The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, July 17, 2019 The Press-Dispatch We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. Subscribe Today! 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 812-354-8500 We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. FIREMEN Continued from page 1 4-H FAIR Continued from page 1 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. DON'T FORGET YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL EYE EXAMS Now Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 812-354-9400 Golden Living Center now offers private Medicaid rooms that offer more convenience and privacy for both residents and their visitors. 309 W. Pike Ave., Petersburg (812) 354-8833 andrea.cloud@goldenlivingcenters.com If you're interested in this option, call us today for more information. Enhancing Lives Through Innovative Healthcare ™ Private Medicaid Suites Available. By Andy Heuring Free running dogs killed 13 show animals and injured two more Tuesday morning in northern Pike County. "That is several months of work and lots of money gone down the gullets of some dogs," said Chrissie Hood. "That was my livelihood. It is what I do," said Hood of the animals that were killed. Hood and her husband, Scott, recently moved to Pike County, purchasing ground and a barn on CR 750 N. They used it to house her show animals that includes rabbits, goats and chick- ens. Scott and Chrissie had lived in Alaska for the past 15 years. She said their par- ents are from southern Illi- nois so it was kind of moving back home for them. Tuesday morning, she and Scott were in a camper be- hind the barn, where they are living while preparing to build a house on the proper- ty. She said Scott heard dogs barking and went out to see what was going on. He saw two dogs, a large dog that appeared to be a part Mas- tiff and another that was a water dog, part poodle. He said he shooed the dogs off and after they left, he started finding their dead animals. In all, 11 rabbits, a chick- en and a goat were killed. Chrissie said two more rab- bits appeared to have broken backs and she fears they will have to be put down. "These are Rex Rabbits. They are from Pennsylvania, New York and Virgina. The goats are from Ohio. They are all high dollar show ani- mals," said Hood. "I just hope they can find the dogs and owners, so this doesn't happen again," said Hood. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Baumgart and Pike County Deputy Sheriff Brad Jenkins responded to the call of the animals be- ing killed. Jenkins said he located the dogs, but hadn't been able to determine who the owner is yet. "I found them. They are still out running loose. Every time I would get to within about 50 feet of them, they would run off into a cornfield." He said he was able to at least see one of the dogs had tags, so they are owned by someone. Jenkins said he stopped at all the hous- es in the area to see if they belong to anyone. He said at mid-morning Tuesday, no one was home at most of the homes in the area. Jenkins said when he finds the owner, he will write a class D infraction ci- tation for allowing free run- ning dogs. Free running dogs kill 13 show animals By Andy Heuring An Evansville man was ar- rested for drunken driving after behind involved in an accident Friday night and a Huntingburg woman, with three children in the car, was arrested for drunken driving. Donald W. Cline, 34, of 1404 MacArthur Dr., Evans- ville, driving a 2008 Chevro- let Silverado pickup, was ar- rested by Pike County Depu- ty Paul Collier at about 10 :30 p.m. Friday after he pulled in front of a oncoming truck at the intersection of CR 100 S. and CR 625 W. Cline told Deputy Collier he was driving south on CR 650 W. and stopped at the in- tersection of CR 100 S., but didn't see Andrea McKin- ney, 35, of 104 S. McCreary St., Fort Branch, who was driving a 2010 Ford F150 west on CR 100 S. McKinney hit Cline in the driver's side door. Collier's report stated McKinney said Cline did not stop at the intersection and drove into her path. Joshua Kreig, 36, of Evansville, was McKinney's passenger and suffered fa- cial injuries. He was taken by ambulance to hospital. Deputy Collier said Cline failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike Coun- ty Jail, where he tested 0.13 percent for blood alcohol content. During a search of his vehicle, police said they found four white pills veri- fied to be Tramadol Hydro- chloride, a schedule IV con- trolled substance. He was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, endangerment; neglect of a dependent and possession of controlled substance. Kelsey Messmer, 29, of Huntingburg, was arrested at about 6 p.m. Saturday af- ter police were given a re- port of an intoxicated wom- an leaving the Clog the Pato- ka event with three children in the backseat. Pike County Deputy Buck Seger said he located the ve- hicle, driving 65 mph in a 45 zone, north on Highway 61. Seger said when he talk- ed with Messmer, he noticed she was visibly upset and he could smell the odor of alco- hol. He also noticed three children in the backseat. She told Seger she had a rough time at the event and lost her shoes, and she was fighting with her husband. She said she had drank five beers, according to Seger's report. