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ON THE RECORD Mallory charged with resisting and PI By James Capozella Press-Dispatch news news@pressdispatch.net Pike County Sheriff Sgt. Jar- ed Simmons took a methamphet- amine-intoxicated Rodney D. Mal- lory, 59, of 5141E SR 56, Hazleton to jail on charges of resisting law enforcement, public intoxication by drugs and refusal to identify him- self after a December 14 incident on SR 57 near the Gibson County line. Deputy Kane Osgatharp re- sponded to the 7:09 pm dispatch and located a man who was yelling and saying he was walking home. Indiana State Trooper Angermei- er arrived to assist and witnessed Mallory being uncooperative and acting like he was talking to DNR Conservation Officer Dewayne En- glert. Mallory had rapid muttered words, irregular jaw and mouth movements and unresponsive pu- pils which are signs of methamphet- amine intoxication. As if speaking on a phone, Mallory said "the Unit- ed Nations get ahold of these peo- ple, Sugar Ridge come to this area to these officers and put them in federal custody, please, Dewayne." Osgatharp called Pike County Prosecutor Darrin McDonald to see about emergency detention or placing Mallory under arrest for public intoxication. Mallory was searched and placed in Osgatharp's patrol car after minimum force to gain compliance. Jasper man charged with possession, alcohol consumption By James Capozella Press-Dispatch news news@pressdispatch.net A 19 year old Jasper man was arrested at a Pike Central basket- ball game on December 2 for ille- gal possession and consumption of alcohol and contributing to the de- linquency of a minor. An adult female approached deputies who were providing se- curity at the game said Jagar Dent was passing an alcoholic beverage around in the student section. Jagar Gage Dent, 19, 3960 Pine- hurst Dr., Jasper, was arrested and taken to the Pike County jail fol- lowing an investigation. Deputy Boger, assisted by Deputies Bri- ar Meadors, Kane Osgatharp and Bryce Manning and Pike Central Athletic Director Dustin Powell questioned Dent concerning the report. Deputy Boger and Manning de- tected the odor of an alcoholic bev- erage coming from Dent. At first he denied drinking and said noth- ing happened, but later admitted to purchasing, consuming and shar- ing Four Loko alcoholic beverag- es at the game in a styrofoam cup. One juvenile was taken to his parents at the conclusion of the in- vestigation which included a call to the Prosecutor and a talk with Stu- dent Resource Officer Jason McK- inney. Dent was transported to the Pike County Jail on charges of ille- gal possession and consumption of alcohol and contributing to the de- linquency of a minor. Reckless driver found with meth and paraphernalia By Sherri Sebella Editor sherri@pressdispatch.net A call of a reckless driver in the Otwell area resulted in the arrest of Robert Gehlhausen, 51, of Jas- per, Indiana. On Friday, December 16, Cen- tral Dispatch received a call of a reckless driver at 4:48 p.m. head- ing East bound on State Road 56 toward Otwell. Police located a blue Chevy pick- up truck matching the description. A fter observing the driver weave in and out of the eastbound lane, crossing the white fog line, and traveling 70 mph in a 55 mph zone, police pulled Gehlhausen over. Gehlhausen said he was talking on his phone and told police that he had not been drinking and there was nothing illegal in his truck. According to a probable cause af- fidavit filed, Gehlhausen appeared very shaky and was unable to keep eye contact when speaking to po- lice. Police asked Gehlhausen for consent to search the truck and he agreed. During the search, po- lice found a container with a glass smoking device with burnt residue inside that later tested positive for methamphetamine. There was al- so a clear plastic bag containing a crystal-like substance that po- lice were able to identify as meth- amphetamine, which Gehlhausen confirmed to police. Gehlhausen was arrested with- out incident for possession of par- aphernalia and possession of meth- amphetamine. COURT REPORT TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Carlton Moore charged with driving while suspended with pri- or conviction with in 10 years, a class A misdemeanor. Tori N. Birk charged with oper- ating without a license, a class C misdemeanor. Rodney D. Mallory charged with resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; public in- toxication, a class B misdemeanor and refusal to identify self, a class C misdemeanor. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court In re: the marriage of Brandon Truitt and Amanda Truitt. In re: the marriage of Dana Wood and Zachary Wood. World Finance Company of In- diana LLC sues Jason Smith for civil collection. Onemain Financial Group LLC sues Brandon Journay for civil col- lection. Professional and Business Col- lections sues Joseph Miley for civ- il collection. Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC enote vesting_Nationstar Mort- gage LLC sues Desray Terwiske, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, The Unit- ed State of America, Secretary of Housing and Uran Development for mortgage foreclosure. