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RESERVATIONS ONLY CALL 812-354-9259 242 S. Hwy. 57 South of Petersburg PLUS DRINKS & TAX EACH Saturday April 10 starting at 10 a.m. until out of candy at the Moose Lodge (front parking lot) 115 W. Pike Ave., Petersburg Proudly Presented by Women of the Moose Chapter #1740 Loyal Order of the Moose Petersburg Lodge #1617 (DRIVE-THRU) T R A I L PETER COT ON TA IL Paul Stolz obtained a search warrant for Robinson's resi- dence. They, along with Pe- tersburg Police Chief Chuck Baumgart, Sgt. Chad Mc- Clellan and Sheriff's Depu- ties Dallas Killian, Jared Sim- mons, Jason McKinney, Paul Collier and Cody Jones exe- cuted the search warrant. According to a probable cause warrant, police found multiple bags of a crystal white powder testing posi- tive for meth in the bedroom. They said they found a black bag that contained multi- ple smaller bags. The four bags weighed: 35 grams, 32 grams, 12 grams and nine grams. They found a syringe and another bag with similar white powder weighing 13 grams in a bedroom drawer. In the ceiling above the bed, they found a bag of sy- ringes behind a speaker. In the living room/kitchen, police said they found a glass pipe containing a white pow- dery substance, a used sy- ringe and a snuff can with a plastic bag in it that had a white crystal substance weighing five grams. They al- so found what police believed to be a bag of marijuana. In a camper on the prop- erty, police located anoth- er black bag containing six pills identified as Phen- termine Hydrochloride, a schedule 4 controlled sub- stance. According to the affi- davit, police also seized Rob- inson's cellphone and fire- arms, which included: a Ros- si .44 mag lever action rifle and a Remington .22 caliber Fieldmaster. Police said they also found on a table saw what appeared to be a ledger which had an entry of $1,000 for 23 grams. Robinson was taken into custody. A level 2 felony is punish- able by 10 to 30 years in pris- on in Indiana. Robinson was one of six people arrested on meth-re- lated charges in recent days. TWO ARRESTED, ANOTHER SOUGHT Two were arrested and a warrant is being sought for a third after police attempted to serve an arrest warrant on David Fuqua on Cherry St. in Petersburg at about 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday. Jennifer Might, 38, of 1307 E. Cherry St., Petersburg, and Bryan Gregory, 41, of the same address, were arrested on charges of maintaining a common nuisance; posses- sion of methamphetamine, less than five grams, a level 5 felony; possession of mari- juana; and possession of par- aphernalia. Officer Arnold said when he and Patrolman Kyle Mills went to Fuqua's residence, it was immediately obvious there were narcotics being used at the residence. Might and Gregory also live at the same residence with Fuqua. Officer Arnold said they got a search warrant for the resi- dence and secured the scene. They then located in plain view, in a garage/laundry room, multiple glass smoking pipes which contained a resi- due, along with a plastic con- tainer with white crystal-like flakes in the box. Officer Ar- nold said the white crystals and residue in the pipes field tested positive for meth. In Fuqua's room, they found digital scales and more pipes containing residue, as well as a white powder, and green, plant-like material be- lieved to be marijuana. The powder substances field tested positive for meth. In Bryan and Jennifer's bedroom, police also found digital scales and several bags of what Gregory told them was marijuana. Gregory and Might were taken into custody. Fuqua is wanted on the same charges. CARTER CHARGED WITH METH, POT POSSESSION A rural Petersburg man was arrested after police re- ceived a report of a silver car stopped in the middle of Ca- to-Winslow Road at about 3:30 a.m. on Monday, March 22. Pike County Deputies Jar- ed Simmons and Cody Jones went to the area and found Er- ic Carter, 47, of 3651 W. SR 56, Petersburg, sitting in a vehi- cle near CR 50 S. Officers said they checked with Carter to see if he need- ed help and could smell the odor of raw marijuana com- ing from the vehicle. Simmons' report states of- ficers found two marijuana smoking devices in his pock- et and a small brown glass bottle. The bottle contained three different pills and a clear-corner baggie with a crystal-like substance in it, which field tested positive for meth. Each of the pills were dif- ferent and were identified as Suboxone, Methadone and Clonazepam. Simmons said Carter told police he had not used meth for months and the meth they found in his pocket had been "in his pocket forever." A search of the vehicle lo- cated a marijuana bud, mar- ijuana smoking wax and a smoking pipe. He was taken into custo- dy on charges of possession of meth less than five grams; possession of controlled sub- stances; possession of mari- juana; and driving while sus- pended. COUPLE ARRESTED ON METH, POT CHARGES On Saturday, March 27, two people were arrested on charges of possession of meth, possession of marijuana and possession of drug parapher- nalia after a traffic stop. Candace Marie Riger, 30, of 204 Second St., Petersburg, and Douglas Dillon, 56, were arrest- ed by State Trooper Brayden Angermeier at about 3:30 a.m. Trooper Angermeier said he was patrolling on Highway 57 in Petersburg when he saw a truck pass by that did not have a license plate light. He stopped the truck, which Dil- lon was driving and Riger was a passenger. Dillon told Trooper Anger- meier he had borrowed the truck, and he and Riger were on their way home. Trooper Angermeier said while talking with Dillon and Riger, he noticed Riger had rapid and incomprehensible speech, and both had rapid, uncontrolled body movement. Police found a small mirror with a white powder residue on it. According to Angermeier's report, when police had Riger empty her pockets, she had a small baggie containing a plant