The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, June 16, 2021 The Press-Dispatch By Andy Heuring Three people were arrest- ed for driving while intoxicat- ed over the last week in Pike County. A Petersburg woman was arrested at 6:15 p.m. on June 8 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, controlled sub- stance, after police stopped her for not using a turn sig- nal. Audrey Turpen, 37, of Pe- tersburg, was stopped by Pe- tersburg Officer Scott Ar- nold after he said he saw her turn from Whitelock Ave. on- to Pike Ave. without using her turn signal. Officer Arnold said when he talked with Tur- pen, he noticed she had signs of meth intoxication, includ- ing uncontrollable facial mus- cle movements and rapid eye movements. She failed field sobriety tests, but tested well below the legal limit for blood alco- hol content in Indiana. According to Officer Ar- nold's report, Turpen told him she failed a drug test ear- lier in the week and that she had used meth a few days ear- lier. She was taken to the Da- viess Community Hospital, where she tested positive for meth, amphetamine and mar- ijuana. She was then transported to the Pike County Jail. A Winslow woman was ar- rested after she pulled out in front of a policeman, nearly causing a wreck. Eden Sullivan, 25, of Winslow, was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Officer Arnold said he was on patrol at about 7 p.m. Sun- day, driving west on Highway 356, when he saw a vehicle that had driven past the stop sign before stopping. Then as he approached, it accel- erated in front of him, caus- ing him to have to "slam on his brakes" to keep from hit- ting it. Arnold said when Sullivan realized what she had done, she backed up and he pulled in behind her. He said when he talked to Sullivan, she apologized and said she was in a hurry to use the bathroom. While talking to her, Ar- nold said he noticed the odor of alcohol and that Sullivan had poor balance. According to Arnold's re- port, Sullivan said she had "a couple drinks." Sullivan failed field sobri- ety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where she tested 0.116 percent for blood alcohol. A Bristow man was arrest- ed after an off-duty police- man saw him drive left of cen- ter four times. Tim Wright, 47, of 10209 SR 62, Bristow, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Michael Willis. Deputy Willis said he was notified at 10 :44 p.m. Wednes- day, June 9, by Petersburg Of- ficer Scott Arnold, who was off-duty, of a vehicle driving south on Highway 61 that was all over the road and had crossed the centerline four times. Willis said he located the vehicle and saw it go left of center before initiating a stop. He said when he stopped the 1991 Dodge pickup, be- ing driven by Wright, he no- ticed Wright had rapid, mut- tered speech, and his eyes were bloodshot and unre- sponsive to light. Wright al- so was making irregular fast movements with his head and sweating profusely. Willis said those are signs of meth intoxication. Wright failed field sobri- ety tests. He refused a chem- ical test. During a search of Wright's vehicle, Willis said Petersburg Officer Bryce Manning located a purple pouch under a dog bed. The pouch contained a plastic bag- gie that had a crystal-like sub- stance in it, which field test- ed positive for meth. It also contained a glass and a met- al smoking device. Wright was taken into cus- tody on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal), possession of par- aphernalia and possession of meth charges. Three arrested for OVWI in separate incidents Elenbaas charged for battery, confinement, interference By James Capozella A 10 p.m. argument on June 8 between Kaylee Hill, 23, and her husband, Shane Elenbaas, 34, of 800 N. Lib- erty, Apt. 317, Petersburg, re- sulted in several charges lev- eled against Elenbaas by Pike County Sheriff Deputy Jared Simmons. Elenbaas was charged with domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years, criminal con- finement and interference with reporting a crime. Sim- mons, Petersburg Patrolman Scott Arnold and State Troop- er C.J. Boeckman responded to a 911 call by Hill for a phys- ical domestic incident. Arnold was first to arrive and spoke with Hill, who said that the couple had been in an argument and that she at- tempted to leave after Elen- baas took her phone, accord- ing to the report. She claimed while attempting to leave, he shoved her to the floor to keep her from leaving. Arnold en- tered the apartment and found Elenbaas hanging out of a win- dow in the living room. Elenbaas told officers that he had an argument with Hill and was trying to talk to her and hug her to make up. Hill said she was going to her mother's to use the phone and Elenbaas said he stood in front of the door to keep her from leaving while trying to talk to her. Hill said she was pushed down to the floor. Elenbaas said he grabbed ahold of her and she told him not to push her, according to the report. The argument was over Elenbaas leaving their one-year-old in the vehi- cle while Elenbaas went inside the post office. Hill wanted Elenbaas to