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Katrina L. Pree charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Ashley N. Wilson charged with speeding. Michael W. Allen charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Ashlyn B. Stahl charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Lauren T. Fields charged with speeding in a 55 zone. Anthony B. Ulm charged with speeding in a 55 zone. Christian L. Kratz charged with speeding. Michael J. Sheltrown charged with speeding in a school zone. Lacey L. Wilson charged with speeding in a school zone. Rebecca A. Gansman charged with speeding in a school zone. Zachery D. Butler charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Lillian M. Tirey charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Braden L. Howald charged with distracted driving. Donald H. Smith charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Luis J. Valdes Angeles charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Channing S. Kameda charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Lakshmi S. Arza charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Pamela G. Melton charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Courtney M. Paulshock charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Ellie S. Brewer charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Sarah B. Brackney charged with speeding. Kristin M. Jones charged with speeding. Lathan A. Falls charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Trevor A. Onyett charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Heather J. Burgess charged with speeding in a 70 zone. Jason E. Leighty charged with speeding. Joshua R. Christmas charged with illegal taking of a wild animal. Lindsey F. Stocker charged with speeding in a 55 zone. Kyle S. Fritschle charged with speeding in a school zone. Since 1990 CHRISTMAS Dazzle her THIS Southgate Center, Jasper www.olingerdiamond.com 812-482-4214 4-H Junior Leaders: Building the next generation By Jill Hyneman Correspondent news@pressdispatch.net Pike County's 4-H Junior Leaders Program is a growing group of 4-H members that are in grades seventh through 12th. Junior Leaders learn the importance of serving and giv- ing back to others in the communi- ty. Junior Leaders also serve as men- tors and role models to the younger 4-H members by sharing their expe- riences with them. Brooke Goble, County Extension Director explained the program helps develop members' skills in the areas of civic engagement, lead- ership, entrepreneurship and more through a variety of hands-on expe- riences throughout the year. "This is a great organization/ club for youth to have a space to be themselves, learn new skills, meet new people, while giving back to the community," Goble said. "This month we wanted to focus on doing a service project. We made and de- livered cookies to our first respond- ers in the community to thank them for their service in keeping our com- munity safe and wishing them a hap- py holiday". Judy Krieg, 4-H 2022 council president and volunteer for the ju- nior leaders program also spoke about the program. "I think our an- gle is to appeal to the younger kids and help them build their leadership skills and understand what qualities make good leaders," Krieg said. "We also want to help them find resourc- es, when they get to that point, to ex- ecute the more advanced, indepen- dent project offerings, all to bring more focus to the youth in our coun- ty as future leaders worthy of oppor- tunity and scholarship". When asked why participate in 4-H Junior Leaders Program, Jack- ie Berry, a member, was quick to re- spond. "Brooke plans fun activities, and she always provides good food," Berry said with a grin. "It is fun to hang out with a wide variety of kids like home-schoolers that I usually wouldn't have a chance to hang out with or get to know them without this program". Krieg, Goble and Jordan Schatz (another 4-H volunteer) work to- gether to bring more activities and new opportunities to the program in 2023. If you want to learn more about 4- H Junior Leaders Program or how to get involved, contact the Pike Coun- ty Purdue Ex. Office at 812-354-6838 Pike County 4-H Junior Leaders spend time together making cookies for the communities first responders. Petersburg officer graduates from academy Petersburg Officer Taylor Deffendoll recently graduated the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Above are Petersburg Police Sergeant Paul Collier, Patrolman Deffendoll and Petersburg Police Chief Kyle Mills. Local Wednesday, December 21, 2022 The Press-Dispatch A-4 TRASH Continued from page 1 to develop with the original money. A Tax Increment Fund has been established and Petersburg has an- nexed the new subdivision located between Whitelock Ave. and Hor- nady Park. The TIF district sets a baseline for the assessed value in the district. Then property taxes from a new development in the area will go to the TIF district, which in turn will be used to provide infrastructure to the area to allow the subdivision to expand. They hope to have about 150 build- ing sites in the subdivision. In a related topic, Mayor Klipsch said Pike County is still in the run- ning for a major economic develop- ment project. He said it is the larg- est the Pike County EDC has every worked on. Klipsch said they were contacted by the firm proposing the project and the EDC's engineers were able to an- swer their questions. Klipsch said it is believed Pike County is one of two or three sites still being considered for the project. In updates, City Services Manag- er Ross Elmore said the new water plant walls are being framed. John Melhiser asked how much that was costing Petersburg. He was told the total cost was about $50,000 for the legal and financial services for the annexation and engineering. Elmore said he is hopeful they can get heat to the Headworks Building at the sewer plant. The building was completed this summer, but a gas line had not been run to it. He said Centerpoint finally finished the hook-up on Monday. "I'm hop- ing Graves can get in here tomorrow and get the heat turned on before we get into the this cold weather. If we don't get that heat on we will have to shut that water off and keep our fin- gers crossed," said Elmore. Elmore said the line to the new wa- ter tower on Highway 61 has been completed. Mayor Klipsch said a pump station that is required to pump water into the tower and increase water pres- sure in the Campbelltown area is running into problems. He said the bids came back much higher than expected. Consequent- ly the engineering firm is trying to figure out how to cut costs. In other business, Police Chief Mills said Taylor Deffendoll has graduated from police academy and will start full-time on Sunday. The next Petersburg meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 3.