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Harrington then contact- ed the store's owner, who ar- rived at about 2:09 a.m. She showed Harrington and State Trooper C.J. Boeckman their surveillance video. Deputy Marshal Harrington said he found video of an adult white male, wearing a gray base- ball cap, with brown hair and a goatee, and tattoos on his right forearm and right hand. Harrington said the video shows the man walk towards the camera, then "looking in- to the camera, he held up his right hand and made an ob- scene gesture toward the vid- eo camera." According to Harrington, the man then tried to knock down the camera or change its position. He then walked away and tried to open the locked front door. A minute later, he returned with a landscaping stone and threw it through the glass door, then entered the building. In a probable cause affidavit, Harrington said the man then grabbed two bottles of rum and fled the building. Harrington said store own- er Rachel Hoffman told him the cash register drawer had been emptied by a store em- ployee at closing time. When they reviewed more surveillance video, they found the same person had been at the store at 6:11 p.m. on Tues- day and tried to purchase a bottled beverage. However, he didn't have the right change and walked back out to an old- er Suburban, got money from the driver and then returned to make the purchase. Harrington then went to the Quick Pick store and obtained video footage there, because they have color video camer- as. He was able to find video of a similar Suburban, with the passenger side window open, driving by minutes before it appeared at Winslow Pack- age Liquors. He then captured a picture of the passenger and it was posted on social media by Hoffman. She called Har- rington a short time later and said two people called her tell- ing her it was Mallory. Harrington, in the affida- vit, said he and Town Marshal Steve Nelson checked Mallo- ry's Facebook page and found several photos of him to verify it was him on the video. Harrington said they locat- ed Mallory at his grandfather, Terry Hurst's, residence. In the affidavit, Harrington said when they told Mallory he was on the store's video sur- veillance, he admitted he had robbed the store. Mallory was taken into cus- tody and transported to the Pike County Jail, where he is being held on a $50,000, 10 percent cash bond. Harrington said the two bottles of rum stolen by Mal- lory cost $21.95 each. BURGLARY Continued from page 1 By Andy Heuring A Fourth of July pool acci- dent has a former Pike Coun- ty native recovering from his second surgery and waiting to be admitted to the Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta. Adam Houchins suffered a spinal injury when he dove in- to his sister's swimming pool at about 7 p.m. on Sunday, Ju- ly 4. "I dove into the pool just like I have done a thousand times, but this time I just land- ed wrong. I hit my head and I immediately knew something was wrong," said Houchins. Luckilyt, his brother in-law, Bobby Collins, was in the pool and Houchins came up near him. "I told him 'I broke my neck.'" Collins was able to get ahold of Houchins and keep him above water. Also for- tunate for Houchins, his sis- ter, Jessica Collins, and his brother, Andy Houchins, are trained medical professionals. Jessica is a nurse practitioner and Andy is a physician's as- sistant. They were there and jumped into the pool to help. Jessica said they were able to keep him lttying flat on the surface of the water to prevent further injury until EMTs ar- rived. She said the ambulance and EMTs arrived in about five minutes and were able to place a spine board under Adam and then lift him out of the pool. "All the care was great," said Jessica. He was rushed to Dea- coness Midtown, where he un- derwent emergency surgery to repair a "burst fracture" of his C7 vertebrae. Jessica ex- plained doctors went in and re- moved fragments of his verte- brae and then placed a titani- um ring in place of the explod- ed vertebrae and fused the vertebrae together in a two- hour surgery. Houchins said for now he doesn't have any feeling from about his sternum down. "We aren't dwelling on any of the negatives. I have plenty of life ahead of me . . . Noth- ing but positive here. Some work to do and a few bumps in the road. It is unfortunate I'm here, but I have a great fami- ly and support system. It isn't going to get me down," said Houchins from his ICU bed last week at Deaconess Mid- town in