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A-2 Front Wednesday, June 27, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Need Help? See the Business Box on B-5 FIRE Continued from page 1 knock the fire down in less than two minutes. Nelson said he was able to use it to blow off a roof cap to vent the attic. They normally would have had to get someone on the roof to remove the cap. The house is owned by Lawrence Wilcoxen, of Washington. He was renting it to Katie Brock, who was home at the time of the fire. While firemen were able to knock down the initial flames in just minutes, they remained on the scene more than two hours venting the house and making sure all areas of the fire were out. Due to the temperatures being in the 90s, and the fire being during the work day, personnel from Jefferson, Patoka, Winslow, Spurgeon and Union townships in Pike County and Harrison Town- ship in Knox County all re- sponded. The Indiana State Fire Marshal's office is investi- gating the fire. "When you care enough to send the very best" 716 Main St. 812-354-9372 Petersburg Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 9-5; Friday 9-6 Marge's Hallmark is upgrading to a Marge's Shop Many items now on sale to make room for new items. Save 50% to 75% Off • Shelves and Fixtures • Select Cards • Seasonal and Everyday Items • Select Ladies' Tops and Scarf Vests New KEEPSAKE ornaments coming in July G O L D C R O W N S T O R E By Andy Heuring Two people were arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of meth over the weekend. A Winslow man was ar- rested on charges of posses- sion of meth, a level 6 felony; maintaining a common nui- sance; a level 6 felony; oper- ating a vehicle while intoxi- cated endangering a person, (refusal); neglect of a depen- dent, obstruction of justice and possession of parapher- nalia. Dennis Gregory Clark, 30, of 1005 E. Porter St., Winslow, was stopped by Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jason McKinney on High- way 56, near CR 725 E., at about 9 p.m. Saturday after Deputy McKinney said he noticed Clark drive across the center line. McKinney said he turned around and saw Clark go halfway into the other lane again before stopping him. Clark said he didn't real- ize he had crossed the cen- ter line. He had a juvenile in the backseat. Clark told Deputy McKin- ney he was a habitual traf- fic offender, but had a con- ditional license and gave McKinney his paperwork. Deputy McKinney said the paperwork stated Clark could drive Monday through Friday, but not on Saturday or Sunday. McKinney's report stated Clark told him he was driv- ing because he had picked up his son in Oakland City. When McKinney asked why Clark was driving west on Highway 56 when he had been to Oakland City, Clark said he decided to go shop- ping. McKinney said while K9 officer Bleck was doing a sniff test of the car, Deputy Buck Seger said he heard something hit the ground behind Clark. Deputy Seger then located a black knife case behind Clark and found it contained a glass smoking device with a burned res- idue that field tested posi- tive for meth. Bleck also indicated he smelled illegal drugs in the vehicle. McKinney said po- lice then found two plastic corner baggies containing a white powder substance which field tested positive for meth. Clark refused a chemical test and was taken into cus- tody. A rural Winslow woman was arrested after a police- man stopped her for bright lighting him at 1:24 a.m. on Highway 61 near Poplar St. in Petersburg. Anna J. Watson, 33, of 297 S. SR 61, Winslow, was ar- rested on charges of posses- sion of meth, a level 6 Felo- ny, maintaining a common nuisance, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated (controlled substance). Petersburg Cpl. Jar- ed Simmons said when he talked with Watson, he no- ticed her speech was rapid and slurred, her eyes were unresponsive and she was fidgety. Deputy Buck Seger ar- rived to assist with K9 Offi- cer Bleck, who indicated the presence of drugs in Wat- son's vehicle. A search of the Pontiac A ztec found a glass smoking device, a corner baggie con- taining a white residue and a small clear container with a white cap that also had a white powder in it. Both test- ed positive for meth. Watson failed field so- briety tests and was taken to the Daviess Communi- ty Hospital, where she test- ed positive for methamphet- amine and amphetamine. She was taken into cus- tody. By Andy Heuring Four people were arrested on various marijuana-relat- ed charges this past week. A rural Winslow man was arrested at 4:18 a.m. Sunday after police noticed him sit- ting at the back door of a res- idence at 103 E. Center St., Winslow. Joshua Allen Hale, 34, of 733 S. CR 175 E., Winslow, was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jason McKinney said he noticed someone sitting be- hind the residence as he drove by and stopped to see if that person belonged at that residence. While talking to Hale, Deputy McKinney said he noticed the strong odor of marijuana. He said Hale ad- mitted smoking marijua- na about an hour earlier. A search of Hale located a par- tially burned marijuana cig- arette and a blue smoking device with a strong smell of marijuana. McKinney's report stat- ed Hale said he didn't know who lived at that residence and he was only sitting there because he could get free WiFi from the Winslow Li- brary. He was transported to the Pike County Jail. A Vincennes man was ar- rested late Sunday night af- ter police saw him driving without any taillights. Robert L. Spade, 42, of 8 E. Swartzel Ave., Vincennes, was preliminarily charged with possession of a legend drug, possession of mari- juana, false informing and possession of parapherna- lia after he was stopped by Petersburg Police Cpl. Kyle Mills at 10 :50 p.m. Sunday. Cpl. Mills said he noticed a car with no taillights turn from Highway 61 onto High- way 57. Mills stopped the ve- hicle and asked the driver his name. Originally he said he was Kenneth R. Sheren with a birthdate in 1985. Cpl. Mills said he couldn't get a return on that name. When Mills asked Spade again, he gave a different birth date and eventually said his name was Robert Spade. According to Mills' report, Spade said he lied about his name because he was wanted on a warrant in Knox County. A search of the vehicle found a one-hitter pipe with a strong odor of burned mar- ijuana, a corner of a plastic bag with a what field tested positive for marijuana, and a pill bottle containing six Gabapentin and seven Cy- clobenzaprine pills. Spade was taken to the Pike County Jail. A Princeton woman and Petersburg man were ar- rested on marijuana and controlled substance charg- es late Thursday after police stopped them on Fourth St. in Petersburg. Luke Donohoo, 23, of 1301 Sycamore St., Peters- burg, and Tameeka Lee Straw, 26, of 1008 S. Race St., Princeton, were arrest- ed on charges of possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor, main- taining a common nuisance and possession of marijua- na. Petersburg Police Cpl. Jared Simmons said he no- ticed a red car driving north on Fourth St. without a li- cense plate light. Deputy Sheriff Buck Seger and K9 Officer Bleck arrived to assist. Officer Bleck did a sniff test of the car and indicated for nar- cotics. A search of the vehicle located a partially burned marijuana cigarette in the rear floorboard of the pas- senger seat, according to Cpl. Simmons' report. It al- so stated they found a Zolpi- dem pill in a black shoebox. His report states both Donohoo and Straw denied the marijuana was theirs or even knowing it was in the car. Straw said she had a prescription for the pill, but couldn't produce it. Both were taken into cus- tody. Four arrested on pot-related charges in separate incidents Petersburg Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Nelson yells instructions while operating a deck gun to extinguish a fire at 113 W. Branch St., Petersburg. Fire destroyed the garage but firemen were able to restrict the fire damage to that area. However, there was extensive smoke damage throughout the house. Two arrested for OVWI, meth