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A rural Winslow man was arrest- ed for drunken driving after his wife called police and told them he had hit her and was driving around intoxicat- ed. Mark A. Coleman, 66, of 1112 S. SR 61, Winslow, was arrested Tuesday, September 4 by Pike County Deputy Paul Collier in Winslow. Deputy Collier said Coleman's wife, Patricia, called central dispatch and told them Coleman had hit her and was driving around in a Volkswagen Jetta intoxicated. Collier was informed Cole- man could be found at Stanly Burns' residence at 806 E. Porter St., Police located Coleman, who was sit- ting in the passenger's seat of his car, with Burns behind the wheel. He told police his wife was mad at him so she called the police. He also denied hit- ting or touching Patricia. Deputy Collier said when police asked Coleman how he got there, he said he drove there. Burns said he lived at that residence and he didn't see Coleman drive there, but when he had arrived, Coleman was the only one in the car. Collier said Petersburg Police Cpl. Scott Wright interviewed Patricia and could see a red mark on her neck. Coleman failed field sobriety tests and was transported to the Daviess Community Hospital because of a high portable breath test. At the hospital, Coleman tested 0.24 percent or three times the legal limit for blood alcohol content in Indiana. He was charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, with a blood al- cohol content of 0.15 percent or more. An Indianapolis man was arrested Saturday night after police stopped him for speeding. Adalberto R. Peralta, 25, of India- napolis, was stopped by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Jason McKinney at 5:31 p.m. near the 51.5 mile marker on I-69 for driving 85 mph in a 70 zone. Deputy McKinney said Peralta told him he had never been licensed. While talking with Peralta, Deputy McKin- ney said he noticed the door of alcohol. Peralta failed field sobriety tests and tested 0.15 percent for blood alcohol content on a portable breath test. Per- alta refused to take a chemical test and was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal) and driver never licensed. McKinney said during an invento- ry of Peralta's vehicle, police found a small white cooler containing numer- ous empty and unopened bottles of beer. A Princeton man was arrested at 10 :53 p.m. on Main St., Petersburg af- ter police stopped him for driving 45 mph in a 20 zone and almost hitting a vehicle that was turning into Casey's parking lot. Brian R. Small, 22, of 420 W. Glen- dale St., Apt. A, Princeton, was arrest- ed on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal) by Deputy McKinney. McKinney said when he approached Small, he said he didn't have his driv- er's license with him and that he was driving fast to get to his mother's house in Oakland City because she was in a domestic dispute. McKinney said while talking with Small, he noticed the odor of mari- juana. He said Small admitted he had smoked marijuana "all day until he ran out." Small failed field sobriety tests. While police were working with Small, they notified Gibson County about his mother. Gibson County contacted his mother and, according to McKinney, she said there was not a problem at her house. She added Brian had a drug problem and was just trying to get out of his situation. Small refused a drug test and was taken into custody on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while in- toxicated (refusal). A Washington woman was arrested Friday night after police stopped her for driving north on I-69 with a head- light out. Sheronda Dillard, 25, of 103 James- town Square, Washington, was stopped by Deputy McKinney at 10 :25 p.m. He said Dillard had a hard time getting her driver's license and showed signs of impairment while talking to him. She told McKinney she had not tak- en any drugs and had gotten off work at 6 p.m. She failed field sobriety tests. Dil- lard was taken to the Daviess Commu- nity Hospital, where she tested posi- tive for marijuana. She was transport- ed to the Pike County Jail, where she was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed and possession of marijuana. During an inventory of her car, Deputy McKinney said police found a "roach" in the ashtray with a stripped stem from a raw marijuana plant. Both the roach, which is a street name for a marijuana cigarette, and the raw plant field tested positive for marijuana. Pair arrested for domestic battery By James Capozella A rural Petersburg hus- band and wife were arrest- ed after a third party called about them fighting. Stephen J. Burns, 