leave the night of the incident and she didn't want to press any charges. Officer Arnold spoke with Elenbaas and indi- cated the stories matched up until Elenbaas put his hands on Hill, according to the re- port. Officers concluded that a scratch on Elenbaas oc- curred when Hill attempted to get away from him. Offi- cers agreed that the scratch and stretched shirt happened when Hill was trying to get away. Both Arnold and Sim- mons advised Hill that she didn't have a choice in press- ing charges and that the State of Indiana assumes the re- sponsibility of the victim in a domestic battery. Elenbaas was placed in handcuffs and advised of domestic battery, criminal confinement and in- terference with reporting a crime charges. By Andy Heuring An Owensville man was ar- rested at about 9 p.m. on Num- ber Seven Road (CR 475 S.) af- ter police drove by and saw a fire behind his vehicle. James Boner, 55, of Owens- ville, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jared Simmons on charges of pos- session of meth, possession of paraphernalia and posses- sion of marijuana. Deputy Simmons said he was on patrol on CR 475 S., when he saw a brown Jeep sit- ting at the entrance of Gold Fish Pond and something on fire behind the Jeep. Simmons turned around, went back to the spot and talked to Boner. Boner said he was burning used toilet paper and he was there because he was meet- ing someone to help them move an RV. Simmons said while he talk- ed with Boner, he noticed rap- id and muttered speech, and Boner's eyes weren't reacting to light and were constantly shifting, which are signs of meth intoxication. State Trooper C.J. Boeck- man arrived to assist. Sim- mons searched Boner's vehi- cle and found two clear plastic baggies in the rear spare tire rack. Simmons said one bag- gie had 2.2 grams of a crys- tal-like substance that field tested positive for meth and the other was a small amount of marijuana. He was taken into custody. Owensville man arrested on meth, pot charges Clark arrested for being habitual traffic violator By James Capozella Dennis Clark, 34, of 1005 E. Porter Street, Winslow, was charged with driving while an habitual traffic violator follow- ing a traffic stop for driving 55 in a 35 mph zone on CR 150 S. Sheriff Deputy Jared Sim- mons and Special Deputy Kane Osgatharp made a June 13 traffic stop on Clark's Jeep Liberty. While approaching the vehicle, Deputy Simmons recognized the driver to be Dennis Clark. When Clark was asked by Simmons if he had a license, he said, "Bad news man, I don't have a li- cense," according to the re- port. When advised of the rea- son for the stop, Clark said he thought it was a 40 mph zone. He asked if there was any way his mother could come and get the vehicle since his dog was in the vehicle, and he had a snapping turtle in a five-gal- lon bucket he was trying to control. Asked why he was out driv- ing without a valid driver's li- cense, Clark told officers he had taken his son to the boy's mother's house since his weekend visitation was over. Dispatch confirmed to Sim- mons that Clark was an habit- ual traffic violator. Simmons allowed Clark to ask his moth- er to retrieve the vehicle and after a period of time, she ar- rived at the scene. Clark was then placed in handcuffs and transported to the Pike Coun- ty Jail. And it begins Highway 61 closed on Monday in Petersburg, from Main St. to Seventh St., for a complete reconstruction that will include new curbs and sidewalks. Phase one of the project is expected to last until mid-October. The local detour is Seventh St., with the through traffic detour being Highway 57 to U.S. 50 to Indiana 241. Phase II of the project will run from Seventh St. to Harvest Lane and will begin immediately after phase one is completed. The local detour for phase two will be White River Ave. to Harvest Lane. It is supposed to be run from mid-October to July of 2022. At the same time, a drainage problem on Highway 61 at the south edge of Petersburg is also being addressed by the Indiana Department of Transportation. It will restrict traffic to one lane with flaggers. See the Business Box for special services on page B-11 new cases as well. In the last three days reported, June 12, 13 and 14, new cases statewide were 243, 148 and 241 respec- tively. Just three weeks ear- lier, on May 25, 26 and 27, those numbers were 627, 659 and 557. New deaths in Indiana on June 12, 13 and 14 were: 2, 2 and 0. Again, three weeks ear- lier on May 25, 26 and 27, new deaths in Indiana were: 10, 10 and 9. Hospitalizations on June 13 dropped to an all-time low of 497. It took a slight tick up to 536 on June 14. That compares to 832 on both May 13 and 14. Statewide, the seven-day positivity rate is 2.7 percent. Another sign things nation- ally are getting back to normal are numbers from the airlines. The Transportation Security Administration last Friday screened more than two mil- lion passengers. It was the first time since the pandem- ic began they had screened that many. COVID-19 Continued from page 1 SERVICES Now buying grain at 605 S. 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