material. Later, they located ad- ditional baggies with plant ma- terial and another with a crys- tal substance. Angermeier said they also found a sunglass case under the seat of the vehicle that had a glass smoking device contain- ing burnt resident and a white crystal residue, a smoking de- vice containing burnt plant ma- terial and a box that contained a small baggie of plant materi- al and a smoking device. Both Dillon and Riger de- nied the sunglasses case be- ing theirs. Trooper Angermeier's re- port stated once they were tak- en to jail and questioned, Riger admitted they had smoked meth from the glass pipe po- lice found. Evansville mother, son arrested for OVWI, multiple drug charges Megan I. Husk, 36, of 620 N. 5th Ave., Evansville, was arrested by Petersburg Po- lice Officer Scott Arnold on charges of OV WI and posses- sion following a called-in re- port by a Pike County ambu- lance driver of an unsafe driv- er. Officer Arnold was driving behind the ambulance and was able to head north on I- 69, following the black Ford that was reported. Once behind the vehicle, Arnold observed it going left of center multiple times. Arnold stopped her vehicle at the 49.5 -mile marker, but remained in the lane of trav- el rather than pulling to the side of the road. Arnold imme- diately could smell the odor of marijuana and found the driv- er, Husk, did not have a valid license on her. Husk advised Arnold that she and her son, Andrew Long, 18, a passenger, had smoked a marijuana blunt 15 minutes prior to the stop, ac- cording to the report. Pike County Sheriff Depu- ty Mike Willis arrived on the scene and got Long out of the vehicle. Husk's speech was slurred, her eyes were very bloodshot and she had poor balance. A search of the vehicle re- vealed a bottle that tested pos- itive for Suboxone. There were also several glass smoking de- vices containing residue and baggies with spice or K2. Husk failed several field sobriety tests, but consented to a chemical test. She then changed her mind about go- ing to the hospital for a blood draw and was arrested for re- fusal. She and her son were transported to the Pike Coun- ty Jail. Husk was charged with OV- WI, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a synthetic drug and possession of a controlled substance. Long was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of parapher- nalia. Barfknecht arrested for OVWI Prior By James Capozella A traffic stop on I-69 south- bound at the 44-mile marker resulted in charges of operat- ing a vehicle while intoxicated for Jerramy Barfknecht, 41, of 511 E. Poplar St., Petersburg, late Tuesday, March 23. Indi- ana State Trooper Brayden Angermeier had observed a red van cross the centerline on SR 56, according to the re- port. Trooper Angermeier fol- lowed the van and witnessed the van cross the fog line sev- eral times after taking I-69 southbound. A fter stopping the van and identifying the driver, Trooper Angermei- er was backed up by Officer Scott Arnold at the stop on I- 69. Angermeier reported that Barfknecht stated Angermei- er was probably going to take him to jail and they might as well just go. Barfknecht said he had a couple drinks, but failed so- briety tests. Barfknecht ad- mitted to drinking a bottle of whiskey during the day and also stated he was paranoid schizophrenic and that some- thing was trying to hurt him at the house. Later, he thought that Angermeier and Officer Scott Arnold were going to hurt him. During the tests, Barfknecht asked for an am- bulance because he had not taken his medicine for three weeks. He also asked officers if he could run out in traffic and made the comment he wanted to see what was "on the other side." He was trans- ported to Good Samaritan Hospital and they got a BAC of .0925, and did not admit him into the hospital. He was then transported to the Pike County Jail. Barfknecht's his- tory came back with an OV WI conviction on July 30, 2020, in Pike County. There will a complete clo- sure of Old Highway 67 and lane restriction of US 50 in Vincennes starting Monday, April 5. Beginning on or around Monday, April 5, contractors will close the bridge on Old State Road 67 that passes over U.S. 50 west of the 6th Street/ U.S. 41 interchange. Crews will work to replace the super- structure of the bridge. This process includes a complete removal and replacement of the bridge deck. Over the course of the proj- ect, the bridge will be com- pletely closed. Work is sched- uled to last until the end of Oc- tober, depending upon weath- er conditions. Local traffic will have access up to the point of closure, but all other traf- fic should use the official de- tour following State Road 67 and U.S. 41 back to Old S.R. 67 and Executive Boulevard. Beginning on or around Monday, April 5, contractors will restrict one lane both east and westbound on U.S. 50 between the Illinois state line and the 6th Street/U.S. 41 interchange in Vincennes for pavement reconstruction. Crews will remove and replac the road surface and make re- pairs to the subgrade. Work will be done in phases, re- quiring changes in traffic pat- terns, but one lane will remain open at all times in either di- rection and all exits on U.S. 50 will remain open. The pavement reconstruc- tion is expected to last until mid-June, depending upon weather conditions. Restric- tions on this project will be coordinated with the planned rehabilitation of the Old State Road 67 bridge spanning U.S. 50 at this location. That proj- ect is scheduled to wrap up lat- er this fall. Road closures scheduled in Vincennes Old Iron Bridge replacement nears completion Pike County High Superintendent Josh Byrd said the new bridge over the Patoka River at Survant, which is replacing the Old Iron Bridge, could be opened to traffic in as soon as three weeks. The floor was poured re- cently. Byrd said they needed to do some rock work on the approaches and install guardrails before it was opened to traffic.