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B-2 Wednesday, December 8, 2021 The Press-Dispatch We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! See the Business Box for special services on page D-8 DRUG BUST Continued from page 1 LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@sfaulknerauto.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. PRINCETON Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle? 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The concert, named The Company Christmas Party tour, with special guest Cade Thompson, starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 10 and Sat- urday, December 11. Tickets can be purchased at cochren- music.com Proceeds from the concerts in Washington will go to the help The Pow- er House in Washington. It is a youth-based ministry. Like arrested on five felonies By James Capozella Caleb Joseph Like, 31, of 305 1/2 NW 3rd St., Wash- ington, was arrested on five drug and firearm charges, in addition to a warrant out of Daviess County after off-du- ty Pike County Sheriff's Dep- uty Jared Simmons reported last Thursday that he saw Ca- leb Like walk into the Depart- ment of Child Services in Pe- tersburg. Pike County Chief Depu- ty Dallas Killian and Deputy Cody Jones made a traffic stop at Walnut and SR 356 on Like's Challenger, due to Like hav- ing a suspended license and an active warrant. Like com- plied with the traffic stop, but stopped answering questions about illegal substances in the car. Deputy Jones, Petersburg Police Sergeant Chad McClel- lan and Killian searched the vehicle and found glass smok- ing pipes with methamphet- amine residue, 11 syringes, a loaded .22 caliber revolver, 43 .22 caliber Stinger rounds, marijuana, a baggie contain- ing mushrooms, a chocolate bar labeled space caps psi- locybin mushrooms, and 13 unmarked tablets consistent with acid, among other items. Like was charged with pos- session of meth, possession of firearm by serious violent fel- on, possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nui- sance, unlawful possession of syringe and possession of paraphernalia. Gray sentencing hearing continued to January 20 By James Capozella The date for a plea agree- ment sentencing for Timothy Steven Gray, 54, of 2370 N. Spring St., Otwell, on charges of child molesting, was contin- ued by the Pike County Court to January 20, 2022. Gray had accepted a level 1 felony plea on October 8 in exchange for the state to not file any addi- tional sex offense charges in- volving other juvenile victims. The conditions set forth in the plea include a lifetime registry as a sex offender. A child exploitation charge was dismissed in the plea. The de- fendant is to have no contact, direct or indirect with the 11-year-old victim, according to the plea. Gray's defense at- torney, Faye Hedinger, and Pike County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Sarah Christian- son had planned to present their cases for sentencing be- fore Pike County Judge Jeffery Biesterveld on Wednesday, December 7 at 1 p.m. before the continuation was issued. The sentence was the cul- mination of a case from May 2021, where a neighbor of Gray's had gone to the resi- dence to tell Gray about a wa- ter inspector coming there. He saw Gray having sex with a girl, with a younger girl sit- ting next to him, according to the affidavit. Both Gray and the girl were naked while Gray was performing a sex act on the girl, according to the neighbor. The neighbor con- fronted Gary and took both girls and put them in his van, and drove the children to their mother. Sheriff's Deputy Michael Willis initially responded to the mother's call to police concerning her two daugh- ters. Willis located Gray on CR 1000 E., after being told he had left the Spring St. res- idence. Petersburg Police Corp. Scott Arnold arrived and took Gray to a remote location, while Willis inter- viewed the mother and the neighbor. Gray stated to Wil- lis that he knew why he was stopped, but stated, "I swear I did not do it." Gray denied the allegations during that initial interview with Deputy Willis, but then later admitted it had been going on for about two years, according to the report. Gray has been held on a $ 350,000 bond for the charge of child molesting with a child under the age of 14, a level 1 felony, which is punishable by 20 to 40 years. Hadi fun Hadi Shriners participated in the Petersburg Christmas Parade. They had several gas-powered Big Wheels and were spinning circles as they went along the parade route. ready-convicted felons who illegally possessed and used firearms and ammunition. As an example, Smith, as charged in the indictment, direct- ed co-defendant Dominique Baquet, 28, of Indianapolis, to rob another co-defendant at gunpoint for drug proceeds. During the course of this investigation, investigators seized over 46 pounds of meth- amphetamine, over 700 grams of fentanyl, 30 firearms, over $ 300,000 in U.S. currency, six vehicles and a