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A Bloomfield man is accused of pushing a woman down onto gravel while a child stood nearby yelling at him to stop. He was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on a preliminary charge of domestic battery as a Level 6 felony.
Read MoreOne of the four individuals accused of damaging the football field and stealing track hurdles at Eastern-Greene High School last April was in court this month to admit guilt and be sentenced. In addition to doing some time in jail or work release followed by probation, he’s been ordered to pay $4,826 in restitution to the school.
Read MoreIt’s going to be a lot harder for the man accused of stealing and crashing a 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck in Worthington to get out of jail on bond.
Read MoreJared Turner appeared in Greene Superior Court this morning, Thursday, October 11, for his second initial hearing in less than a week. He was formally charged with the attempted murder of an inmate at the jail. Earlier this week, he was charged with the attempted murder of Todd Bennett.
Read MoreWhen a rural Bloomfield man was in court today for an initial hearing, he was charged with two felonies. He’s accused of pointing a handgun and intimidating members of his own family during a birthday celebration.
Read MoreA Worthington woman is accused of having “weed” in her bra and syringes with meth residue in her purse while hiding behind a dumpster to smoke a joint uptown in Worthington last Saturday night.
Read MoreA man who was convicted and served time in prison for sexual battery has been charged with two counts of failure to register as a sex offender. He’s in the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreJared Tyler Turner, the man accused of shooting Todd Bennett in a case of attempted murder, is now accused of another attempted murder. Turner was booked in to the Greene County Jail last Wednesday afternoon and the next day, he allegedly tried to break the neck of his cellmate.
Read MoreJared Turner is accused of attempted murder in a case filed late last week following his arrest last Wednesday. But he’s been under investigation in a second case and it’s expected that a new case will likely be filed against him this week.
Read MoreA Jasonville man was arrested after he allegedly acted in a weird and intimidating manner in a hospital emergency room then refused to cooperate with officers.
Read MoreA Worthington man who just got out of jail less than a month ago, earned a trip back last Thursday. He’s accused of entering a couple’s home taking cash and keys to a truck then taking the truck for a joy ride, mowing down a couple of Main Street trees on the way, leaving ruts and tire marks behind and hitting a parked vehicle before crashing the truck in a field off Terre Haute Road.
Read MoreA woman who allegedly told a deputy her name was ‘Stephanie Starbuck’ was sentenced last Thursday in two different cases, one involving identity deception, the other involving drug charges.
Read MoreA Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a minor incident early this morning after a Jasonville driver hit a deer. No injuries were reported.
Read MoreSome cases do wrap up fast. Within a month after one man was arrested during a traffic stop, he was charged with possession of heroin, agreed to plead guilty and was sentenced to serve time in the Greene County Jail.
Read MoreA warrant for the arrest of a rural Solsberry man accused of biting another man in the face was issued in September. He was arrested last Thursday.
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