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where she tested 0.082 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit in Indiana is 0.08 percent. Her husband, Tyler, was in the front seat and told of- ficers he was intoxicated. The children were released to the Division of Child Ser- vices until their grandpar- ents took custody of them. Messmer was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, endan- germent and neglect of a dependent. Two arrested for OVWI in separate incidents p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 The Family Fun Night will highlight Wednesday activ- ities. They will have minia- ture golf, a giant mudslide and pedal tractor pull, and sever- al other events beginning at 7 p.m. Other events on Wednes- day include the rabbit show at 9 a.m., beef dairy and sheep shows at 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 25 Free rides start on Thurs- day at 5:30 p.m. Thursday will also feature the Xtreme Roughstock Rodeo Tour at 7 p.m. 4-H events during the day include Senior Citizens Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seniors will be treated to wheelchair- friendly events including eat- ing fair food, touring the 4-H exhibits in the 4-H Building, and a whirl on the swing rides. The Rodeo Family Hour starts at 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 26 Friday's big events are the demolition derby and live- stock auction. The auction starts at 5:30 p.m. in the live- stock barn. Derby registration is from 4 to 4:30 p.m. It starts at 7 p.m. Free carnival rides are at 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 27 The Youth Fishing Tourney at Prides Creek starts at 9 a.m. Classic Car show is from 10 a.m. to noon. The Pike Coun- ty's Got Talent show is set for noon at the Amphitheater in Hornady Park. The Kentuck- iana Backyard BBQ starts at noon with awards at 4 p.m. The Cutest Baby contest win- ners will be announced at 4 p.m. and Super Cross Track practice starts at 4 p.m. A cornhole tourney is set for 5 p.m., with the rides opening at 5 p.m. Super Cross races start at 7 p.m. with mutual aid. "If an emergency in Win- slow happens, medical or fire, both departments are paged at the same time," Winslow Council president Joshua Popp said. "This en- sures town citizens are pro- tected by two fire depart- ments versus a single de- partment. Patoka provides [emergency medical tech- nicians] non-basic life sup- port, fire and rescue servic- es to the town." No update was given on the town's investigation in- to the fire department's fi- nancial records. Popp said this issue is cur- rently being handled by the town-appointed attorney. Four arrested on meth-related charges Eleven show rabbits, a chicken and a goat were killed by free running dogs Tuesday morning in rural Pike County near CR750N. They were owned by Chrissie and Scott Hood. Police are investigating the in- cident. By Andy Heuring A Petersburg man and Winslow woman were arrest- ed on dealing meth charges, a Level 3 felony, after an in- vestigation that started in Washington led police to them in Pike County. Charles Martin Stafford, 36, of 1321 N CR50W, Pe- tersburg and Lacy Eliza- beth Drew, 27, of 6466 E. SR56, Winslow were arrest- ed on charges of dealing in methamphetamine at least five grams, a Level 3 felony; possession of at least five grams, a Level 5 felony; vis- iting a common nuisance, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Stafford was arrested af- ter police intercepted him as he drove to Washington. According to a probable cause affidavit, Washing- ton police found about a half gram of meth on Stafford af- ter they stopped him. Police obtained a warrant to search Stafford's residence. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Buck Seger, Deputy Cody Jones, Petersburg Sgt. Chad Mc- Clellan and Daviess County Deputy Breighton Tolliver went to Stafford's residence to conduct the search and lo- cated Drew there. She told police she wasn't living with Stafford, but was just hanging out there because she was in a fight with her boyfriend. When police explained why they were there, Drew told them she had some pot in the bedroom. She al- so dumped out her purse when police said they found a cellophane wrapper with a crystal-like substance in it. The crystal field-tested pos- itive for meth. Another cellophane wrapper contained a small amount of marijuana. Sheriff's Sgt. Seger stat- ed in his report police found one pink and one clear glass smoking device. Both con- tained burned residue that field-tested positive for meth. Other items includ- ed a grinder, digital scales, a pill bottle with Drew's name on it and another bag of crystal substance testing positive for meth as well as $754 in cash. She told police she got the meth from Stafford, accord- ing to the affidavit. Sgt. Seger said when they asked Drew if she had anything else on her, she needed to give to them be- cause if she took it into the jail it would be an addition- al charge. She reached into her bra and pulled out two more plastic bags with a crystal substance in them. Both field-tested positive for meth. According to the report she told police she had for- gotten about them. Seger said in all they located 7.2 grams of meth. The case started earlier in Washington when police ar- rested Jeremy Sims and Per- cy Lyford on July 10. Police said they had been inves- tigating the pair for a cou- ple of days and executed a search warrant on a res- idence at 1404 Vincennes Ave., Washington. Lyford and Sims were there. According to po- lice reports, they found 2.5 grams of a crystal substance that field-tested positive for meth in Lyford's waist band. In the residence that Lyford said was owned by his fa- ther, but he was staying at, police located a box contain- ing a digital scale and a bag with 13.4 grams of a crystal substance that field-tested positive for meth. Sims and Lyford were both arrested on prelimi- nary charges of dealing in meth, possession of meth, possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nui- sance and visiting a com- mon nuisance. However, formal charg- es were not expected to be filed until Thursday in Da- viess Circuit Court. Drugs and paraphernalis confiscated by Washington Police last week. These arrest led to Charles Stafford and Lacy Drew of Pike County being arrested.