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Update: Walls was taken into custody on Thursday, November 29 and was being held without bond. Two warrants were issued early Thursday morning for the arrest of a Linton woman who had bonded out of jail last week.
Read MoreA Linton man with two criminal cases pending against him, one involving an assault, the other stalking and intimidating behavior, was arrested last night, less than a week after he posted bond and was released from jail. Now’s he’s accused of stabbing his girlfriend. Her injuries are said to be serious but not life threatening.
Read MoreA battery suspect, said to have been aware that he had hepatitis, is accused of spitting on an officer. The suspect, who allegedly battered two individuals and scuffled with two officers, has been charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors.
Read MoreA woman in court this week, charged with theft, is accused of shoplifting by hiding items in her purse and in backpacks being worn by her children.
Read MoreWhen the smell of marijuana attracted the attention of a Worthington police officer to a hungry driver parked in front of a deli, he asked about marijuana in the car. The driver hesitated but his passenger piped up and said, “Just give him the weed.”
Read MoreA Linton couple who woke up to a woman banging on their doors and windows in the middle of the night said the woman also woke up and frightened their children. They didn’t know the woman and they called the police.
Read MoreA Linton man arrested twice during one week in October and accused of threatening behavior while he was armed with a gun has admitted guilt and been sentenced.
Read MoreA man suspected of battery on two juveniles at a home in Bloomfield last weekend took off out the back door and headed into the woods when police arrived. They found him, and took him to jail.
Read MoreA Linton man arrested and charged with domestic battery in October was back in jail early Monday, accused of violating a no-contact order.
Read MoreThe White River Co-op building near Scotland sustained minor damage Sunday evening when a car jumped a curb in a parking space and hit the building. No injuries were reported.
Read MoreThe suspect accused of murdering Scott White by stabbing him in the neck with a 12-inch long knife on Thanksgiving Eve, allegedly licked the victim’s blood from the knife as he sat in the truck of another man who had given the suspect a ride to White’s home. The suspect allegedly told the man to drive away, or he would kill him too.
Read MoreOne man is dead and one man is in custody following a fatal stabbing incident in Linton on Wednesday night. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell said LPD Detective Paul Clark is leading the investigation assisted by LPD Sgt. Logan Hobbs and other officers from the LPD and Greene County Sheriff’s Department.
Read MoreOne of the four individuals accused of damaging the football field and stealing track hurdles at Eastern-Greene High School last April was arrested after he failed to show up in court as required and a warrant was issued.
Read MoreA Lyons woman arrested last Friday was in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing yesterday, charged with methamphetamine-related felonies as well as felony neglect of a dependent.
Read MoreAn inmate who’s been in the Greene County Jail since July has allegedly placed over a thousand phone calls from the jail in an attempt to contact a woman who doesn’t want to talk to him.
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