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Local Wednesday, Februar y 8, 2023 The Press-Dispatch A-4 ON THE RECORD Wiggs arrested for possession, Willis on Vanderburgh warrant By James Capozella Press-dispatch news news@pressdispatch.net Misty Michelle Wiggs, 38, 114 e Mill st., Oakland City was arrested for pos- session of methamphetamine and pos- session of a syringe after a traffic stop. a vehicle traveling north on sr57 on February 1 was stopped for expired plate registration by Pike County sher- iff's deputy scott arnold. Passengers Joshua Willis, 39, and Misty Wiggs were checked due to the odor of mari- juana from Wiggs. Her appearance was consistent with someone who has taken methamphetamine including uncon- trollable muscle and facial movement, rapid speech and tongue half out, ac- cording to the report. There were no charges against Jarod Willis, 51, the driver of the buick who was stopped. Joshua Willis told officers he might have a warrant out of Vander- burgh County and a check through dis- patch confirmed that. Pitcher, Allen arrested on multiple counts By James Capozella Press-dispatch news news@pressdispatch.net an altercation involving a firearm at Hucks gas station on February 2 brought four charges for blaine riv- er Pitcher, 21, 2924n Cr 325W, Pe- tersburg. Pitcher faces charges of aiding, in- ducing or causing an offense, intimi- dation with a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness and pointing a firearm. Mathew Keith Gene allen, of bloom- ington, has charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon, criminal reck- lessness and pointing a firearm from the incident. Pike County sheriff deputy briar Meadors took voluntary statements from Quaid britton and Christian May who claimed to have had a gun point- ed at them while being confronted by Pitcher and allen. britton and May refused to fight when confronted in their vehicle at Hucks according to the report. Pitcher and allen were yelling profanities and then allen reportedly pointed a Glock- style handgun with a long extended magazine in both of their faces at close range. Pitcher and allen left the busi- ness but later Pitcher posted a message on snapChat saying "..someone better start doin' some sweet talkin' before I see them 'cause otherwise I promise you with everything I will see each and everyone of them and they're not going to like what happens," according to the affidavit. Chief deputy Prosecutor sarah Christianson filed a snapchat preserva- tion for Pitcher's and allen's accounts while applying for a search warrant. deputy briar Meadors, deputy Clint boger and Indiana state Trooper Ca- sey boeckman were able to meet with Pitcher after 2 a.m. when Pitcher said he knew nothing of a handgun and that he had driven allen back to the Indiana university campus but did not have a phone number or address for him. Pitcher said he could not control allen's actions or decisions. deputy Meadors transported Pitch- er to the Pike County Jail on the four charges stemming from him that he knowingly and intentionally aided and induced allen to commit intimidation with a deadly weapon on his behalf. Petersburg assistant Chief Chad McClellan compiled initial informa- tion on the case and Petersburg Police Chief Kyle Mills retrieved surveillance footage from Hucks that showed allen holding the front of his sweat pants waist band concealing something in his sweat pants while going to May's truck. When zooming the surveillance video, allen can be seen walking away from May's vehicle while lifting up his sweat- shirt with his left hand and concealing an object in the front of his sweat pants. Traffic stop results in OVWI arrest By James Capozella Press-dispatch news news@pressdispatch.net Pike County sheriff's deputy Clint boger made a routine traffic stop on Main street near 7 p.m. February 1. The stop was made on a northbound white passenger car with non-function- ing plate lights and a brake light out, according to the report. after the stop, deputy boger noticed the driver, Michael Onyett, 52, was shaky, had red, glossy, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. before deputy boger had Onyett per- form field sobriety tests, Onyett said that he had just left down town and had a few to drink according to the report. deputy briar Meadors also spoke with Onyett and noticed the same impair- ment clues and also the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. Onyett failed field sobriety test and had a portable breath test (PbT) re- sult of .125 percent. during pat-down a baggie with orange gummies was recovered. When first asked about the baggie, Onyett became agitated and defense stating they were candy according to the report. Onyett later told deputy Meadors the gummies contained THC. a chemical test at daviess Com- munity Hospital indicated .178 gram of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. urine results were positive for THC/ marijuana. Onyett was transported to the Pike County Jail and charged with OV WI, OOV WI with a baC above .15 and OV WI controlled substance. COURT REPORT CRIMINAL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Matthew Keith Gene allen charged with intimidation, defendant draws or uses a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony; pointing a firearm at another, a level 6 felony; criminal recklessness commit- ted with a deadly weapon, a level 6 fel- ony. Misty M. Wiggs charged with pos- session of meth, less than five grams, a level 6 felony and unlawful possession of a syringe, a level 6 felony. