A Vincennes man was arrested Friday morning on numerous drug and neglect charges after a trooper stopped to check on a vehicle left running in the roadway.

Arrested and Charged was Derrick Michael Fiscus, 28 of Vincennes, IN

– Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony

– Illegal Possession of a Syringe, Level 6 Felony

– Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 Felony

– Neglect of a Dependent, Level 6 Felony

– Operating a Vehicle while a Habitual Traffic Violator, Level 6 Felony

– Obstruction of Traffic, Class B Misdemeanor

At 7:20 AM this morning, Senior Trooper Jarrod Lents was southbound on Main Street near 2^nd Street in Bicknell, when he encountered a green Chevrolet Camaro parked completely in the southbound lane.  Lents checked on the Chevrolet and found that it was running with its lights on, but was unoccupied. 

Lents looked over at the Short Twig Café and saw a man at the counter paying for his order.  Believing that could be the driver of the car, Lents walked into the café and spoke with 29-year-old Derrick Fiscus of Vincennes.  Fiscus informed Lents that the car was his.

While speaking to Fiscus, Lents patted Fiscus down to check him for weapons, and instead found two syringes in his pocket.  The syringes later field tested positive for methamphetamine.  Lents conducted a computer check of Fiscus’s driver’s license and found that his driving privileges were suspended for life as a Habitual Traffic Violator.

Fiscus was placed into custody without incident and was lodged in the Knox County Jail.  Fiscus’s two-year-old son was with him during the entire incident.  Lents contacted the Department of Child Services and released the child to their care.

An investigation into numerous severe injuries to a 2-month-old child ended today with the arrest of a Dubois, Indiana man.

Arrested and Charged was Trent Grider, 24, Dubois, IN

Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury, Level 5 Felony

– Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Level 3 Felony

– Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury to a Person Less Than 14 Years Old, Level 3 Felony

– Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Person Less Than 14 Years Old, Level 5 Felony

On Thursday, September 21^st, an arrest warrant was issue by the Dubois County Circuit Court for Grider.  Werne and Master Trooper Brian LaRoche arrested Grider this morning at his place of employment in Saint Anthony.

On August 29, 2017, Detective Brock Werne received a complaint from Memorial Hospital in Jasper, regarding a 2-month-old child being brought in with multiple injuries. 

Medical staff informed Werne and Detective Sergeant Juli Schnell that the child had suffered a broken collarbone and arm, both on the right side, and a bruised right ear.

Werne and Schnell learned that days prior to the 29^th, the child’s father, 24-year-old Trent Grider of Dubois, Grider had pulled the child out of a car seat by the right arm.  The action was with enough force to cause the child’s right arm and collarbone to break.

Yesterday, the Indiana State Police arrested a Versailles, Indiana woman on numerous charges following an investigation into the theft of personal identification numbers from students at the Ivy Tech Community College-Madison, Indiana Campus.

The investigation by Trooper Nate Adams began on September 11, 2017 when the Indiana State Police was contacted by Ivy Tech after they became aware of suspicious purchases that occurred using their on-line bookstore. 

Through the investigation, Trp. Adams learned that Bioncia N. Mitchell, age 20, Versailles, Indiana, a current student at Ivy Tech Community College-Madison Campus, obtained the personal Ivy Tech identification numbers of numerous other students who attended the same campus. 

By obtaining the identification numbers, Mitchell was able to go to the Ivy Tech on-line store and fraudulently purchase over $7,000 worth of items using other students’ accounts during August and September 2017. 

Ivy Tech officials were able to block and refund nearly half the money initially once the suspicious activity was discovered.

School officials became suspicious due to the large amount of purchases made that were shipped to different names at Mitchell’s address. 

School officials were also able to determine that the purchases were made using an IP 

address that returned to Bioncia Mitchell’s login information.

Yesterday, the Indiana State Police served a search warrant at Mitchell’s residence located at 178 Michael Street, Apt. A, Versailles, IN where much of the fraudulently purchased items were located. 

Mitchell was arrested at her residence and transported to the Jefferson County Jail where she was incarcerated, pending her initial court appearance.

Mitchell was arrested on felony charges of Identity Deception, Theft, and Fraud.

Troopers from the Indiana State Police arrested three men from Kansas City, Missouri this past Wednesday evening on I-69 in Huntington County on an allegation they had possessed an illegal card skimming device along with a large amount of fraudulent credit cards.

