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A-2 Front Wednesday, Februar y 26, 2020 The Press-Dispatch yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. MASON Continued from page 1 208 E. Main • 812-254-3651 • Washington VISA • Mastercard • Daily's Charge • 90 days Same As Cash Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm & Saturday 10am-4pm DAILY'S FURNITURE All Pictures & Mirrors 50% Off - many below cost - La-Z-Boy Recliners While They Last $ 379 00 Chair & Ottomans 2 Piece $ 899 00 Accent Chairs In Solids & Prints 2/$ 599 00 Armless Chairs In Prints & Solids $ 299 00 Wing Chairs $ 249 00 La-Z-Boy Power Recliner $ 599 00 Chairs! Chairs! Chairs! Have A Seat!!! Closeout on La-Z-Boy Sofas & Reclining Sofas! Karan Thacker, AFSP Owner THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com By Andy Heuring A rural Otwell man was ar- rested on numerous charges after he admitted to beating up a handicapped man. Chad Norris, 35, of 1868 N. SR 257, Otwell, was ar- rested on charges of ob- struction of justice, disor- derly conduct and resisting law enforcement, and more charges are pending further investigation. Pike County Chief Dep- uty Sheriff Dallas Killian said police were called by Darrel Kelsey's mother, tell- ing them Norris had beat- en up her son. She told po- lice Norris told her he body slammed her son. She also said her son was laying in the floor with blood coming out of his nose and mouth. She said Norris became ag- gressive toward her, so she left and called 911. Deputy Brad Jenkins was the first to arrive at the res- idence and found the front door was open and he saw two people laying on the floor. Kelsey was on his back with blood on his face and Norris was laying on his stomach, according to Dep- uty Jenkins. According to Jenkins' re- port, when he asked Norris what happened, he replied he didn't have to tell him and he was taking the fifth. Jenkins said Norris then got up and told Deputy Jen- kins to get out of his house. Jenkins said he put Nor- ris in a chair in the living room. Conservation Officer Kenny Tincher arrived and Jenkins said he was able to check on Kelsey, and found him bleeding and incoher- ent. EMS then arrived to tend to Kelsey. Jenkins said he then talk- ed to Kelsey's mother. She said her son had been living with Norris and she would go to the residence and stay with her handicapped son while Norris went to work. She said that morning when she got there, she could tell Norris had been drinking. She said she found her son on the floor, bleed- ing. Chief Deputy Killian said when he arrived, Norris whom he knew from previ- ous incidents, was sitting in a recliner. He told me to "get the *$ #@ out of my house." Killian's report states Norris continued to be bel- ligerent and tell police his rights were being violated. Killian said Norris got up again and was told to sit back down. He then sat down, clinched his fist and said, "get the %&*# out or take me to jail." He then began to resist, and was taken to the ground and placed in handcuffs. Killian said Norris contin- ued to yell obscenities and tell police he was intoxicat- ed. Killian, in his report, stated Norris said Kelsley "walked in talking #* %&, so I smacked the &% # $ out him, what would you do? " Kelsey requires an aid to walk and had recently spent 100 days in a nursing home to regain his strength, ac- cording to Deputy Killian. He also said Kelsey was un- able to speak and had lost a lot of blood. The hospital was still evaluating Kelsey's injuries, according to Depu- ty Killian. Norris faces multiple charges after altercation By Andy Heuring Three people were arrest- ed in Pike County over the last week for operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated. A rural Winslow woman was arrested Saturday night after she nearly ran into the back of an off-duty Deputy Sheriff. Jennifer Fowler, 43, of 1120 S. CR 700 E., Winslow, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while in- toxicated with prior convic- tion in the last five years. Petersburg Patrolman Scott Arnold said he was called by Deputy Jared Sim- mons, who told him a vehicle was following him extreme- ly closely and almost hit him. Patrolman Arnold said Deputy Simmons pulled over and the car following him also pulled over. Arnold said when he talk- ed with the driver, Fowler she said she was playing with the vehicle in front of her. Arnold said Fowler's speech was slurred and he noticed the odor of alcohol. She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where she tested 0.102 percent for blood alcohol