On February 28, 2019, Scott County Sheriff’s Office received information about drug activity at a residence in Austin, Indiana. Scott County deputies with the assistance of Indiana State Police made contact with Don King, age 31, Austin. King was taken into custody and charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Common Nuisance.

On February 28, 2019, with the assistance of the Scott County Prosecutor’s Office, an arrest warrant was issued for Kenneth “Wayne” Davis, age 51, Austin. This arrest stemmed from a search warrant that was executed earlier this week. Davis was charged with Maintaining a Common Nuisance and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Others arrested on warrants are as followed:

Michael Miller was arrested for Invasion of Privacy, Possession Scheduled I,II,III, or IV Controlled Substance, (2) Counts Failure to Appear

Rita Samson was arrested for an Out of County Warrant

Deputies/Agencies Involved:

• Deputy Joe Baker
• Deputy Joe Guarneri
• Detective Paul Clute
• Indiana State Police
• Scott County Prosecutor’s Office

The Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Northern Indiana are teaming up to remind citizens to be aware of the scam circulating in which callers purport to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

According to the BBB, these scams most often start with a phone call and take two basic forms. In the first version, the IRS “agent” says you owe back taxes and pressures you into paying by a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. If you don’t comply, the scammer threatens you with arrest and fines. In the other version, scammers claim they are issuing tax refunds and ask you for personal information so they can send your refund. This information can later be used for identity theft. Scammers also use this approach to target college students by claiming a “federal student tax” has not been paid.

You are pressured to act quickly. Scammers typically try to push you into action before you have time to think. They insist payment be made by wire transfer, prepaid debit card, or other non-traditional payment methods. These methods are largely untraceable and non-reversible.

These calls are very intimidating. Being arrested, thrown in jail, and owing lots of money are sure to shake people up, and as such, people instinctively pull out their wallets to make the threats go away. Please be assured that these calls are not legitimate.   

The IRS will give you the chance to ask questions or appeal what you owe. Also, their first contact with you will always be by mail, not phone or email and will never demand immediate payment, require a specific form of payment, or ask for credit card or debt card numbers over the phone.

If you receive unsolicited phone calls or emails from what may appear to be the IRS or any other organization, and wish to verify their validity, you are encouraged to contact the BBB of Northern Indiana directly at (260) 423-4433.  You can also view the different types and locations of scams using the “Scam Tracker” feature by following this link https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us. The BBB also offers 10 tips on how to avoid scams by following this link https://www.bbb.org/avoidscams/.

A 36-year-old Mooresville man was arrested Thursday afternoon for possession of over 10 pounds of Marijuana. 

The suspect was identified as Michael B. Basey, 36, Mooresville.  

Several packages of marijuana totaling over 10 pounds, paraphernalia, digital scales and ledgers were located during the search.

Basey was arrested and incarcerated in the Morgan County Jail.

Charges Filed were:

• Dealing Marijuana over 10 pounds
• Possession of Marijuana of 10 pounds
• Reckless possession of paraphernalia
• Dealing Marijuana within 1000 feet of a School

Just before 2p, Indiana State Police Bloomington Detectives, Indiana State Police SWAT Central Team, the United States Postal Service and the Mooresville Police Department served a search warrant at 903 N. Indiana Street.

After a male resident exited the residence and told officers his “30ish” year old grandson was upstairs in his bedroom, ISP SWAT began observing movement in an upstairs window. 

SWAT used multiple audio and visual tactics in an attempt to get the remaining occupant to exit the residence.

No communication was returned by the subject as ISP SWAT continued to give loud verbal commands to do so.

Regarding the close proximity to local schools, Mooresville Consolidated School System was given notice and a cautionary school lock down was put into place. 

ISP SWAT deployed their robot just before 3p and the subject peacefully surrendered and was taken into custody.

Brown Township Ambulance assisted staging near the area.