Friday Indiana State Trooper Nate Adams served an arrest warrant on a Jefferson County, Indiana man on two felony charges as a result of a nine month investigation.

The investigation by Trp. Adams began in April 2018 when the Indiana State Police was notified that a three year old boy had been taken to King’s Daughter’s Hospital in Madison, Indiana with injuries that were sustained while in the custody of a caretaker. 

octors determined that the injuries sustained by the child were not accidental in nature.

During the course of the investigation, Trp. Adams determined that on multiple occasions in March and April 2018, the child returned home from the residence of Christian Chase, age 25, Madison, Indiana with injuries, including bruising to his face, head, and back. 

The investigation determined that Chase inflicted the injuries on the child while the child was in his custody.

At the conclusion of the investigation, the case was turned over to the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Today, February 1, 2019, a warrant was issued for Christian Chase on charges of Battery on a Child Under 14 Years of Age, level 5 Felony, and Neglect of a Dependent, level 5 Felony.

Trp. Adams served the warrant on Chase at the Jefferson County Jail where Chase was already incarcerated on an unrelated charge.

A Salem man is in jail in Scott County on charges of Dealing in Meth as well as other charges, including a warrant from Clark County. 

Shane Ooley, 48, of Salem, Indiana.

He was arrested on the Clark County warrant and also the additional charges of Dealing in Methamphetamine – Level 2 Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine – Level 3 Felony, Possession of a Schedule 4 Controlled Substance – Level 6 Felony, Possession of a Legend Drug – Level 6 Felony, Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Level 6 Felony, and Possession of Paraphernalia – Level A Misdemeanor.    

On Friday evening, February 1, 2019, Indiana State Troopers Kyle Taylor and Tyler Matthew were conducting traffic patrol in Washington and Scott Counties. 

At approximately 11:30 pm, Trooper Taylor observed a black Chevrolet Silverado truck with no light illuminating its license plate on State Road 56 near I-65 in Scottsburg. 

Trooper Taylor then ran the vehicles’ license plate and found that the plate returned to a different vehicle, prompting Trooper Taylor to conduct a traffic stop. 

The driver, and sole occupant, of the vehicle, was identified as Ooley. He was found to be wanted out of Clark County, Indiana for prior drug charges and upon further investigation was found to be in possession of nearly 3 ounces of methamphetamine as well as prescription pills. 

Ooley was transported and remanded into the custody of the Scott County Jail.

Fall Out Boy, Greta Van Fleet, The 1975, Girl Talk and Run The Jewels will headline the 2019 Bunbury Music Festival, announced today by PromoWest Productions.

One of the country’s premier music festivals now celebrating its eighth year, Bunbury will return to downtown Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove, transforming the banks of the Ohio River into a vibrant three-day festival experience May 31-June 2, 2019.

Bunbury has received critical acclaim from Billboard, USA Today, Pollstar and Yahoo! Music, and was named among the Top 16 Music Festivals by CNN Travel in 2017.

Joining the 2019 headliners is a jam-packed, eclectic lineup of national, regional and local acts including: NF, Machine Gun Kelly, AWOLNATION, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime with Rome, Dashboard Confessional, Clutch, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, lovelytheband, Blue October, Bayside, Streetlight Manifesto, The Aces, Poppy, Joywave, Jeremy Zucker, Jukebox the Ghost, Flora Cash, Reignwolf, Witt Lowry, Lauren Sanderson, The Clarks, SHAED, HALFNOISE, Great Good Fine Ok, The Blue Stones, The Candescents, Common Kings, bülow, Tropidelic, You vs Yesterday, Taylor Janzen, RADATTACK, The Orphan The Poet, TRIIIBE, and more.

“We are so excited to bring another weekend of great music to Cincinnati,” says PromoWest Productions’ Scott Stienecker. “This lineup offers something for everyone which is so important. We always strive to host a variety of artists and we think we have done that again in 2019.”

BEE There:

• Friday, May 31
• Saturday, June 1
• Sunday, June 2

General Admission and VIP weekend passes are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. For ticket information and pricing visit BunburyFestival.com/tickets.

For vendor, volunteer and sponsor information, visit BunburyFestival.com.

About Bunbury Music Festival: Bunbury Music Festival will feature three days of performances on three stages throughout Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove May 31-June 2, 2019. Bunbury returns to Cincinnati for its eighth year following critical acclaim from Billboard, USA Today, Pollstar and Yahoo! Music, and was named among the Top 16 Music Festivals by CNN Travel in 2017.

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Yesterday, January 29, 2019, the Indiana State Police conducted two traffic stops on I-65 in Jackson County that led to the arrests of three people on various charges.

The first investigation began at approximately 9:30 am on I-65 Southbound near the 40 mile marker when Trp. Randel Miller stopped a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu for a traffic violation.  During the course of the traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle, John J. Bates, age 38, Seymour, Indiana gave Trp. Miller false information about his identity.  After his true identity was realized, Bates was found to be wanted on Jennings County, Indiana warrants for Battery and Criminal Mischief. 

Bates was arrested on the warrants from Jennings County.  He was also arrested on charges of Identity Theft, False Informing, and Driving While Suspended/Prior.  Bates was transported to the Jackson County Jail where he was remanded to the custody of the jail staff. 

The second investigation began at approximately 5:45 pm when Trp. Miller stopped a 1999 Mazda passenger car on I-65 Northbound near the 48 mile marker for a traffic violation.  During the course of the traffic stop, Trp. Miller believed the driver of the vehicle was providing false information about his identity.  Trp. Miller eventually identified the driver as David K. Darnell, age 25, of Elkhart, Indiana.  Darnell was found to be wanted on a warrant for Robbery out of Elkhart County, Indiana.

Darnell was arrested on the warrant.  He was also arrested on charges of Identity Theft, False Informing, and Driving While Suspended/Prior.  Darnell was transported to the Jackson County Jail where he was remanded to the custody of the jail staff.

A passenger in Darnell’s vehicle, Ayla K. Granning, age 28, Elkhart, Indiana was also found to be wanted on a warrant for Robbery out of Elkhart County, Indiana.  She was also arrested and then incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail.

Darnell was incarcerated pending an initial court appearance in Jackson County and extradition back to Elkhart County.  Granning was incarcerated pending extradition back to Elkhart County.

On today’s date, January 30, 2019, at approximately 11:47 a.m., a Sellersburg father was killed as he was stopped in traffic following a prior crash on Interstate 65 southbound. 

A preliminary investigation reveals traffic was backed up on I-65 southbound due to a semi tractor-trailer crash which occurred earlier in the morning near the 5.2 mile-marker.  That crash had traffic backed up as far as the 6.5 mile marker. 

A gray, 2017 Ford Fiesta, driven by Carl Edward Benham II, 36, from Sellersburg, Indiana was stopped at the rear of the back-up behind a semi tractor-trailer which was also stopped in traffic.  As both vehicles sat stationary, a white, 2017 Nissan van, driven by

Ryan M. Mosley, 28, of Louisville, Kentucky, failed to stop and struck the gray Nissan, pushing it into the rear of the stationary semi-trailer. 

Benham sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision and was rushed to the University Of Louisville Hospital by ambulance. 

Carl Benham succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead upon his arrival.    

I-65 southbound traffic was diverted off the interstate at the nine mile-marker and remained closed until approximately 2 p.m. while Indiana State Police Troopers and reconstructionist investigated the crash. The crash remains under investigation at this time.   

Indiana State Police units were assisted by the Clark County Sheriff’s Department, the Clarksville Fire Department, The Sellersburg Fire Department, The Clarksville Police Department, and Yellow Ambulance.