On June 2, 2020, Dustin Reed, age 30, Deputy, was arrested for ESCAPE — FLEES FROM LAWFUL DETENTION. Reed was transported to the Scott County Jail.

On June 3, 2020, Corporal Johnney Coomer and Deputies Jessica Dickey and Skylar Thompson were dispatched to a residence on Double or Nothing Road. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with Frank Ashby, age 38, Scottsburg. Ashby had an outstanding warrant out of Scott County. Ashby was arrested and transported to the Scott County Jail.

On June 4, 2020, Corporal Johnney Coomer and Scottsburg Police Department went to a residence in Scottsburg. Upon arrival, Corporal Coomer made contact with Jason Wesson, age 43, Scottsburg. Wesson had an outstanding arrest warrant. He was arrested and transported to the Scott County Jail.

On June 5, 2020, Deputy Chris Bowling initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 65. Deputy Bowling made contact with driver, Kamron Swank, age 30, of Mitchell, Indiana. Swank was arrested and charged with OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED W/ PRIOR. Swank was transported to the Scott County Jail.

On June 5, 2020, Corporal Kenton Makowsky made contact with Dwayne May, age 45, of Austin. Dwayne had a warrant for PAROLE VIOLATION. May was arrested and transported to the Scott County Jail.

On June 7, 2020, Corporal Kenton Makowsky initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 65. The driver was identified as Marcelino Rodriguez, age 43, of Columbus. Rodriguez was arrested for PAROLE VIOLATION, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF SYRINGE, and POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA. Rodriguez was transported to the Scott County Jail.

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident that occurred this evening where a swimmer went missing in the water at White Rock Park.

At approximately 6:03 p.m., authorities were contacted in reference to a male swimmer reported missing in the water for at least 5 minutes.

Conservation Officers, Indiana State Police, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department and Shelbyville Fire Department arrived on scene and quickly began a search and rescue operation.

At approximately 7:12 p.m., an Indiana State Police diver located the swimmer near the docks in 17 feet of water.

The male was transported to Major Health Partners Hospital in Shelbyville in critical condition. His identification is being withheld at this time.

An update will be released when further information is available.

A Kentucky man died Saturday afternoon in a single-engine plane crash in southern Indiana. 

Around 3:25 pm Saturday, a passing motorist called 911 after spotting what appeared to be plane wreckage in a field off Flint Ridge Road near New Washington in Clark County. 

When Clark County Deputies arrived, they confirmed the plane crash and requested assistance from the Indiana State Police (ISP) in Sellersburg. 

ISP detectives and a crime scene investigator were dispatched to investigate.  

The preliminary investigation reveals that a Cessna Skyhawk C172 single-engine plane departed Bowman Field in Louisville, KY, on Saturday a few minutes after 3 pm. 

It is believed the plane went down near New Washington around 3:23 pm; however, investigators do not yet have a cause for the crash. 

The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was Joshua E. Warren, 30, of Louisville, Kentucky. 

Warren was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Clark County Coroner’s Office. 

The next of kin has been notified. 

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been contacted and are expected to arrive on Sunday to further the investigation.

One person is dead after a small plane crashed in southern Indiana Saturday afternoon, according to Indiana State Police.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash. 

The crash occurred just before 3:30 p.m. in a soybean field on Flint Ridge Road, in New Washington, Indiana.

There was only one person on board the single-engine aircraft, according to a FAA spokeswoman. 

The plane departed from Bowman Field in Louisville to an unknown destination. 

Debris could be seen scattered in a field in that area.

Both the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana State Police responded to the scene.