Coffee Club Podcast 05-16-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 05-16-2014
Audio PlayerTrooper Assisting a Motorist Results in Stolen Car and Meth Bust
Yesterday evening, Trooper Tracy Spencer of the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg stopped to assist what appeared to be simply, a broke down motorist.
However, the traffic stop yielded an arrest for a stolen vehicle and meth.
The vehicle, a black 2010 Ford Taurus, was parked on the emergency lane of Interstate #65 at the 12.0 Mile Marker South Bound in Clark County. When he spoke to the occupants, a female in the driver’s seat and a male subject outside of the car, he was informed they were out of gas and needed assistance.
Trooper Spencer ran a check on the vehicle and it returned stolen out of Louisville, KY.
The male subject, who was identified as Richard F. Shellman, 34, from Cedar Wood Drive in Louisville, KY, was placed into custody.
When Trooper Spencer attempted to gain the proper identity of the female, she claimed she did not have an identification card or driver’s license with her. She gave false information about her identity and it was later learned her name was Janice Marie Gonzalez, 26, from Powell Drive in Louisville, KY.
After she was placed into custody, a search of the vehicle yielded approximately 2.2 ounces of Methamphetamine.
Shellman and Gonzalez were incarcerated at the Clark County Jail. During a detailed search of Janice M. Gonzalez and her property at the Clark County Jail, a digital scale and two blue pills, alleged prescription pills, were located.
Gonzalez was charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine Over 3 Grams, Possession of Methamphetamine Over 3 Grams, Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and False Informing.
Shellman was charged with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle.
Swap Shop Podcast 05-15-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 05-15-2014
Audio PlayerISP Offers Summer Youth Camps
The 2014 Indiana State Police Summer Youth Camps will soon be in session. Is your child looking for something a little different to do this summer? The summer youth camps are for students entering grades 5 through 12. Campers learn teamwork skills while gaining self-confidence.
ISP Sgt. Jerry Goodin was a guest on WSLM’s morning show Wednesday and spoke about the opportunities for area youth.
The camps are designed to help students get an up close and personal view of law enforcement and the criminal justice system, but more importantly, gain respect for themselves and others. This is all done through programs that reward hard work, dedication and team work.
The camps always include demonstrations by our ERT (SWAT), Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Scuba, Crime Scene Technicians and other specialties. Troopers volunteer to put on demonstrations on a variety of topics. The camp staffs are handpicked law enforcement personnel who dedicate their time to preparing youth for their futures.
The 11 camps are held at universities and state parks throughout the state. Below is a schedule for each camp offered for 2014.
RESPECT FOR LAW CAMPS (Grades 5-6)
University of S. Indiana ………… June 12-14
Notre Dame University ………… June 26-28
Hanover College ………………..… July 10-12
Anderson University……………… July 10-12
LIONS LAW CAMPS: (Grades7-8)
Vincennes University …………… June 11-14
Anderson University…………….. July 9-12
CAREER CAMPS: (Grades 9-12)
Vincennes University …………… July 13-18
Trine University (Angola) ……… July 13-18
PIONEER CAMPOUTS:
(By Recommendation Only)
Mounds State Park……………… July 9-13
Lincoln State Park ………… June 23-27
New Harmony State Park… July 7-11
Potato Creek State Park……..July 7-11
If you have any questions or know of a child that’s interested, you may contact the Indiana Troopers Youth Services at 1-800-671-9851. To check the cost and to register online just go to http://www.trooper.org/
For full details, view this message on the web.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SIGN T-ULRICK JOHN
The Indianapolis Colts today signed tackle
John was selected by the Colts with their final pick in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. John competed in 36 collegiate contests (25 starts) at Georgia State and was the school’s top lineman over the last two seasons (2012-13). He was a two-year starter at left tackle, but also logged starts at center and guard earlier in his career with the Panthers.
As a senior in 2013, John started 11 games at left tackle and was named an All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention selection. In 2012, he started 10-of-11 games at left tackle and blocked for a Panthers offense that registered 110.5 rushing yards per game.
Excise Officers Cite Bar after Car Crash Involving Mother, 8-Month-Old Baby
A bar faces several charges after an intoxicated 20-year-old customer ran a stop sign and crashed into a car driven by a mother who had her 8-month-old baby with her.
Highway 40 Sports Bar and Grill, 558 National Avenue, W. Terre Haute, faces five charges after a two-month investigation by State Excise Police.
On the night of March 18, Jacob A. Hubbard, 20, and Kristopher Hedden, 20, both of W. Terre Haute, went to Highway 40 Sports Bar and Grill after they had already consumed 12 beers each. They sat at the bar, where Hubbard showed his U.S. military ID to bartender Chelsea B. Carter, 22, also of W. Terre Haute. Carter only looked at the front of the ID, not at the back, where the date of birth is displayed. Hedden showed Carter Hubbard’s dog tags as his form of identification. Both would show Hubbard’s date of birth making him 20 years of age.
Hubbard and Hedden each ordered a total of six beers, four shots of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and two shots of Jameson from Carter, who told investigators that she knew they were both intoxicated when she served them. After leaving the bar, Hubbard ran a stop sign, crashing his 2007 Ford Mustang into a vehicle driven by a mother with her 8-month-old baby, trapping both vehicles’ occupants inside. They were extricated from the vehicles by emergency crews and taken to Union Hospital, where Hubbard’s Blood Alcohol Content was .29% — almost four times the legal limit to drive.
Hubbard was arrested by West Terre Haute Police Department officers and faces charges of battery by bodily waste, intimidation, operating while intoxicated endangering a person, and illegal consumption. Hubbard’s case is set for trial by jury on June 23, at 1:30 p.m. in Vigo Superior Court V.