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court OneMain Financial Group, LLC sues Gwendolyn dunn for civil colletion. nationstar Mortgage LLC sues un- known heirs at law, beneficiaries, Leg atees, devisees and donees of Cynthia L., unknown occupants, Indiana Hous- ing and community development au- thority et al for mortgage foreclosure. In re: the marriage of emily dorsey and sterling Kiefer. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court deaveon Montia drone charged wi- ht driving while suspended, with prior conviction in last 10 years, a class a mis- demeanor; reckless driving, a class C misdmeanor. Grace K. Woods charged with pos- session of marijuana, a class b misde- meanor and possession of parapherna- lia, a class C misdemeanor. Michael shawn Onyett charged with operating a vehicle with alcohol con- centration equivalent to 0.15 percent or more, a class a misdemeanor; oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated, first offense and no endangerment, a class C misdmeanor; operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance, a class C misdemeanor. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Jonathon W. Ice charged with unlaw- ful possession of tobacco, e-liquid or an electronic cigarette. Trinten M. richardson charged with unlawful possession of tobacco, e-liquid or an electronic cigarette. Joseph C. burkhart charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Lana C. erickson charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. sydney s. dunbar charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Mason r. Gosciniak charged with un- lawful possession of tobacco, e-liquid or an electronic cigarette. Christian r. Canfield charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jiles H. Mason charged with unlaw- ful possession of tobacco, e-liquid or an electronic cigarette. ahmed M. Hussein charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. brody T. daffron charged with un- lawful possession of tobacco, e-liquid or an electronic cigarette. Jadon e. antoine charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. brooke a. Perkins charged with speeding. Mitchell r. schwenk charged with speeding. sara e. styles charged with failure to yield right of way at intersection. brenna C. Cannon charged with speeding. Lance a. Capozella charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. rebecca M. Williams charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jordan T. sturgeon charged with speeding in a school zone. Leah n. Murphy charged with speed- ing in a school zone. autumn L. brown charged with speeding in a school zone. Christina M. brooks charged with speeding in a school zone. Mason b. Cosner charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Carter M. Whithead charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. dorothy M. Ocean charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Joseph rodensley charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. albert rizo Zamora charged with seat belt violation. Jua rivera bamento no valid license. Jeremiah L Waggoner charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Cameron d. savage charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. ryan J. bemonte charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. samuel G. Cobb charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. elizabeth G. Zirkle charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. James e. White charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. adrian a. Gutierrez charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Owen K. sprinkle charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. andthony r. brodie charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Tamika a. Grady charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. steeve amazan charged with passing in a no passing zone. austin a. Landis charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. ricardo I. Gonzalez charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. david W. skelton charged with speed- ing in a 55 mph zone. brent d. Hampton charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Kristen M. Totten charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jonathan H. nash Jr., charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. syen n. Zaidi charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. bradley s. Hawk charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Zacharia n. Truax charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Joseph P. Tichenor charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. rafael s. Cronin charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. dylan M. McKinney charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Ty G. burns charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. amber d. brock charged with driv- ing while suspended. rhonda J. Mattingly charged with seat belt violation. Krista r. bridwell charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. andersn santos benedito Jr. charged with no valid drivers license. Tyler e. Lacy charged with speeding. Lindauter's bill to create designated outdoor refreshment areas advances sTaTeHOuse (Feb. 1, 2023) – The Indiana House of representatives on Monday voted in support of state rep. shane Lindauer's (r-Jasper) bill to encourage local gov- ernments to create designat- ed Outdoor refreshment ar- eas to boost local economies. according to Lindauer, a dOr a is a specified area of land designated by a city or town that would be exempt from certain open container laws. under this legislation, Hoosiers could walk around local shops, restaurants, fes- tivals and other businesses with an alcoholic beverage in a dOr a as long as they are 21 years old, stay within the boundary and wear a non- transferable wristband. "The