The Washington County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating a death in Pekin that killed one man in what they believe is a farm-related accident.

On Sunday, at approximately 2:17 PM the Washington County Sheriff’s
Department received a 911 regarding a possible death investigation at 6700 East State Road 60 Pekin, IN.

First Responders arrived and found Steven L. Green, 72 of Pekin, IN deceased.

Green had been clearing debris on his property with a skid-steer (Bobcat) when inadvertently crashed down a steep ravine, according to Deputy Ryan Larrimore.

Larrimore said Green subsequently succumbed to his injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene by Washington County Coroner Peg Schell.

ASSISTING OFFICERS were Sheriff Roger Newlon, Deputy Mark Blackman and Conservation Officer Neal Brewington. 

OTHER DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED: Salem Fire Department, Pierce/Polk Volunteer Fire
Department, Washington County EMS, Washington County Coroner’s Office, and Indiana
Department of Natural Resources.

Mr. Green’s obituary can be found elsewhere on WSLM’s website. 

Indiana State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint last night between 11:00 and 1:00 Saturday morning on Broadway Avenue at Tekoppel Avenue in Evansville. 

Troopers checked 50 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint and located one impaired driver.  Troopers also arrested one person for possessing meth, synthetic marijuana, a control substance and drug paraphernalia.

Three persons were cited and released for possessing marijuana and paraphernalia.

Arrested and Charges:

Adrian Jones, 28, Evansville, IN

1. Driving While Intoxicated, Refusal
2. Resisting Law Enforcement

Ashea Browning, 36, Evansville, IN

• Possession of Meth
• Possession of Synthetic Marijuana
• Possession of a Controlled Substance
• Possession of Paraphernalia

A Cassopolis, MI man was arrested on several drug charges following a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road during the early morning hours on Saturday.

Trooper Cody Brown stopped a white GMC Yukon for a moving violation as it was travelling westbound on the Indiana Toll Road.  The traffic stop was near the 135 mile marker.  This is approximately nine miles west of the Angola exit.

While Brown spoke to the driver, identified as Kondwani Bethea, age 34 of Cassopolis, MI, he purportedly smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.  After asking for assistance, a Steuben County deputy came to assist.

Brown conducted a vehicle search and located two glass jars that contained approximately a half ounce of suspected marijuana and a container that contained approximately one gram of suspected cocaine.  Also located was a container with several pills in it believed to be a controlled substance as well as a small bag of suspected psilocybin mushrooms. 

Bethea was arrested on preliminary charges of Possession of Marijuana, B-Misdemeanor, Possession of Cocaine, Level 6 Felony, and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, A-Misdemeanor.  Bethea was taken to the Steuben County Jail.