The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Local Wednesday, December 12, 2018 A- 7 More Than 20 Years of Service Karen Thacker, AFSP Owner 704 E. Haub Street Haubstadt, IN 47639 THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com MODEL TRAIN SHOW AT GOSPEL CENTER Quinton Daves gets up close and personal with a train at the Gospel Center. Kenzie Rudolph photo Kalyd Perry watches a train go by at the Gospel Center's train show. Kenzie Rudolph photo Wadsworth arrested on four charges By James Capozella An investigation by officers Brad Jenkins, Adam Thomp- son and Chad McClellan into an unwanted guest at Lot 32 of the Cox Trailer Court resulted in obstruction of justice, false informing, manufacturing of paraphernalia and criminal trespass charges for Matthew Shane Wadsworth, 45, of 125 Cox Dr., Lot 32, Petersburg. Petersburg Police Depart- ment Sgt. Chad McClellan was dispatched to Lot 32 in reference an unwanted guest. Deputies Jenkins and Thomp- son were already there speak- ing with the guest in Sheila Castillo's trailer when McClel- lan arrived around 1:25 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5. Castillo advised McClel- lan that her daughter Melis- sa's husband, Matthew Wad- sworth, had been living with her since August, but the prob- lems started when he started taking her Melissa's prescrip- tion pills, according to the re- port. She explained that he was out of control and verbal- ly abusive to her 13-year-old grandson, of whom she is the guardian. She stated she want- ed them out of the trailer. Matthew told officers that Castillo got mad at him be- cause he had gotten onto the grandson for kicking over his amp. He also said she had scratched his face and repeat- edly hit him. McClellan observed a small scratch on his face, took a pho- to of the injury and had Mat- thew fill out a statement, ac- cording to the report. Castillo denied ever touching him and said that she had asked him to leave after he threatened the grandson that he would "beat his a$ #." Matthew said that when he refused to leave and went to his bedroom, Castillo kicked in the door, scratched him, slapped Melissa and threw pills around. He also said she peeled out with the grandson in the car. Castillo stated she had tried to leave to go to the police sta- tion but she couldn't start the car because Matthew had dis- connected the battery cable. She then called police, accord- ing to the report. McClellan noticed that Mat- thew was slurring his words, his eyes were glassy, his eye- lids were drooping and his bal- ance was unsteady. McClellan said he took into account Mat- thew had underwent hip sur- gery, but his pain from that in- jury appeared to come and go as they spoke. McClellan no- ticed there were no signs of a car peeling out. There were several pill bottles on the counter, but none appeared to be spilled. Department of Child Ser- vices was contacted they and spoke with Castillo and her grandson. McClellan spoke with Matthew in the trailer and he said Castillo had mar- ijuana in the car and a pipe in the passenger side door. He said she smoked, but de- nied that he had smoked in several years. When asked if he would test positive for any drugs, he stated he had smoked some marijuana in Denver, Colo., at his mom's funeral less than 30 days ago. He later told Deputy Jenkins he had smoked marijuana three days ago, according to the report. He later told DCS he had smoked marijuana a week ago. He later admitted he had not been to Colorado recently and his mother had died years ago. Jenkins found the pipe, noticing it was un- der legal papers with Mat- thew's name on them. Cas- tillo denied knowing about the pipe. All parties were of- fered a drug test by DCS, but only Castillo complied, while the others refused. DCS restricted Melissa and Matthew's access to the child and informed them they would have to leave the residence. Although initially aggres- sive, they eventually packed items to leave. Before leav- ing, Matthew took a package from under the Christmas tree and took it to the other side of the trailer court when the couple left the trailer. He then returned, according to the re- port, without his backpack. Jenkins located the back- pack and the gift was inside. He saw it was a Chromebook, the one Castillo said was miss- ing. McClellan discovered he had left his clipboard at the residence and returned to get it. Although Matthew was told he would be arrested for crim- inal trespass if he came back, McClellan found Matthew and Melissa on the porch trying to get past Castillo. When Mat- thew turned to leave and then turned back, pointing his fin- ger at Castillo, McClellan placed him under arrest. Petersburg Garden Club annual December meeting The Petersburg Garden Club had its annual December meeting at the Village Inn with host- ess Barbara Hickey. She provided lunch for all members, plus favors, and gave a program on plants used during Christmas time. Pictured are Barbara and Damar Hickey. Harrison Merold, Luke Clark, Austin Clark and Benjamin Merold are mesmerized by Tom Mires' large G scale train as it passes by. The train has cars that are nearly four feet long. Below: This LEGO™ ferris wheel is just one of part of an elaborate four 4' x 8' foot board set of an amusement park, town and railroads on display. Brian Houchin, of Petersburg, puts an engine on the track. Houchin said he got started collecting trains a couple of years ago when his son became interested in them. His set is mostly a pre-WWII set. It is a collection of different sets of things he was able to procure at flea markets and yard sales.