goal of this bill is boost tourism, and hopefully retain and attract younger Hoosiers to our communi- ties," Lindauer said. "This bill strikes a balance between being responsible and giving locals more tools to encour- age economic development and opportunities." Cities and towns would work with the Indiana alco- hol and Tobacco Commission to set boundaries and approve a dOr a. The aTC would designate retailer permittees that may sell alcoholic bever- ages for consumption within the refreshment area. The bill would require a sign stating that an alcoholic beverage purchased in the re- freshment area must remain within the area and that pos- session of an alcoholic bev- erage in a motor vehicle may violate the open container law. These signs would need to be posted at each exit of a designated permittee and on the premises of a vendor. dOr as would also not able to be located near a church or school unless there is written permission from the church or school, and it would also allow minors to be within the dOr a. House bill 1349 now heads to the Indiana senate for fur- ther consideration. For more information, or to watch ses- sion and committees live, vis- it iga.in.gov. Petersburg awards street paving bids By Andy Heuring Press-dispatch editor editor@pressdispatch.net The Petersburg City Coun- cil voted to award $184,796 paving bid to e & b Paving and talked about changes they need to make to police compensation in the future, during the Monday night meeting. e & b Paving was the low bidder on the paving of eight streets, included in a Commu- nity Crossroads paving grant Petersburg received from the Indiana department of Trans- portation. The other two bids were from Calcar and J. H. rudolph for $192,000 and $194,000. e & b Pavings bid was $184,796 to pave the follow- ing streets: • Knox st. from spruce street to the city limits; • Fourth st. from spruce to birch sts.; • birch st. from Fourth to Fifth sts.; • Locust st. from 12th to 18th sts.; • Fourteenth st. from Main to alford road; • sycamore st. from 12th to 18th st. Maple st. from 16th to 18th sts.; • Tenth st. from Poplar to spruce sts.: • seventeenth st. from Main to alford road. Klipsch said these projects will probably be done in late summer. another Crossroads paving project bid last year is still on the calendar to be done this year as well. "Once it warms up there is going to be a lot of paving in Petersburg," said Klipsch. He said along with the two Crossroads projects IndOT is scheduled to pave High- way 57 from rolling acres subdivision north of Peters- burg to Park Lane south of Petersburg. "People are complaining about how rough Highway 57 is now, but it isn't finished," said Klipsch. IndOT went through last Fall and dug out the worst spots and did "deep patch- ing." This spring they are supposed to come back put down a surface over the deep patching. "Petersburg is very fortu- nate to get all that IndOT is doing here now," said Klipsch. He said they have just start- ed putting in new traffic sig- nals in Petersburg. also they are going to do concrete work at the corner of Highway 57 and First st. The corner has a makeshift sidewalk and ramp to an old loading dock for the former Farm bureau Coop, located there until the torna- do in 1990. Klipsch said nothing had been done there for more than 30 years since the tor- nado and IndOT has hired a contractor to correct it. Klipsch and the council discussed changing the longevity pay schedule for Petersburg Police Officers. Currently after three years on the department an officer gets $100. each year they get $100 more. Police Chief Kyle Mills said it maxes out in 20 years. Klipsch said Mills did a study of 10 area police depart- ments and found the average amount was $300. "I would be willing to split the difference at and start at $200, but that is up to the council," said Klipsch. Councilman John Melhiser suggested they put it on the agenda and also discuss how to recoup some of the city's expense in hiring new offi- cers, who quit during their first year. Chief Mills said between equipment and physicals, the city often has between $4,000 and $5,000 invested in a new officer. They recently hired two officers who did not com- plete a year's service. "some don't even go to the academy," said Klipsch. "so that is a problem we need to address if they aren't making it to three years to get on longevity pay," said Melhiser. Klipsch said he would put that on the agenda for their next meeting. City services Manager ross elmore said construc- tion of a raw water line from the well field to the new water plant is progressing. He said they are close to boring it under Prides Creek, (not the lake). but he said they may run into problems. elmore explained the company doing the project is concerned the pipe that was bid for the proj- ect might not have enough "flexion" to be used under Prides Creek. "This is a heck of a time to be having that conversation," said Klipsch. In other business the coun- cil approved a claim of $6,543 for an audit of the water de- partment. Clerk-Treasurer Tammy selby said the audit covered four years. Klipsch said a few years ago the state board of ac- counts started charging municipalities for audits. Pe- tersburg also paid more than $7,000 for an audit of the sew- er department and more than $9,000 for the general audit. The audits are mandated by the state board of ac- counts. Klipsch said the city hasn't budgeted for that expense but is probably going to have to start budgeting for the audits in the future. The next city council meet- ing is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 20 in- stead of Monday due to Pres- idents day. It takes 3 mInutes to subscrIbe to 812-354-8500