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ON THE RECORD Slunder charged on three counts By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A call to dispatch and subsequent traffic stop by Sheriff's Sgt Jared Simmons on Octo- ber 11 turned into three charges for Kimber- ly J. Slunder, 55, 406 Jefferson St. Petersburg. Slunder was charged with operating while in- toxicated with a minor in the vehicle, neglect of a dependent and resisting law enforcement with a vehicle after failing to stop after leav- ing Pike Central Middle School with a grand- child according to the report. Simmons was advised by dispatch that Ste- ven Slunder had called stating his wife was at the school and was drunk. Simmons saw Slunder's vehicle pass him heading for the exit and did not use the turn signal pulling onto the highway and then again at SR 56 and SR 61. Slunder failed to respond to emergen- cy lights and siren and he notified dispatch that the vehicle wasn't pulling over accord- ing to the report. A fter a little more than a quarter mile, Slunder stopped near CR 75N and Simmons stated in his probable cause af- fidavit that he could smell the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Slunder. Simmons wrote that her speech was slurred, her eyes were bloodshot and watery and her manual dexterity was poor. Deputy Kane Osgatharp was on the other side of the vehicle after the stop and reported an open can of beer in the center console and saw that Slunder used her vehicle to stabilize her balance. A fter Slunder said she had just a couple drinks like the one in the console, Simmons administered field sobriety tests which Slunder failed. A chemical test at Da- viess Community Hospital resulted in a BAC of .144 which is nearly twice the legal limit. The grandchild told officers he heard the siren and saw the lights and asked Slunder why she was not stopping but she would an- swer him. The grandchild was released to Steven Slunder and Kimberly Slunder was transported to the Pike County Jail with three charges. Swain arrested on battery and possession charges By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net An early Saturday morning call to central dispatch resulted in domestic battery, pos- session of Methamphetamine, marijuana and paraphernalia charges for Andrew Cody Swain, 27, 404 N Walnut, Winslow. Petersburg Police Chief Kyle Mills was dis- patched to 209 Center St. concerning a ver- bal domestic dispute and made contact with Stan Brewster who told Chief Mills that An- drew Swain had left on foot. Shania Brewster, 25, showed Mills bruises and bite marks she got from Swain the evening before. Andrew was high on Meth for a few days and had been trying to get into the residence through a window, but left after an alterca- tion with Stan according to the report. Sha- nia said Andrew was probably going to the li- brary for the free WiFi and that is where Sgt. Buck Seger found him. Andrew had a bite mark on him just as Shania said she gave him when she was trying to get away. Andrew gave some resistance when being arrested but after being detained Andrew said he had something illegal in his pockets and that he was high on meth. Deputy Bryce Manning arrived located two glass pipes and a baggie of Marijuana. Andrew wanted to press charges against Sha- nia and Mills told him to write a statement at the jail according to the report. Winslow couple arrested for neglect By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A 911 call to central dispatch on October 13 sent a brace of police to 900E North St., Winslow where Kaitlyn Rhodes, 39, report- edly threatened to kill her two small chil- dren and herself. Chief Deputy Dallas Kil- lian, Sheriff Kent Johnson, Deputy Kane Os- gatharp, Petersburg Assistant Chief Chad McClellan, deputies Jared Simmons, Clint Boger and Winslow Marshal Steve Nelson staged at the Elementary school with an am- bulance before approaching the home and detaining both Kaitlyn Rhodes and Seth An- drew Miller, 38, on neglect charges due to the conditions of the children and the home. The children were located by Sheriff John- son in a bedroom, physically unharmed but living in filth according to Killian's probable cause affidavit. Neither Rhodes nor Miller responded to calls or texts and were talked out of the resi- dence by Killian who saw that Rhodes had a cut around her neck. She had to be pulled from the front doorway and detained on the ground and Seth Miller was called from the residence and also placed on the ground and handcuffed. Rhodes told officers she did not wanted to hurt anyone but herself and only said she would kill the kids to keep her mother, Shan- non Wilson, from making the 911 call. The couple had been dating for three years and the children were ages two and three according to the report. The Department of Child Services (DCS) along with Seth Mill- er have a safety plan that will allow the chil- dren back, but for now they are with Wilson, the biological grandmother according to the report. Petersburg man charged with