Highway 40 Sports Bar and Grill and bartender Chelsea B. Carter face preliminary charges of sale of alcohol to a minor (two counts), allowing a minor to loiter (two counts) and sale of alcohol to an intoxicated person. Penalties could range from fines up to $5,000, suspension of the alcohol permit for a period of time or revocation of the alcohol permit.
“State Excise Police officers will continue to collaborate with local law enforcement to determine where intoxicated drivers were drinking,” Superintendent Matt Strittmatter said. “Locations found to have over served their customers will be held accountable.”
As the enforcement division of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, the primary mission of the Indiana State Excise Police is to promote public safety by enforcing Indiana’s Alcoholic Beverage Code. While excise officers have the authority to enforce any state law, they focus primarily on alcohol, tobacco and related laws.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. All respondents are to be presumed not liable until, and unless, the plaintiff can prove by preponderance of the evidence the respondent’s liability in an administrative hearing.
Police investigating suicide in Martinsburg
For the second time in less than a month, police are investigating a death in the Martinsburg area.
This time it is a suicide of a man found dead in his home in Martinsburg on Thursday morning. Robert Todd Smith, 42, Martinsburg, was found dead yesterday morning. He had shot himself in the head.
Thursday morning shortly after 8:30 am, officers were called to 10382 Bixler Road in Washington County in reference to a deceased male.
When officers arrived they discovered the body of Smith, 42, of Martinsburg in Washington County.
An autopsy was performed this morning on Smith at the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville, KY.
The autopsy preliminarily determined the cause of death as a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The official and final determination of the cause of death to Robert Todd Smith will not be made until the autopsy results are complete which typically takes up to six weeks.
This investigation is continuing with the help of Jeff Thomas, Pekin Town Marshall, and the Washington County Sheriff”s Department.
Just a few weeks ago, ISP and Washington County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded to a 911 call regarding the death of Kristi Williams, 41, who was found dead after her boyfriend, who has never been officially named, reported an emergency at the home.
Indiana State Police said Williams died of severe trauma to the neck but no official cause of death has been reported in that case, as complete results are being awaited from the medical examiner’s office.
There is no word if the two incidents are related.
Smith worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad as a foreman conductor.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Chapter 28. He also served as a volunteer for the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department where he was chief. He then went on to serve for the Monroe Township Fire Department and according to his obituary, released this afternoon from the Love Funeral Home in Palmyra, “very proud of being a volunteer firefighter.”
Smith is survived by his stepfather and mother, Forrest and Beverly Terhune; a brother, Tyler Smith, and sister, Morgan Smith; one uncle, Morris Rousey, and his family; father, Carl Smith.
Funeral services will be held at Love Funeral Home on Monday, May 19 at 11a with a visitation beforehand at 9a. Visitation will also be on Sunday, May 18 from 3-8p. Burial will follow at the Martinsburg Cemetery.
Coffee Club Podcast 05-15-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 05-15-2014
Audio PlayerWSLM COUNTRY NIGHT WITH THE STARS
1220 AM WSLM COUNTRY is celebrating its country roots with a special COUNTRY KARAOKE night at FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE SQUARE this Friday night. As you Karaoke from the best of Country music – old and new – you’ll also be able to sign up for some great concert tickets and a chance to see the stars LIVE in Nashville, Tennessee.
WSLM COUNTRY wants to send you and a friend to A NIGHT WITH THE STARS during the 2014 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN June 5-8.
“WSLM 1220 AM is getting back to its country roots,” said owner and general manager Becky White. “Dad started the station in 1953 and it was originally a country and western station. As a matter of fact, the Number One Country DJ in the US was working at WSLM – that was Sag-a-long Taylor Porter.”
Now a member of the Country Music Association, White and 1220 AM WSLM COUNTRY are making plans to send listeners from the Kentuckiana area to the annual Music Festival in Nashville.
First off, said White, WSLM will be sending four couples to the CMA Music Festival’s nightly concerts at LP Field, where the Tennessee Titans play football. Those tickets are for Thursday, June 5, 6, 7 and 8th.
“These concerts were sold out at the end of last year’s festival so these are some of the hottest tickets in area right now,” said White.
- Thursday night’s show will feature Brantley Gilbert, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, and Rascal Flatts.
- Friday’s show includes Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, The Band Perry and Eric Church.
- Saturday’s live show will feature Chris Young, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Little Big Town and Darius Rucker.
- The festival will close out on Sunday night with Brad Paisley, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Thomas Rhett and the Charlie Daniels Band.
“Just going to see one of these shows is going to be a tremendous,” said White. “If you’re a country music fan, you’re going to have a great time…it’s going to be like going to four or five concerts all in one night!”
White will also give away four pair of tickets to the CMA Music Festival’s newest attraction, the AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X at the Music City Center.
“This is the fan part of the festival that features hundreds of booths featuring some of your favorite musicians and country performers,” said White. “Located in the new Music City Center, its air conditioned and a huge new building in downtown Nashville. You can get autographs, listen to interview sessions and hear new music.”
Finally, White will give away two tickets with access to all activities, all days of the CMA Music Festival.
“This is the grand prize,” said White. “You’ll get to experience everything and have a ball!”
The ticket winners will be announced on June 1 and you may enter through WSLM’s social media, website at wslmradio.com and through signing up at events like Friday Night on the Square and through contesting on-air at WSLM Radio.
1220 WSLM COUNTRY broadcasts 24/7 to the Tri-State area and reaches 3.6 million listeners.
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