Traffic Stop Produces Dope Arrest
A Scottsburg man was arrested after Indiana State Police made a traffic stop on Thursday evening.
ISP Trooper Shannon Burton stopped Kurt G. Heath, 20, from Scottsburg, driving a 2000 Honda Civic.
The traffic stop was made on Pine Street in Scottsburg for an expired license plate. During the traffic stop Kurt G. Heath was found to be in possession of Hydrocodone, a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Marijuana and Paraphernalia. Kurt G. Heath was taken into custody and incarcerated at the Scott County Jail awaiting his first court appearance.
He was charged with; Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class D Felony; Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Class D Felony; Possession of Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor and Possession of Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor.
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Medora Schools Looking For New Board Member
Medora is looking for a new school board member after one member was hired as the district’s treasurer and administrative assistant.
Medora Community Schools Board of Trustees accepted the resignation Monday night of Teresa Brewer.
The board hired her in March to replace longtime school treasurer and administrative assistant Vicki Dean effective Aug. 1.
Dean is retiring July 31 after working the past 30 years with the school district, one of the state’s smallest. She earlier worked three years with the district before leaving to start her family, giving her 33 years on the job total.
Traffic Stop and Drug Arrest
On yesterday’s date at approximately 3:00 pm, Trooper Mark LaMaster was traveling north on Interstate 65 around the 4.0 Mile Marker when he made a traffic stop on a 2000 Mercury Mystique. The driver of the vehicle, Perry May, 53, of Sellersburg, was found to be a Habitual Traffic Violator. After arresting Perry May for being a Habitual Traffic Violator it was discovered that he was in Possession of a Controlled Substance without a valid prescription.
Perry May was incarcerated at the Clark County Jail awaiting his first court appearance.
Meth materials siezed during search of Pekin home
This past Monday evening, trooper Kevin Bowling of the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg was driving on Voyles Road in Pekin when a female flagged him down advising she had allegedly been battered.
For further investigation, Trooper Bowling and other officers went to 8788 Voyles Road in Pekin where the alleged batterer, William A. McCarty, 36, was living. After speaking to him he was arrested for Strangulation and Battery. He was transported and incarcerated at the Washington County Jail.
While officers were at the residence on Voyles Road they came in contact with a female named Carol Martin, 55, from South Martinsburg Road in Salem. She was visiting the residence and after officers ran a check on her, they were advised she was wanted out of Washington County on an outstanding arrest warrant. She was also taken into custody and incarcerated at the Washington County Jail.
Continuing the investigation at the residence, Trooper Bowling and other officers were able to obtain enough information to get a search warrant for the residence. During a search of the residence items were located that are commonly used in the making of Methamphetamine.
The actual homeowner, Joseph D. Sizemore, was already incarcerated at the Washington County Jail on unrelated charges at the time of the search warrant. He was charged with the additional charges from the search warrant of Possession of Chemical Precursors for the Manufacturing of Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Unlawful Possession of a Syringe and Possession of Paraphernalia.
William A. McCarty was also charged with the additional charges of Possession of Chemical Precursors for the Manufacturing of Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Unlawful Possession of a Syringe and Possession of Paraphernalia.
