Yesterday, February 3^rd, shortly after 11:00 pm, the Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on State Road 350 near State Road 129 in Ripley County that claimed the life of a Batesville, Indiana man.

The initial investigation by Trp. Korry Clark, Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that a gray 2003 Ford passenger car being driven by Jesse Norman, age 38, Batesville, Indiana was traveling eastbound on State Road 350, approaching State Road 129.  For an unknown reason, Norman’s vehicle left the north side of the roadway.  The vehicle struck a concrete culvert.  The vehicle then overturned before coming to a stop.

Norman sustained fatal injuries in the collision.  He was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Ripley County Coroner’s Office.

Speed and alcoholic beverages are believed to be factors in the crash.  Toxicology results are pending at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.

Jesse Norman’s family has been notified.

The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department, Ripley County Fire and EMS, and Ripley County Coroner’s Office.

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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