35, and Alicia E. Burns, 24, both of 1416 W. CR 50 S., Pe- tersburg, were arrested on preliminary charges of do- mestic battery early Mon- day morning. Petersburg Corporal Jared Simmons, Sheriff's Deputy Jason McKinney and Reserve Officer Tra- vis Troutman responded to a report of a domestic in progress at 1416 W. CR 50 S. at 1:52 a.m. Katherine Braunecker and Lucretia Fahrner, who were at the residence, ad- vised the officers that Ali- cia Burns and Stephen Burns had been in an al- tercation and were still in the residence. A fter lo- cating and separating the two, Corporal Simmons noted that Alicia had fresh scratches on her chest and her left eye was extremely swollen and bruised. According to Cpl. Sim- mons' report, Stephen said they had been drinking and started arguing about her cheating on him in the past. Stephen said Alicia had walked in the kitchen and grabbed a knife, and he believed she was going to try to harm herself. He then tried to take the knife away from her and at that time, she bit his right fore- arm and wouldn't let go. Stephen advised it was hurting really bad and he had to get her off of him, and he "whopped" her off of his arm to get her to stop. Alicia told Deputy McK- inney nothing had hap- pened between them and her dog was to blame for her injuries. When McKin- ney said he did not believe her, Alicia said she didn't want to get her husband in trouble. She repeated that nobody had been touched by anyone. The two witnesses said both Stephen and Alicia walked into the kitchen and started arguing. They said they heard Stephen yelling at Alicia to let go of him and then heard a loud crash, ac- cording to the report. Kath- erine and Lucretia advised Simmons that an infant and Alicia's children were in the residence. Simmons had Central Dispatch con- tact DCS. Stephen was placed in handcuffs and into a pa- trol car, but Alicia was un- cooperative and had to be removed from a patrol car and restrained on the ground before being trans- ported to the Pike County Jail. I-69 stop results in two charges A September 7 traffic stop on I-69 resulted in charges of possession of marijuana, paraphernalia and charges of never pos- sessing a valid driver's li- cense. Pike County Dep- uty Sheriff Buck Seger was running stationary ra- dar near mile marker 45.5 when he observed a 2007 Buick traveling south with a tail light violation. The driver, Brandon Davidson, of Gaston, Ind., pulled into the me- dian when stopped and was asked why he did so. He stated he didn't have a license and wasn't sure where to pull over so he just stopped. Once repo - sitioned on the shoulder of the roadway, he said he knew he shouldn't be driv- ing, but his girlfriend was sick due to being pregnant, so he was driving. Sheriff's Department Sgt. Dallis Killian arrived on the scene and obtained the identification informa- tion for Heather McCor- mick, of Gaston, and a ju- venile from Anderson. The juvenile was found to have a "jar of weed" in his front pocket that tested positive for marijuana. McCormick advised Officer Seger that both Davidson and the juve- nile had been smoking the marijuana while traveling from Anderson to Evans- ville. Heather told officers there was a one hitter pipe in her make-up bag, which they located. Davidson, the driver of the car, was administered field sobriety testing, which he passed. Davidson was transported to the Pike County Sheriff's Office on charges of possession of paraphernalia and opera- tor never licensed. The ju- venile was released to Mc- Cormick following a call to the juvenile's father, Doug- las Jackson, of Anderson. PIKE CO. FARM BUREAU, INC. ANNUAL MEETING Planning Committee and Sponsors of the Agribusiness Forum were: Hugh and Madge Eskew, Sarah Hopkins, Pike Extension, David Flint, Maria Turner, Chris Perkins, CPS, Ken Meyer, Kathy and Arthur Harker, Judy Gumbel and Erica Burkemper-Fisher, Pike Soil and Water. Four generations of Farm Bureau members at- tended the meeting. Above, Irene Craig, 50 year member with grandson Jon Craig, great-grandson Reid Craig, Scholarship winner and son Joe Craig. Pike County 4-H Council members receive cer- tificate of appreciation (l to r): Sarah Hopkins, Ken Meyer's presenter, Kelly Davis Cook, Presi- dent and Kelli Jenkings, Treasurer. Concession chairs: Steve and Donna Mikels and Ken and Mary Meyer were recognized at the meeting. Liz Weissmann, Hucks of Pe- tersburg, valuable Community partner and Ken Meyer Darla Kiesel, Dewig Meats, valuable community partner. Amanda Potts was recognized with a certifi- cate from Judy Gumbel for 19 years of service. Dean Jones with coca-cola, valuable community partner