The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, May 2, 2018 The Press-Dispatch METH BUST Continued from page 1 HOMELAND SECURITY = Protecting Lives and Our Way of Life SHERIFF JOHN JOHN I've spent over 30 years of my life growing up and currently living in Winslow. I've spent the last 21 years working on Homeland Security issues, first as an FBI field agent and currently as a Homeland Security Specialist to assist counties across the nation with emergency response to active shooter incidents and acts of terrorism, as well as catastrophic events such as a fire, tornado, earthquake, pandemic influenza or economic crisis. Please vote before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8 and ask for a Democrat ballot because your vote matters. PAID FOR BY BELLAMY FOR SHERIFF COMMITTEE Questions? Concerns? Call 812-766-2047 or email JohnBellamyPikeCo@yahoo.com DEMOCRAT BALLOT Continued on page A-11 If you, the voters of Pike County, elect me as sheriff: ● I'll uphold our constitutional rights, including our 2nd amendment right to protect our lives from all enemies, foreign and domestic. There may come a time in the near future when, as a community, we'll have to defend our families against threats that come against us due to a catastrophic life-altering event. ● I'll always address your safety concerns with a visit in person, a return phone call or email message or with a public safety announcement if a lot of people have a common concern. ● I'll treat everyone with fairness and respect no matter where you live in the county because that's how I was raised and how I believe a sheriff should treat everyone. ● I'll attend and complete the Sheriffs' School in December of this year, which will facilitate a smooth transition for me to take office as sheriff. The Sheriffs' School, sponsored by the Indiana Sheriffs' Association, will cover everything needed for this smooth transition. ● Upon approval by county officials, I'll open up a deputy position so that when the current sheriff finishes his final term in office this year, he can continue with the Sheriff's Office as a full-time deputy. I want to utilize the combined experience of everyone in the Sheriff's Office so that as a team, we can expand the level of service and security for our community. ● I'll review the Sheriff's Office budget to identify areas where cost savings can be obtained – implementing procedures to obtain these cost savings, such as requesting annual competitive bids for goods and services provided to the Sheriff's Office. ● I'll work closely with Sheriff's Office personnel to review and revise procedures where needed, such as management of inmates to prevent prisoner escape and injuries to deputies, jailers and others. If elected, I'll lead Sheriff's Office personnel in working closely with others in the community as a team, to focus on the following Homeland Security issues: ● Protecting our children and adults from active shooter situations and keeping guns and drugs out of our schools ● Protecting our county from drug dealers and helping kids say "no" to drugs ● Protecting our children from domestic abuse ● Protecting our way of life by protecting our generation and distribution of electricity; clean water supply; gas supply; and phone/internet services PROUD NAVY VETERAN D.A.R.E. INSTRUCTOR CURRENT CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF SCHOOL GRADUATE FAMILY VALUES PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHNSON FOR SHERIFF, JEREMY BRITTON, TREASURER By Andy Heuring An Oakland City man was arrested on a charge of oper- ating a vehicle as a habitual traffic offender and obstruc- tion of justice, a level 6 felo- ny, after his friend asked an off-duty state trooper to help get them out of a ditch. Zachary Scott Besing, 30, of 427 W. Morton St., Oak- land City, was arrested last Wednesday afternoon after he drove a truck into a ditch on Solar Sources property. Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Dallas Killian said he was contacted by State Trooper Eric Correll requesting as- sistance Wednesday at 4:46 p.m. Correll told Sgt. Killian two men had gotten a truck hung up in a ditch on Solar Sources property at the dead end of CR 75 E. Correll said Daniel Goodman, of Elber- feld, approached him to see if they could his borrow his tractor toget a truck out of the ditch. Correll said Good- man told him his friend had driven him to the end of the road to to hunt mushrooms and hung up his truck. Trooper Correll walked with Goodman to where the truck was, and Besing was there at the edge of the woods. Correll said he asked Besing for his driv- er's license, but Besing said he wasn't driving. Trooper Correll then asked central dispatch to check to see if Besing and Goodman had permission to be on the pri- vate property that was post- ed "No Trespassing." According to the report, Besing claimed he had per- mission from Jason Brubaker. Trooper Correll said when he talked with Goodman, af- ter informing him it was a crime to lie to an officer dur- ing an investigation, Good- man said Besing had picked him up at his residence and then drove them through Snaky Point to where the truck was hung up. Besing returned with his cellphone and handed it to Sgt. Killian and told him Brubaker was on the phone to confirm he had permis- sion to be on the property. Sgt. Killian said the name on the phone screen was Robert, not Jason. According to Killian's re- port, Besing told Troop- er Correll the names were mixed up on his phone be- cause his girlfriend didn't like Jason. Sgt. Killian said he took the phone and iden- tified himself as a sheriff's sergeant and asked to whom he was speaking. The per- son answered he was Jason Brubaker. Killian then asked his birth date and heard a long pause. When Killian said it was against the law to lie to an officer, the per- son then said his name was Robert. Killian's report states: "I hung up the phone and ad- vised Mr. Besing he was un- der arrest." Besing faces multiple charges Walker said he arranged to sell the meth to a woman in Petersburg for sex and money and then take her to Vincennes. He said he called the front seat passenger, Austin Comer, who was a long-time friend and offered him marijuana to drive him to Petersburg. Comer then called Shafer and asked her to drive them. She denied any knowl- edge of drugs in the vehicle. Shafer was cited for a traf- fic violation. Comer was cit- ed for possession of marijua- na and released. Walker was taken to the Pike County Jail. Trooper Eaton said he contacted the Vincennes po- liceman with whom Walker said he was working. That officer said Walker was not working as an informant and was a known drug courier in Vincennes. He was preliminarily charged with possession of meth, a level 6 felony, maintaining a common nui- sance, possession of mari- juana, possession of para- phernalia and false inform- ing, along with a conspiracy to deal meth charge.