Evansville. He was scheduled to be transferred to the Shepherd Center earlier this week, but Monday, they found more fragments and did an emer- gency surgery to remove them. "He is still going to go to Shepherd, but it will just be delayed a little," said Houch- ins' mother, Janet Graff. Houchins is a 2006 Pike Central graduate. He lives in Newburgh with his wife, Ken- dra, and one-year-old daugh- ter, Nora Rose. Jessica said Adam being ac- cepted to go to the Shepherd Center was a good thing be- cause they are one of the best in the country. They are a pri- vate not-for-profit hospital specializing in spinal cord in- juries. "They don't give you a lot of guarantees," said Jessica of Adam's prognosis. "He needs therapy and time." "I'm willing to put in the hard work. I'm not discour- aged. It is a rough spot, but it will all be a memory by next year. Hopefully, I'll be off to bigger and better things," said Adam. Houchins recovering from neck surgeries after July 4 pool injury Smith charged in theft at Petersburg Trademart By James Capozella A report of employee theft, and an investigation by Pe- tersburg Patrolman Bryce Manning and the Pike Coun- ty prosecutor's office result- ed in the arrest of Laura Ann Smith, 40, of 1287 E. CR 400 N., for theft of less than $750. Parvatiben Patel, owner of the Trademart Gas Station on SR 57 N., advised officer Man- ning that an employee at her store had been stealing mon- ey from the cash register and also merchandise on multiple occasions. An extensive review of the surveillance videos for the month of June and an inter- view with Smith by Officer Manning resulted in a report being sent to the prosecutor's office that included corrobora- tion of Patel's accounts of sto- len money and merchandise. Manning submitted his report on July 8 with the request for a warrant theft less than $750 for Smith. Jason Martin arrested on multiple charges By James Capozella Jason Martin, 27, of 115 Ol- ive Dr., Princeton, was arrest- ed for reckless driving, false informing and obstruction of justice following an investiga- tion of a woman and her two small children being chased by Martin in a white Tahoe SUV. The July 5 incident took place at 1403 E. CR 375 S., Winslow, while Nicole Gal- legos and her children were at a pool at 1467 E. CR 375. Sheriff Deputy Cody Jones was dispatched to a possible rape on CR 375 when a caller notified central dispatch that Gallegos and her two children ran up to the caller's house stating that Martin was drunk and ripped the bottom of her swim suit off, according to the report. Gallegos and the two children ran to the neighbor's and Martin eventually admit- ted that he had chased them in an SUV as was reported by a witness. Steven Leonard advised Deputy Jones that he heard yelling and then saw a white SUV coming towards his driveway at a decent rate of speed, according to the re- port. Leonard said he saw a woman holding two children screaming for help. At first he thought the woman was say- ing she was raped, but when she got closer, he said she was screaming for help be- cause Gallegos was trying to run over her, according to the report. Jones viewed video from se- curity cameras that showed the SUV coming towards Gal- legos and the children, and then turning around and re- turning to the 1403 E. CR 375 location. A fter Jones placed Martin in handcuffs and read him his Miranda Rights, Mar- tin admitted to driving the SUV. A report was made to the Department of Child Services since juveniles were involved. Jones was assisted by Depu- ty Jared Simmons, who trans- ported Martin to the Pike County Jail. By Andy Heuring The 2021 Clog the Patoka was cancelled after a thun- derstorm hit the Winslow ar- ea Saturday morning and fore- casts called for storms off and on all day. It has been resched- uled for Saturday, September 18, which is the same day as the Winslow Fall Festival. "As much as we regret it, we are forced to cancel the float to- day," wrote Clement on a post Saturday morning. He said a 15 -member group was at Miller's Field at 7 a.m. Saturday as it was lightning, thundering and raining in Winslow. He also said the ra- dar showed a bigger storm be- hind the one hitting Winslow at that time. 