Indiana State Excise Police officers arrested 100 people on more than 230 charges over the course of four days during Indiana University’s Welcome Week.

Officers cited or arrested 88 minors, 11 adults and one juvenile during excise enforcement patrols Wednesday through Saturday.

Student’s official move-in day was Wednesday, classes began on Monday.

“The majority of the arrests were for illegal possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors and possession of false identification,” Cpl. Heather Lynch stated in a news release.

Police say 72 minors were charged with illegal possession of alcohol or illegal consumption; 46 were charged with being in possession of fake identifications and six adults were charged with furnishing alcohol to minors and one was charged with entering a tavern under age.

Police charged five people on drug-related charges.

Bloomington police and Indiana University police also investigated dozens of alcohol-related cases involving minors during Welcome Week.

A 27 year old Goshen man was arrested yesterday on three felony charges following a four month long investigation of alleged crimes against children. 

The investigation began due to a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). 

Investigators with the Indiana State Police Crimes Against Children Task Force, Fort Wayne Police Department (ICAC), Goshen Police Department, and Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office coordinated efforts that resulted in a search warrant and ultimately the arrest of Dudley Lay of Goshen, Indiana. 

Lay was arrested and preliminarily charged with three counts of Possession of Child Pornography, Level 6 Felony. 

Sheriff Roger Newlon would like to congratulate Deputy Paul Ginkins and his K-9 partner, Leny for recently graduating from an Indiana State Police K-9 school in Indianapolis.

Leny had previously received his obedience and narcotics certification, prior to the 9 weeks course in Indianapolis.

During the K-9 school, Leny and Deputy Ginkins worked tirelessly on expanding Leny’s narcotics certification. Leny also earned his certification in the following areas; Evidence Search, Tracking, Building Searches, 

Aggression Control and Area Search.

Early this morning, troopers, deputies, federal agents and city officers met at the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg to have a briefing before going out to arrest twenty individuals from Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jennings, Scott and Washington Counties on arrest warrants.

Ten of those arrested were from Washington County. 

The arrest warrants were the result of investigations conducted by Indiana State Police Undercover Units in the last several months with the assistance of officers from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Salem City Police Department.

During one of the arrests, at 5004 South Hardy Mill Road, Lexington, IN, Scott County, troopers seized over 100 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine with a street value of over $10,000.00.

This investigation is continuing with one of the local prosecutor’s, Dustin Houchin, from Washington County saying, “In Washington County, we are continually working to detect, apprehend and prosecute those responsible for dealing drugs in our streets.  Our community does not tolerate this kind of behavior, and these individuals will be held accountable for their actions”. 

Below are the people arrested, their charges and the jail they were incarcerated in.

