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A Linton man was charged with felony strangulation when he appeared in court this week. He’s accused of lifting a woman off the ground by holding the back of her head and the front of her throat.
Read MoreWhen a deputy responded to a recent domestic incident, they were met by a juvenile witness who said their mother had been struck by a man who was angry about being asked to move out. He was in court this week, charged with a felony.
Read MoreScammers pose as U.S. Marshals and threaten arrest if victim does not pay a fine…..
Read MoreAfter being pulled over for speeding in eastern Greene County, a trooper smelled marijuana and saw a handgun and a Solsberry man wound up in jail.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman claimed a boyfriend hit her and he said she hit him. After an officer listened to different stories and saw the red marks on his face, the woman wound up in jail.
Read MoreWhen a woman with two warrants out for her arrest was taken into custody last Friday evening, officers reported finding meth and other drugs in her bag and a new case was filed against her. Today she appeared in court in three different criminal cases, all involving drug possession.
Read MoreA Linton man accused of dealing methamphetamine last year turned down a plea deal and opted to take his case before a jury in September. He lost. Last Thursday he was sentenced to 15 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman reported to have been banned for life from the VFW in Worthington was arrested after she went in to the club and ordered a drink late last Saturday night.
Read MoreAn Indiana Conservation Officer says he was watching when a hunter at Goose Pond shot a wood duck out of season and another hunter waded out into the marsh, retrieved the duck, then stomped it down into muck to hide the evidence.
Read MorePolice say a woman banned from more than one business in Worthington was trespassing when she was arrested in a grocery store parking lot last Saturday night. They also say she gouged with her nails, hit and kicked a WPD officer while scuffling with him and three other officers.
Read MoreA 22-year-old Solsberry man, accused of child molesting and sexual harassment of a teen victim over the past three years, was arrested early Tuesday then bonded out of the Greene County Jail by posting $3,000 cash.
Read MoreA Springville man, accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in May that took the life of Jeremiah Murphy and injured two others including a young child, did not post bond but got out of jail in August on a temporary release granted so he could seek medical treatment. A hearing to review his medical condition is scheduled in November but early Monday morning, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Read MoreA rural Solsberry man accused of biting another man in the face was arrested on October 4. When he appeared in court for his initial hearing last week, he didn’t waste any time bringing his case to a close. He told the judge he was guilty and he was sentenced the next morning.
Read MoreA Jasonville woman, arrested in September after she was ordered to leave Shakamak School but refused, has already agreed to plead guilty.
Read MoreWarrants were issued last week for the arrest of a Bloomfield couple accused of felony neglect of a dependent involving smoking pot while caring for a grandchild.
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