The three men were taken into custody without incident and incarcerated in the Huntington County Jail on the following preliminary charges:

Omar C. Sosa, 19 of Kansas City, Missouri   

• Unlawful Possession of a Card Skimming Device, Level 6 Felony
• Forgery-Counterfeiting, Level 6 Felony
• Fraud, Level 6 Felony
• Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

Adrian Miguel Abreu Boza, 19 of Kansas City, Missouri

• Unlawful Possession of a Card Skimming Device, Level 6 Felony
• Forgery-Counterfeiting, Level 6 Felony
• Fraud, Level 6 Felony
• Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

Alejandro Abreu Martinez, 27 of Kansas City, Missouri

• Unlawful Possession of a Card Skimming Device, Level 6 felony
• Forgery-Counterfeiting, Level 6 Felony
• Fraud, Level 6 Felony
• Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

The investigation conducted by Troopers Alaa Hamed and Christopher Eagles indicated at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, they stopped a Nissan SUV northbound at the 287.7 mile marker for a traffic violation.

As Hamed and Eagles interacted with the three men inside of the vehicle, their suspicions were heightened by the men’s behavior and information they were providing.  Eagles’ K-9 partner “Axle” conducted a free air sniff around the exterior of the vehicle and following a positive alert, the vehicle was searched.

During the course of the search, a credit card skimming device which was plugged into a laptop computer was located along with more than 160 plastic credit cards, more than 60 MasterCard gift cards, tampering tools, and approximately 1 gram of suspected marijuana.  As a result of their findings and further investigation, a search warrant was obtained and executed on a room at the Motel 6 in the 4300 block of Southport Crossings Way in Indianapolis by Troopers from the Indianapolis post.

During the course of that search, “several hundred” fraudulent cards and a hard drive were located.  In all, according to Hamed, approximately 500 fraudulent cards and gift cards with an approximate value of $50,000.00 were seized.

A copy of this investigation will also be forwarded to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office for their review.  The Markle Police Department assisted troopers at the scene.

All Suspects Are Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty in a Court of Law.

Year-Long Drug Investigation Nets 37 Suspects, Several Suspects Still At-Large

A year-long drug investigation by Indiana State Police and Washington Police resulted in 37 suspects being arrested early this morning during a multi-agency drug roundup. The drug investigation was launched in September 2016 to target individuals dealing in illegal narcotics in the Daviess and Knox County area.

At approximately 7 a.m. this morning, officers with the Indiana State Police, ATF, DEA, US Marshals service, Martin County Sheriff’s Department, Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Odon Police and Vincennes Police responded to various locations throughout Knox and Daviess County to execute felony arrest warrants.  As of 3:00 this afternoon, six suspects are still at large.

Suspects Arrested in Daviess County:

• Jeffrey Scheid, 55, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony 

• Gage Overton, 25, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• James Fricke, 53, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Michael Hambrick, 35, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Derrick Parker, 38, Washington, IN

1. Conspiracy to Commit Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony
2. Dealing Cocaine, Level 5 Felony 

• Justin Williams, 28, Washington, IN

1. 3 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Austin Collins, 23, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Schedule II Drug, Level 4 Felony 

• Joshua Hambrick, 37, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Jonathan Spaulding, 30, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony  

• Kenneth Morning, 46, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony 

• Tyler Nading, 25, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Robert Hambrick,  36, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Joshua Arnold, 31, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• John Ward, 33, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Jordan Page, 23, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Drake Latham, 27, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• James Booher, 30, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Richard Shelton, 64, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Betty Edmondson, 40, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Justin Elenbaas, 19, Washington, IN

1. Conspiracy to Commit Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Steven Booher, 22, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Stacey Long, 48, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Mervin Graber, 31, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony 

• Benjamin Leighty, 39, Washington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Ashley Bechtel, 34, Washington, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Miranda Merriman, 23, Bloomington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

• Benjamin Phillips, 19, Bloomington, IN

1. 2 Counts of Conspiracy to Commit Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

 Suspects Arrested from Knox County:

• Charles Thomas, 29, Wheatland, IN

1. Dealing a Schedule I, Level 6 Felony 

• David Yoder, 52, Bruceville, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Jaimee Robinson, 41, Vincennes, IN

1. Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony 

• Heather Shofner, 32, Bruceville, IN

1. Dealing Meth 

• George Weiss Jr, 34, Vincennes, IN

1. Dealing Meth 

• Megan Potter, 25, Vincennes, IN

1. Dealing Schedule IV, Level 6 Felony 

• Tiffany Emmons, 25, Vincennes, IN

1. Dealing Meth 

• James Howard, 56, Vincennes, IN

1. Dealing Schedule IV, Level 6 Felony 

• Charles Thomas, 29, Wheatland, IN

1. Dealing Schedule IV, Level 6 Felony

• Ashley Schutte, 24, Shoals, IN

1. Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

 This was a joint investigation conducted by Washington Police and Indiana State Police