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A Jasonville police investigation ongoing since late October resulted in the arrest early today of a man accused of shooting a woman in the neck with a BB gun, causing a wound which sent her to the hospital where she was on a ventilator in critical condition at one point. She has since been released.
Read MoreWhen a man accused of criminal trespassing exhibited erratic behavior as he was taken into custody, an officer asked if he’d taken anything. He allegedly said no, he doesn’t use bath salts.
Read MoreOne of the two men accused of stealing an assortment of candy bars and other items from a Jasonville store last summer appeared in court this afternoon, refused an attorney and said he intended to plead guilty.
Read MoreWhen a Lyons man appeared in court Monday for an initial hearing, he was charged with operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in the body, a Class C misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor, as a result of a traffic stop in Worthington.
Read MoreA woman who wrecked her car in eastern Greene County has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. She could be facing more charges.
Read MoreA Lyons man claimed another man had knocked his hat off, pushed, punched and kicked him. Witnesses said otherwise.
Read MoreWhen citizens reported seeing dangerous driving behavior in Worthington, a Linton officer, in town to assist a Worthington officer, went after the driver and arrested him. He’s accused of driving drunk with an BAC of .213.
Read MoreA warrant is out for the arrest of a man who allegedly threatened to rip a nurse’s throat out when he was a patient in a hospital.
Read MoreWhen a couple wanted in Knox County in connection with dealing methamphetamine there was arrested in Greene County, officers suspected the man of dealing meth here too. Warrants have been issued.
Read MoreSULLIVAN COUNTY — Saturday, December 8, 2018, will mark the sixth year anniversary of the unsolved homicide of 85-year-old Lowell R. Badger of rural Sullivan County.
Read MoreThe evidence against a Linton man accused of felony domestic battery includes video surveillance footage. An officer says the video confirms the man battered a woman outside a school.
Read MoreWhen officers of the Greene County Drug Task Force knocked on the door of an apartment in Linton last weekend, looking for a couple wanted on drug charges, they found them. They also spotted drugs in plain view and the woman who lived in the apartment was arrested this week.
Read MoreA driver pulled over last weekend in eastern Greene County, accused of speeding and driving under the influence of a controlled substance, had a young passenger on board and is now facing seven criminal counts including neglect of a dependent.
Read MoreA warrant was issued for the arrest of a Linton man who was arrested then bonded out of jail but didn’t show up in court. By the time he was taken into custody, he was wanted on three warrants.
Read MoreA driver who was trapped and suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash east of Bloomfield last spring, allegedly caused by operating a vehicle while intoxicated at close to three times the legal limit, avoided arrest and was summoned into court for an initial hearing. But he was a no show on his second court date and a warrant was issued.
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