Earlier today Indiana State Police received information regarding the possible whereabouts of Darian Givens, 23, of Evansville. 

Darian Givens, 23, of Evansville, is an escapee from a Vanderburgh County Work Release Facility. He was serving time for Dealing Methamphetamine. He failed to return to the facility on December 19, 2017.

Givens had been paroled from Branchville Correctional Facility.

At approximately 1:45 this afternoon, Indiana State Police located Givens hiding in a basement at a residence located at1421 Howard Street in Evansville. He was arrested without incident and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail.

Troopers also arrested Colt Kissel, 27, of Evansville.  He was present at the residence when Givens was located. Kissel had two active Vanderburgh County misdemeanor warrants for his arrest. Kissel was transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held on bond.

Arresting Officers: Trooper Mike Finney, Senior Trooper Mike Lehmkuhler and Detective Wes Kuykendall, Indiana State Police

There will be four free youth football camps at Eastern High School in February and March. 

The camp will be the last two Sundays in February (the 18th and 25th) and the first two Sundays in March (the 4th and 11th) at the auxiliary gym in the high school.

Times will be:

K-2 – 3:30-4:30
3-5 – 4:30-5:30

Musketeer Head Football Coach Luke Dean said the camp will be open to ages Kindergarten through fifth grade.

“Join us to learn about the great game of football and have fun doing it!” he said. 

Campers will develop football skills such as passing, catching, blocking, tackling, kicking and punting!

Players will need to wear tennis shoes, shorts and a t-shirt.

Washington County and NRCS with support from the Washington County SWCD will be hosting two Nutrient Management Plan Workshops for livestock producers on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Washington County Government Building (806 Martinsburg Rd., Salem).

The morning session will be from 8:30-11:00 am with the afternoon session from 12:30-3:30 pm. Both sessions will cover: fertilizer application rules, example nutrient management plans and worktime to create your own nutrient management plan
that will put you into compliance with the New Fertilizer Rule that became effective in 2013.

The morning session will focus on non-poultry livestock species while the afternoon will focus on chickens and turkeys, but anyone may attend either session.

If you have the following, please bring them with you to the workshop: soil tests, manure analysis, crop yields, aerial photos, thumb/jump drive and a calculator.

There is no cost to attend. For more information or to RSVP contact Danielle Walker at 812-883- 4601 by Tuesday, February 20.

At approximately 10:30 AM on February 8th, Jackson County Jail Commander Charlie Murphy received information that inmate Joshua Edward Riley, 22, of Seymour was possibly in possession of drugs that he smuggled into the jail. Riley had been booked in the day before on a charge of Theft.

Murphy and Jail Sgt. Josh Clark went into Riley’s cell and located a baggy containing over a gram of Methamphetamine.  Sgt. Clark took possession of the drugs and processed them into evidence.

Murphy began an investigation that included interviews with other inmates, as well as a check of jail video and telephone recordings from Riley’s inmate account.

The investigation revealed that Riley had swallowed the drugs prior to his arrest and that he passed them after he was in his cell. Riley is suspected of using part of the Meth before jail officials discovered it.

In a telephone conversation, Riley and his girlfriend were heard discussing the drug and the girlfriend was heard pleading with Riley to “Flush” the drugs before he got caught. 

A request for a charge of Trafficking is being sent to the Jackson County Prosecutor against Joshua Edward Riley. Trafficking is a Level 5 Felony.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department conducted an investigation conducted February 1st by Deputy Jeff Walters and Detective Ben Rudolph, which resulted in the arrests of Daniel Hoene, 39, of Seymour  and Freedom Stidham were each charged again for Dealing Methamphetamine, a Level 2 Felony, a Level 2 Felony.

The pair were arrested back on January 29 when Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Walters and Detective Rudolph along with J.D. Woods of Jackson-Jennings Community Corrections conducted a visit at the home of Hoene.

Hoene was serving a sentence on home detention at the time.

During the visit, 36 grams of Methamphetamine was located inside Hoene’s residence and on Hoene himself, as well as Marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Freedom Stidham was also present inside the residence.

After an investigation by Walters and Rudolph, Daniel Hoene and Freedom Stidham were arrested on a charge of Dealing Methamphetamine, a Level 2 Felony.

Hoene is also being charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia, and Freedom Stidham faces charges of Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Visiting a Common Nuisance