A 38-year-old Columbus man was recently charged with false reporting after making false allegations against an Indiana State Trooper.

In September 2022, Detectives with the Indiana State Police, Versailles Post, began an investigation when Alan Parker, age 38, Columbus, Indiana, reported that he was being harassed and poisoned by a neighbor, who was a 19-year veteran of the Indiana State Police. 

During the investigation, Parker stated that he believed the trooper had given him a poisonous substance. 

He also accused the trooper of turning off his electricity and internet service, as well as looking through his windows and using power tools during the night to harass him.

The investigation determined that the information provided by Parker was incorrect and the initial allegations against the trooper were made while Parker was intoxicated.

At the conclusion of the investigation, the case was presented to the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

As a result, Parker was charged with one misdemeanor count of Making a False Report Against a Police Officer.  Parker was issued a summons to appear and will soon make an initial appearance in the Bartholomew County Superior Court.

Troopers from the Indiana State Police in Sellersburg are investigating two deaths that occurred this morning on State Road 56, east of Salem, when two vehicles collided head-on.

The driver of a Cheverolet Aveo, Ryan A. Fisher, 37, of Salem, Indiana, and the passenger, 37-year-old Rebecca Jean Simmons, also of Salem, were both pronounced dead at the scene.  

The driver of the Silverado, 29-year-old Todd M. Albertson, was flown to University Hospital in Louisville with life-threatening injuries.  

As a result of the preliminary investigation, troopers believe that the Chevrolet Aveo was eastbound and attempted to pass other eastbound vehicles when it collided with the westbound pickup truck.   

Around 7:50 am, troopers were dispatched to a head on crash on SR 56 just east of Shields Road in eastern Washington County. Units from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Washington County Ambulance Service, Salem Fire Department, and Gibson Township Fire Department also responded and assisted.  

Arriving units found a gray 2009 Chevrolet Aveo had collided head-on with a red 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.

The collision occurred in the westbound passing lane, which is the center lane of a three-lane section of the roadway just east of Shields Road.  

An ISP crash reconstruction team arrived to assist.

This case is still under investigation. The families of the deceased have been notified.  

Detectives from the Indiana State Police (ISP) in Sellersburg arrested an individual on two counts of Attempted Murder after shots were fired into a Clarksville residential address in September.  

As a result of the investigation, on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Detective Tucker, armed with an arrest warrant, arrested a 16-year-old male juvenile on two counts of Attempted Murder and one count of Criminal Recklessness with a Firearm, a level 5 Felony. 

On September 18, 2022, ISP Detectives responded to the home of the Clarksville Police chief after someone fired several rounds into his house.

No one was injured in the incident; however, Clarksville Police Department detectives, crime scene technicians, and ISP detectives recovered multiple shell casings at the scene.

The investigation also uncovered evidence that numerous rounds struck and entered the residence. 

ISP Detective Chris Tucker continued the investigation with the assistance of the Clarksville Police Department and in conjunction with the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office. 

The juvenile was arrested in Floyd County and transported to the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center without incident.  

This investigation is ongoing.  

The Indiana State Police began an investigation into the death of an inmate at the Huntington County Jail after Nicholas Parks, 42, of Bunker Hill, IN was found unresponsive around 3:00 a.m. on October 22, 2022.

This investigation has led to additional charges on three inmates currently incarcerated in the Huntington County Jail. 

• Michael Kelly Jr., 22 of Huntington, IN was arrested for Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony, Aiding in Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony, Trafficking, Level 5 Felony, and Dealing a Narcotic Drug, Level 5 Felony.
• Jacob Lee Landon Johnson, 40 of Huntington, IN was arrested for Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony and Aiding in Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony.
• Nicholas Ryan Shepperd, 36 of Huntington, IN was arrested for Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony and Aiding in Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony.

This investigation also resulted in a search warrant being served at a residence in the 400 block of Garfield Street in Huntington, IN on October 28, 2022. 

This search warrant resulted in the arrest of Duane Barnes, 41 of Huntington, IN for:

• Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony
• Aiding in Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, Level 1 Felony
• Possession of a Narcotic Drug With the Intent to Deliver, Level 2 Felony
• Possession of Methamphetamine With the Intent to Deliver, Level 2 Felony
• Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony
• Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, Level 3 Felony
• Aiding in Trafficking With an Inmate, Level 5 Felony

Barnes was taken to the Huntington County Jail.

The Huntington Police Department assisted with this investigation.

The final autopsy report and toxicology results for Parks is still pending.

Jail staff found inmate Nicholas Parks, 42, of Bunker Hill, Indiana, unresponsive at approximately 3:30a on October 22.

Jail staff immediately attempted medical resuscitation until EMS personnel arrived and took over emergency medical treatment.  On scene treatment was unsuccessful.

Parks was pronounced dead by the Huntington County Coroner at the jail. 

ISP Detectives stated that there did not appear to be any sign of physical altercation or struggle. 

Parks has had previous medical problems in the past. 

Toxicology and autopsy results to determine cause/manner of death are pending with the Huntington County Coroner’s Office.