Detectives from the Indiana State Police in Peru have arrested the Van Buren Town Marshal, 49-year-old Donald R. Bosley, following a complaint filed by a Van Buren resident earlier this afternoon.

Preliminary investigation by Detective Josh Rozzi indicates that the victim in this case had prescription medication taken from his home at a point earlier this year by an unknown person or persons.  As a result, the victim installed a video surveillance system in his home.

This past Tuesday, July 3, the victim was looking for his prescription medication and once again, it was missing.  He reviewed his video surveillance system and found that on May 31, a man who he recognized as Bosley had entered his home, in full police uniform, and allegedly took the medication.

The victim contacted the State Police in Peru this afternoon and after an initial investigation, Bosley was arrested without incident and incarcerated in the Grant County Jail on the following preliminary charges:

• Burglary, Level 4 Felony
• Theft, Class A Misdemeanor

Indiana State Police Detectives from the Putnamville Post are currently investigating the death of a nine month old infant male from rural northern Clay County. 

Preliminary investigation reveals, just after 10:30 this morning, an adult family member found the infant unresponsive in the infant’s bedroom crib area and summoned assistance through 911.

The Parke County Sheriff’s Office received the call, notified the Clay County Sheriff’s Office for fire/rescue units, and then the Parke County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher instructed family members how to perform CPR via the phone.  

Family members began and continued CPR until arrival of fire-EMS crews, at which time the infant was transported to St. Vincent-Clay Hospital in Brazil and was later pronounced deceased. 

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, July 9, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital and will be performed by Pathologist Dr. Roland Kohr. 

At this time, detectives have no indication of foul play and continue to investigate this death.  

More information will be released as it becomes available and prudent to release. 

Indiana State Police encourages parents to practice safe sleeping environment for infants including proper crib assembly, and no utilization of soft objects in sleep area such as blankets, toys, pillows, bumpers, etc.

The case is being investigated by ISP Detective Troy Cobb. Assisting were ISP Detectives First Sergeant Jason Fajt, and Sergeant Sam Stearley, ISP Crime Scene Investigator Sergeant Brandon Mullen, Trooper Brian Thomas, Clay County Coroner Nick French and deputy coroner Mark Thompson, Indiana Department of Child Services Clay County, Van Buren Fire/Rescue, Star EMS, the Parke County and Clay County Sheriff’s Office Communication Centers. 

Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Indiana Conservation Officers and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the near-drowning of a Louisville woman.
 
Barbara Haller, 69, of Louisville, KY was swimming at the beach at Lutheran Lake in Bartholomew County. 

She slipped off her inflatable raft and attempted to get back on, but went beneath the surface of the water. 

Her husband was swimming nearby and was able to bring Haller back to the surface. A nearby boater assisted in bringing her to shore.
 
On shore, she had shallow breathing and was unresponsive. Emergency services were contacted at approximately 3:40 p.m.
 
South West Volunteer Fire Department was the first to arrive and administered first aid. Haller was then transported by Columbus Regional EMS and Stat Flighted to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was breathing but unresponsive during transport. 
 
As of 8:30 p.m., Haller was stable, but still in critical condition.
 

Indiana Department of Transportation’s contractor for the $67 million added travel lanes project with full-depth reconstruction on Interstate 65 in Clark County will begin milling and placing surface pavement next week in the northbound center lane during nighttime hours.  Work requires closing two northbound lanes from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m.—weather permitting—beginning Monday (JULY 9). 

Motorists will be restricted to a single northbound lane of I-65 between Sellersburg Exit 9 and Memphis Road Exit 16 four nights (through 6 a.m. Friday JULY 13).   

INDOT’s tentative schedule calls for the center lane of southbound I-65 to be milled and surfaced the following week—Monday evening through Friday morning, July 16-20.  Again, a single lane will remain open to traffic. 

I-65 motorists have been driving on an intermediate lift of asphalt since last winter while Indiana waited for warm/hot weather to put down a temperature-sensitive surface pavement and  thermo-plastic pavement markings.   

By upgrading to Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) for I-65’s wear course, Indiana expects to greatly extend the roadway’s service life while reducing ruts and cracking.  SMA is a course-graded surface mix that combines wear-resistant properties of steel slag with a mastic binder high in asphalt cement content.   

E & B Paving is INDOT’s contractor.

On July 4th at approximately 12:02 a.m., Deputy Watterson, Deputy Coomer, Deputy Marshall, and K-9 Cyrus responded to an overdose call involving a male, identified as Anthony Fortner.

Upon arrival, Deputies observed Fortner unresponsive and not breathing, at which time they administered Naloxone.

Furthermore, Deputies observed syringes and crystal like substance that tested positive for Methamphetamine near and/or on Fortner.

EMS made scene and transported Fortner to Scott Memorial Hospital.

Two other individuals at the residence were identified as Brian and Felecia King. Upon further investigation, deputies located items in the back of the property.

Deputies Coomer and Marshall discovered a purse, a plastic bag containing a white crystal like substance that field tested positive for Methamphetamine, pills, and a green leafy like substance later identified as marijuana.

K-9 Cyrus was deployed to an area search of the property for any additional narcotics. K-9 Cyrus was able to show a positive indication for the possible presence of a narcotic substance near a shrub.

Felecia and Brian King were taken into custody at that time. Once Fortner was released from medical care, he was taken into custody as well. Brian King, Felecia King, and Anthony Fortner were booked at the Scott County Detention Center on the following charges:

Anthony Fortner:           

IC 35-48-4-13(b)FL6 ~ MAINTAINING A COMMON NUISANCE

IC 35-48-4-6.1(C)FL4 ~ POSSESSION METHAMPHETAMINE – AT LEAST 10 LT BUT LESS THAN 28 GRAMS

IC 35-48-4-11(A)MB ~ POSSESSION MARIJUANA/HASH OIL/HASHISH OR SALVIA

IC 16-42-19-18(FL6) ~ UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF SYRINGE

Brian King:

IC 35-48-4-6.1(C)FL4 ~ POSSESSION METHAMPHETAMINE – AT LEAST 10 LT BUT LESS THAN 28 GRAMS

IC 35-48-4-13(A)MB ~ VISITING A COMMON NUISANCE

IC 35-48-4-11(B)MA ~ POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, HASH OIL, HASHISH OR SALVIA – PRIOR CONVICTION

Felecia King:

IC 35-48-4-13(A)MB ~ VISITING A COMMON NUISANCE

IC 35-48-4-6.1(C)FL4 ~ POSSESSION METHAMPHETAMINE – AT LEAST 10 LT BUT LESS THAN 28 GRAMS

IC 35-48-4-11(A)MB ~ POSSESSION MARIJUANA/HASH OIL/HASHISH OR SALVIA

IC 16-42-19-18(FL6) ~ UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF SYRINGE

IC 35-48-4-8.3(A)MA ~ POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA

IC 35-48-4-7(B)FL6 ~ POSSESSION SCHEDULE I, II, III, OR IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – ENHANCING CIRCUMSTANCES