On Tuesday afternoon, Indiana State Troopers Caleb Garvin and John Yung conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle traveling at 105mph on Interstate 69.

During the course of the traffic stop, Troopers observed numerous indications that lead them to believe that criminal activity was afoot.

It was ultimately discovered the vehicle was a rental and the two occupants were not authorized to drive the car.

The vehicle was impounded and ISP K9 Handler Trooper Richard Klun and his K9 Partner Loki (Loh-kee) were called to the scene.

After obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, Troopers located a hidden compartment that contained a loaded firearm and equipment used to skim credit cards from gas pumps. Troopers also located four master skeleton keys used to unlock gas pump doors.

Jacob A Smith, 20, of New Mexico was taken into custody and the United States Secret Service was contacted regarding the located equipment.

Smith told officers the equipment located was used to skim credit cards from gas pumps. Smith stated that once the skimmer on the gas pump is installed, information recorded on it can be retrieved by simply pulling into the parking lot and connecting via Bluetooth.

Smith was incarcerated at the Greene County Jail without incident.

He has been charged at the State level with:

Possession of a Skimming Device, a Level 6 Felony

Possession of a Handgun without a Permit, Class A Misdemeanor

Reckless Driving, Class B Misdemeanor

To be charged with a Federal offense, a “Skimming” case must reach a specific monetary or number of victims threshold.  Troopers will continue working with the U.S. Secret Service regarding the amounts and victims related to this case.

The Indiana State Police is also working with the Bloomington Police Department to find any connection between this case and the card readers located on gas pumps in Bloomington on the same date.

A Palmyra man is in jail tonight and faces 20 felony counts of incest after police say he carried out a 4-month-long sexual relationship with a 14-year-old family member.

Jessie Grimes, 33, Palmyra, is also charged with 20 felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and two felony counts of dissemination of matter harmful to a minor.

This activity had allegedly occurred between August of 2015 and February 1st of this year in Harrison County.

The charges come just four days after Indiana State Police were contacted by the Department of Child Services about the reported misconduct.

Grimes was arrested on the charges of Incest, 20 Counts; Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, 20 Counts and Dissemination of Matter Harmful to Minors, 2 Counts.

According to court records, the 14-year-old girl told a friend that she and Grimes had been in a sexual relationship. That friend notified an adult, who then contacted the Department of Child Services.

The girl told police during a forensic interview that the relationship had been going on since August 2015. It reportedly began when Grimes started talking to the child about sex and “showed her pornographic videos to educate her.”

Then in September, Grimes began having sex with the girl, according to the probable cause affidavit filed in Harrison County Superior Court. The girl told investigators that she and Grimes had sex once or twice a week since then. She also gave detailed descriptions about some of the encounters, including how Grimes made her wear lingerie. The encounters reportedly took place in a Palmyra home.

This afternoon Indiana State Police trooper Chris Tucker from the arrested Grimes in Harrison County.

He was arrested after an arrest warrant was issued out of Harrison County that involved Jessie Grimes allegedly having sex with a family member.

Trooper Tucker conducted his investigation while working with the Harrison County Department of Family and Children.

Grimes was arrested on the charges of Incest, 20 Counts; Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, 20 Counts and Dissemination of Matter Harmful to Minors, 2 Counts.