domestic battery By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net An October 18 call to dispatch at 5:30 p.m. by Daneen Parsons, 32, 907 E Mona St. Pe- tersburg, culminated in her husband Samu- el Trey Parsons, 28, being charged with do- mestic battery committed in the presence of a child. Petersburg Patrolman Chase Dot- terweich arrived as Mrs. Parsons and a child were in a vehicle attempting to leave. Sheriff Deputy Clint Boger and Chief Dep- uty Dallas Killian were there speaking to Par- sons who told officers that Mr. Parsons was choking her and threw her into the bed frame sustaining a red mark on her leg. Sheriff Dep- uty Buck Seger and K9 Bleck arrived while Mr. Parsons had locked himself inside the residence. Chief Deputy Killian was given a side door key by Mrs. Parsons and was able to get Mr. Parsons to come out where he was detained in handcuffs. Mr. Parsons told officers he had injuries but while in the medical room, officers found no such marks as Parsons said were injuries from Mrs. Parsons grabbing him. Princeton man arrested for OVWI By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net Indiana State Trooper Casey Boeckman and Sheriff's Deputy Jared Simmons re- sponded to a call from dispatch concerning an injury crash on I69 near the 52-mile mark- er this past Sunday around 1:49 a.m. They treated Dalton L. Fravel, 20, 782S 380W, Princeton, for a head a injury prior to EMS arriving according to the report. Fravel was admitted at Good Samaritan Hospital where he was issued a citation for OV WI and also minor consumption with a court date of November 8. Fravel at first denied drinking and said he must have fallen asleep, drove into the me- dian, hit the guard rail twice and then went over an embankment. Trooper Boeckman no- ticed Twisted Iced Tea alcohol cans on the road and when asking a second time, Fravel said he was not going to lie and that he did have some alcohol. Fravel was given only one of three stan- dard field sobriety tests. He exhibited six of six clues in the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test and had a Portable Breath Test (PBT) BAC of .084. He submitted to a chem- ical test at Good Samaritan Hospital with a BAC of .089. Washington pair arrested for possession, obstruction By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A Washington man and woman traveling on SR257 were charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, possession of Parapher- nalia and obstruction of justice following an October 21 traffic stop by Sheriff Deputy Clint Boger. The traffic strop for speeding es- calated when Deputy Boger saw something thrown out the window of the vehicle being driven by Adrian Rodriguez, 42, of Washing- ton. Patricia Garcia, 41, 2102 E National Hwy, Washington was a passenger. Pike County Deputy Bryce Manning ar- rived and stayed with Rodriguez while Dep- uty Boger spoke with Garcia concerning the plastic bag found that tested positive for Meth. Garcia told officers that both of them had been arrested for possession of meth in Daviess County and that she was out on bond. Rodriguez admitted he knew there were meth and smoking pipes in the vehicle that belonged to Garcia. Garcia claimed that Ro- driguez had her throw the drugs out the win- dow. Both were transported to the Pike Coun- ty Jail on the three charges and the vehicle was towed since Rodriguez had an expired license according to the report. Lamar charged with possession of meth By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A traffic stop on October 20 on SR56 by Sheriff Sgt. Jared Simmons brought charges of possession of Methamphetamine under five grams and possession of paraphernalia for Rebekah L. Lamar, 39, 107 S Mill St. Ha- zleton. Deputy Simmons noticed Lamar's car cross the center line three times and made the stop but was unable to read the license plate due to a cover. A fter Lamar saw the dif- ficulty in reading her license plate and giv- ing permission for a search, Simmons found a zippered pouch with a glass smoking de- vice with white residue, a Ziplock bag with white residue and a red cut straw with white residue. Deputy Briar Meadors assisted in the stop and transported a passenger, Brandon Rob- inson, 29, to a residence on River Road. La- mar was transported to the Pike County Jail on possession charges and her vehicle was towed because Robinson had a suspended license. Thank you! We would like to thank everyone that volunteered, donated and contributed to our benefit. Special thank you to Shawna Popp and Verna Richardson for serving the food and cleaning up and to Brad-Lee Donohoo and Debby Pasley for organizing the event and also to Jim Capozella for advertising and to all the guy that played live music at the event. We were truly amazed at the generosity of all of you. Thank you, Jim and Leathe VanMeter net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net Local Wednesday, October 26, 2022 The Press-Dispatch A-6 Lockhart Twp. Community Center at 7061 E. 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