten percent cash allowed. As of Monday night, August 31, Weber had not posted bond and was still in jail.