content, ac- cording to Arnold's report. A Jasper woman was ar- rested for OV WI and pos- session of meth after police pulled her over for driving left of center. Shannon R. Stone, 59, of 268 W. 41st St., Jasper, was arrested by Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Buck Seger at about 4:30 pm. Thursday, February 20. Sgt. Seger said he was driving north on Highway 257 in Velpen when he saw a Chevrolet car drive left of center three times in a short distance. When he pulled her over, he noticed Stone was "high- ly fidgety and fumbled her driver's license." He said she also had uncontrolled facial movements and twitching eyebrows. Both are indica- tors of meth intoxication. K9 Officer Bleck, during a free air sniff of Stone's ve- hicle, indicated the presence of an illegal narcotic. During a search of Stone's vehicle, Sgt. Seger found three cut straws that vehi- cle-ttested positive for meth and a clear plastic container with powder residue. Stone failed field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a blood test. She was pre- liminarily charged with pos- session of meth, less than 5 grams, possession of par- aphernalia, and operating while intoxicated (refusal). A Loogootee man was ar- rested on Monday, Febru- ary 17 for OV WI after po- lice were called, following an argument. Wade Hurdle, 61, of 216 1/2 SE First St., Loogootee, was arrested by Pike Coun- ty Deputy Jared Simmons. Deputy Simmons said police were called by Ter- ry Jones, who said Hurdle had just driven away from his residence after an argu- ment. He also said Hurdle was intoxicated. Police located Hurdle at 2172 E. CR 650, Petersburg. According to Deputy Sim- mons' report, Hurdle ad- mitting drinking "quite a bit" and driving from Jones' residence. Hurdle failed field sobri- ety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.108 percent blood alcohol content. The legal limit in Indiana is 0.08 percent. Three arrested for OVWI in separate incidents BREAK Continued from page 1 downhill, along Highway 57, all the way to 13th St. The crew finished up the break on Highway 57 at about 7:30 a.m. Once the break was fixed, most peo- ple had their water restored. "I took the crew and went for a break and ate breakfast. Then we moved to the line break on Highway 356." He said they were able to isolate that break by turning off ar- ea valves, so it only affected a few people. They finished with it at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. A boil order was put in- to effect for water custom- ers north and east of High- way 57 and Lakeview Drive. That order was lifted Tues- day morning. stitutes to cover." During Mason's 40 years of teaching, he had about 1,300 students in his class- room. Along with teaching, Ma- son loved Pike Central bas- ketball and had been the boys' varsity and junior varsity scorekeeper for 30 years. This year he had decided to only do home games. On Friday, his jersey was draped over the score book prior to the varsity game. They had a short tribute to him. Part of the tribute said Mason's favorite college team was Indiana Univer- sity and his second favorite team was whoever was play- ing Kentucky. Dr. Blake said one the middle school students de- cided to make Friday Crocs Day. Most of the students came to school in Crocs, which are the shoes Mason often wore. Blake said it was impres- sive that Forest Park High School also had a moment of silence before the start of Pike Central's game there on Saturday night. "It was just an example of the friends Ivan had made and the respect for him around the area." "He has been a staple of the team for the last 25 years," said Pike Central head coach Hunter Elliott. He said the Chargers practiced Monday morning, then all the current players and many of their past play- ers attended the funeral. Middle school teacher Ju- lie West spoke at the funer- al. She said it was hard to tell if the adults were consoling the children and students or if the students were consol- ing the adults. "Mr. Mason loved teach- ing. I feel like he left us do- ing what he truly loved. I think that was what he want- ed. He wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. He was a special man. He will be dearly missed," said Keeker. Darin Cook digs out around a water line along Highway 356 on Saturday morning. It was one of two water line breaks that caused part of Petersburg and surrounding areas to lose water pressure. Crews had the water back on by Saturday afternoon. The burst at about 1:30 a.m. Fish For News? Not a Chance! Subscribe Today! 354-8500 FISHY NEWS