Kasey Noel, 27, was arrested Friday on suspicion that she misused funds from a local volunteer firefighters association for personal purchases. According court records obtained by WSLM, Noel was charged with five counts of theft and four counts of tax evasion.

As a result of this ongoing criminal investigation by the Indiana State Police Field Investigations, Detectives provided updated information and evidence to Special Prosecutor Richard J. Hertel, who filed for nine (9) felony charges against Kasey, daughter of Jamey Noel.

Investigators said they found more than $108,000 in charges made by Noel on the Utica Township Volunteer Firefighters Association’s credit cards between 2019 and 2023. They said the charges include personal expenses such as clothing, tanning, food, trips, alcohol, Netflix and Amazon purchases.

They also noted more than $295,000 in “personal” charges made by Kevin Wilkerson, who served on the board of the firefighters association from 2018 to 2023.

Friday afternoon at approximately 4:20 p.m., Kasey Noel was taken into custody without incident at the Clark County Courthouse. 

Per order of the court, she was booked into the Clark County Detention Center before being transported to the Scott County Detention Center for incarceration.  

Kasey Noel, 27, is being charged with the following:

• Five (5) Counts of Theft, Level 6 Felonies
• Four (4) Counts of Tax Evasion, Level 6 Felonies

She is going to be held without bond until her initial court appearance on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

On 2-26-2024 at approximately 6:15 am, Scott County Sheriff’s Office First Sergeant Johnney Coomer was on patrol near Gardner Street and Lake Road in the City of Scottsburg.

First Sergeant Coomer observed a vehicle being operated erratically and after observing the driver commit a traffic violation, a traffic stop was initiated.

The driver, identified as Jerry G. Blythe Jr., 57, of Scottsburg, told First Sergeant Coomer he had no operator’s license.

Further investigation at the scene resulted in Blythe and a passenger in the vehicle, identified as Edward T. Bowers, 58, of Scottsburg being placed under arrest for the following.

Jerry G. Blythe Jr – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia, Operator Never Licensed, and Maintaining a Common Nuisance.

Edward T. Bowers – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Visiting a Common Nuisance, and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Blythe and Bowers were both transported to the Scott County jail without incident, where they remain incarcerated.

                 Jerry G. Blythe Jr.

Edward T. Bowers                  

Alleged Methamphetamine     

   Paraphernalia