pill press. "Methamphetamine and fentanyl are a source of some of violence and social devas- tation that are plaguing our communities," said U.S. Attor- ney Zachary A. Myers. "Fed- eral law enforcement, along with our state and local law en- forcement partners, are com- mitted to eliminating organi- zations supplying these illegal drugs and holding those indi- viduals accountable." "This drug trafficking orga- nization is charged with mak- ing a living peddling poison, including potentially dead- ly fentanyl, into our commu- nities," said Michael Gan- non, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of DEA Indianap- olis District Office. "They were responsible for distrib- uting multi-pound quantities of methamphetamine and fen- tanyl in various cities through- out Indiana and western Ken- tucky, including Indianapo- lis, Evansville, Princeton, and Owensboro. This case reflects our commitment to improving public safety for citizens of In- diana and Kentucky." The grand jury indictment released recently said Hunt- Robling was a mid-level dis- tributor. It claims the people named were involved in the distributing of meth by means of a "front," where they would provide meth on consignment to other meth distributors, then later receive payment for the "consignment meth" after it had been sold by other dis- tributors in Owensboro, Ken- tucky, Evansville, Princeton and Indianapolis. Locations claimed to be used by the drug cartel in- clude: 62333 Commodore Dr., 3140 Guilford Ave, 618 N. Drexel St., and Countrybrook Dr., all in Indianapolis; 420 SE Second St. and 510 N. Main St. in Evansville and 1019 W. Broadway St., Princeton. The indictment claims Hunt-Robling, on Oct. 4, re- quested a quantity of crys- tal meth from Jeramey Smith and Smith distributed about two pounds of meth to Hunt- Robling in Evansville. The indictment also claims Gregory Markey was a manu- facturer of counterfeit fentan- yl-laced pills. It claims Mar- key would obtain quantities of pure fentanyl from L.C. Moore II, Smith and Hannah Kissel in Indianapolis and then man- ufacture fentanyl-laced coun- terfeit pills using a pill press. The indictment further claims Smith and Kissel, who both live in Indianapo- lis, would then get the fentan- yl-laced counterfeit pills from Markey and distribute them though a series of mid-level dealers: Hunt-Robling, Aaron Hardiman and Keisha Jewell. "During the course of the conspiracy, the defendants spoke on telephones, at times using code language, and text messages, to discuss matters relative to their fentanyl traf- ficking operation," stated the indictment. It claims on October 4, 2021, Hunt-Robling, who had requested meth from Smith, was used to transport about 100 grams of the counter- feit fentanyl pills from Smith in Evansville to Hardiman in Princeton. A probable cause affida- vit states that on Oct. 4, a law enforcement team doing sur- veillance saw Hunt-Robling meet Smith at 501 N. Main St., Evansville. Following the meeting, Hunt-Robling left the building and then drove from Evansville to Gibson Coun- ty on Highway 41. The sur- veillance team followed her and stopped her for a traffic violation at the intersection of Highways 41 and 168. A drug dog was brought to the scene and indicated on Hunt- Robling's vehicle. Police then did a search and according to the affidavit, they seized about two pounds of crystal methamphetamine and about 1,000 counterfeit pharmaceu- tical pills that contained sus- pected fentanyl. Hunt-Robling was taken in- to custody at that time. The affidavit states the po- lice believe the meth was ob- tained from Green at 3140 Guilford Ave. in Indianapolis and transported to Evansville and sold to Hunt-Robling. Hernandez charged with OVWI, false informing, never licensed By James Capozella A traffic stop on a Ford Fo- cus on Saturday evening re- sulted in OV WI, false inform- ing and operator never li- censed charges for Jesus Ta- mayo Hernandez, 19, of 5526 N. Knox Rd, Petersburg. Pike County Deputy Bryce Man- ning made the traffic stop on Main Street around 8:23 p.m. Saturday and was assisted by Petersburg Corp. Scott Ar- nold and Indiana State Troop- er Brayden Angermeier. To- gether they used Google Translate and Spanish print- out for field sobriety tests, which Hernandez failed. A BAC of .202 was obtained with a preliminary portable breath test and then a BAC of .189 on the certified test at the Pike County Jail. Hernan- dez said he did not have a driv- er's license but had a United States of America Permanent Resident Card with the name Jose Torrex-Fernandez on it and a picture of himself. Offi- cer Manning recognized Her- nandez from a previous inci- dent on November 7 and asked his real name, which he said was Jesus Tamayo Hernan- dez. Hernandez was asked by Trooper Angermeier if his real name was Hernandez and he said yes. He had been booked into the Pike County Jail less than a month before under the Hernandez name.

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