'Clog' rescheduled for Sept. 18 By Andy Heuring A Winslow woman and Mi- ami, Fla., man were arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in separate inci- dents last week. A Winslow woman was ar- rested Saturday night after a Deputy Sheriff noticed her drive left of center five times in Campbelltown. Jennifer Nicholson, 46, of 3504 E. SR 364, Winslow, was arrested at about 8:15 p.m. by Deputy Sheriff Jared Simmons. Deputy Simmons said he was driving north on High- way 61 when he noticed a black Chevrolet in front of him drive left of center five times before he stopped it at the in- tersection of Highways 56 and 61, near Pike Central. Simmons said while talking with the Nicholson, who was driving, he could smell the odor of alcohol, she had mut- tered rapid speech, her hands were fidgety and she had ir- regular jaw movements, which are signs of meth intoxica- tion. He also said her passen- ger, Rick Duncan, 51, of 403 E. 2nd St., Huntingburg, had similar symptoms. Nicholson failed field sobri- ety tests. She was then trans- ported to the Daviess Com- munity Hospital, where she tested positive for opiates, amphetamines and metham- phetamine. She was charged with operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in her body and possession of a con- trolled substance. Deputy Simmons said he ran a check on Duncan and found he had a restraining or- der against him being around Nicholson. He told Simmons he had been at her house helping her for the last week because no one else would. Duncan was taken into custody on a charge of invasion of privacy. A Miami man was arrest- ed after police stopped him for driving left of center at about 7 p.m. Sunday. David Salomon, 47, of 1550 N. Miami Ave., Miami, Fla., was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Indiana State Trooper Hunt- er Manning said he was driv- ing on Highway 57, north of CR 650 N., when he saw a 1995 Dodge Dakota drive left of center. He said after it drove left of center two more times and he noticed the vehi- cle did not have a license plate, he stopped it near CR 750 N. While talking to Salomon, Trooper Manning said he could smell the faint odor of al- cohol. During a license check, Manning said he found Salo- mon's license was not valid and there was a Florida arrest warrant out for Salomon's ar- rest. Salomon failed field sobri- ety tests. He was taken to the Daviess Community Hospital, where he tested 0.109 percent for blood alcohol content, ac- cording to a probable cause affidavit. The legal limit for blood alcohol is 0.08 percent while driving. Salomon was transported to the Pike County Jail. Traffic stop results in three charges By James Capozella An I-69 traffic stop for speeding resulted in charges of possession of parapherna- lia and marijuana, and also in- vasion of privacy against Tra- vis Shoaf, 50, of 1503 W. 400 S., Peru. The July 12 stop by Pike County Sheriff Depu- ty Cody Jones on I-69 began when Deputy Jared Simmons detected two vehicles travel- ing 81 mph northbound while running speed radar. Jones stopped a U-Haul box truck being driven by Melissa Butler, with Shoaf in the pas- senger seat, and Simmons stopped a white SUV, which was traveling with the U-Haul truck, and also contained the identification cards for the driver and passenger in the U-Haul. A driving status and criminal history on the occu- pants in the U-Haul came back with an active protective order for Butler against Shoaf. Shoaf informed Jones that he had marijuana on him and also a smoking pipe was found in a backpack belonging to him. Shoaf was then placed under arrest for invasion of privacy, possession of para- phernalia and possession of marijuana. Police are looking for a sto- len trailer and box blade taken from the Arthur area. Charles "Junior" Aldridge said he worked an extra shift from 4 p.m. on Monday un- til 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, and when he got home in the morning, his trailer was gone. "Somebody backed up and hooked onto it, and took off with it," said Aldridge. He said his brother saw the trail- er on Monday night as he was bringing hay. Aldridge lives on Rifle Range Road. He is offering a reward for information that leads to the return of his trail- er. The trailer is a black Bar- low 12-foot dovetail trailer. It had a red, six-foot Howse box blade in it. Anyone with information on the theft is asked to call 812- 789 -2752. The Pike County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft. Two arrested for OVWI in separate incidents Police searching for stolen trailer, box blade Adam Houchins with his wife, Kendra, pictured from his ICU bed at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville. Adam suffered a serious spinal injury on July 4 when he dove into his sister's pool.