1. Chad Anderson, 39, 3956 South Hickory Grove Road, Pekin, IN. *Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts). Washington County Jail. 
2. Corey Bohannon, 30, 22503 Daisy Hill Road, Borden, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts). Clark County Jail. 
3. Zane Bowman, 45, 4805 Walnut Ridge Road, Salem, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine.*Possession of Methamphetamine.Washington County Jail.  
4. Jonathan Chilton, 32, 5657 East County Road 400 South, Seymour, IN.* Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts).*Dealing in Heroin.*Possession of Heroin. Jackson County Jail. 
5. Gary W. Dent, 30, 381 South Park Street, Pekin, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine.*Possession of Methamphetamine. Washington County Jail. 
6. Christopher M. Hammill, 37, 21180 East State Road #362, Lexington, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts). Clark County Jail.     
7. Lucas Hatcher, 21, 101 Northern Avenue, Salem, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts).*Habitual Felony Offender. Washington County Jail. 
8. Robin R. Hodson, 46, 509 Colony Drive, Salem, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts). Scott County Jail.  
9. Jessica M. Lopez, 27, 1180 North Renee Court, Pekin, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine. *Possession of Methamphetamine.Washington County Jail.  
10. Timothy Mitchell, JR, 33, 506 Accrusia Avenue, Clarksville, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine.*Possession of Methamphetamine. Clark County Jail. 
11. Garry E. Morrow, 37, 5004 South Hardy Mill Road, Lexington, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts). Scott County Jail. 
12. Garry Lowery, 64, 5004 South Hardy Mill Road, Lexington, IN.*Possession of Methamphetamine.*Possession of Paraphernalia.*Maintaining a Common Nuisance.Arrested on new charges. Scott County Jail. 
13. Suzanne Wiesman, 36, 5004 South Hardy Mill Road, Lexington, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine.*Possession of Methamphetamine.*Possession of Stolen Property.*Possession of Paraphernalia.*Maintaining a Common Nuisance.Arrested on new charges. Scott County Jail.      
14. Mary Ruth Pierce, 38, 105 Teresa Street, Salem, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts).Washington County Jail  
15. Clarissa L. Roach, 33, 11190 South Green Mill Road, Hardinsburg, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Five Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts).Washington County Jail 
16. Kenneth R. Saylor, 58, 1886 West Morgan Lane, Pekin, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine. Harrison County Jail 
17. Constance M. Scanlon, 42, 4805 West Walnut Ridge Road, Salem, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine.*Possession of Methamphetamine.*Aiding, Inducing or Causing an Offense, Dealing in Methamphetamine.Washington County Jail 
18. Jamie R. Sheckles, 33, 1612 East Oak Street, New Albany, IN.* Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Four Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine.*Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, (Two Counts).*Possession of a Narcotic Drug.*Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon.*Possession of a Controlled Substance.*Dealing in Marijuana.*Possession of Marijuana.*Maintaining a Common Nuisance.*Possession of Paraphernalia. Floyd County Jail 
19. Leslie E. Spaulding, 37, 113 Hickory Avenue, Salem, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine, (Two Counts).*Possession of Methamphetamine (Two Counts).Washington County Jail 
20. Anthony Spencer, 35, 3578 Laughton Court, North Vernon, IN.*Dealing in Methamphetamine.*Possession of Methamphetamine.*Habitual Felony Offender. Clark County Jail

Agencies Assisting were Prosecutors from all counties involved, Sheriff’s Departments from all counties involved and Agents from the Federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agency.

The Indiana Department of Transportation will overcoat its recent chip seal on State Road 160 between Salem and Henryville with a fog seal, weather permitting, next Monday and Tuesday (AUGUST 28 & 29).  

Flaggers will direct motorists around crews and equipment.  

The fog seal along 40 lane miles of S.R. 160 in Washington and Scott counties will lock in aggregate chips and further protect the highway from moisture intrusion and ultra violet ray damage. 

Chip seal/fog seal applications are very cost-effective pavement preservation measures.  Every $1 spent saves $6 to $14 in subsequent expenditures.

The Old Settlers’ Days Committee and Volunteers would like to invite the public to come and join us on Saturday, September 16 & Sunday, September 17, at the John Hay Center, in Salem, Indiana, as we celebrate the 142nd Old Settlers’ Days Festival.

This free to the public festival was first held for our community in 1875.

It was established to commemorate, honor and celebrate the pioneer families who settled and civilized the wilderness lands
of the Indiana Territory that would become Washington County.

Thousands of visitors gather every year at the John Hay Center, where the celebration is appropriately centered on the Pioneer Village, which returns to functioning form and fills with demonstrators and re-enactors.

Here amongst the hewn-log cabins, guests can catch a glimpse into the daily life of a typical territorial era settlement and quickly find themselves transported back in time by an assortment of
reenactments reminiscent of how life in Washington County’s early days was.

This year’s main attraction will be 3 daily performances by Six Guns Entertainment, a Wild West Reenactment Group, based out of Corydon.

Their portrayals at our festival will include; a Pioneer Village
Shoot-out, a visit from the infamous train-robbing Reno Brothers, Annie Oakley target-shooting and a live, don’t-miss demonstration of Dr. Richard Gatlin’s devastating, revolutionary Gatlin-Gun, featuring the Doctor himself and President Lincoln!

Historical figures represented at this year’s festival, on both days, will be President Abraham Lincoln, iconic Indiana pioneer, Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman and a special tribute to one of Indiana’s founding fathers and Salem resident; Judge Benjamin Parke.

Some of our demonstrators this year will include; Rope making, blacksmithing, chair caning, spinners, quilters, knife making, pedal saw, broom making, fur traders, potters, cane carvers, corn husk dolls and a large variety of interactive pioneer era games.

A special distilling demonstration will be attempted on both days by the Hell’s Half Acre Hillbilly Burlesque Show, as long as they aren’t all arrested by the Washington County Sherriff’s Department!

Musical guests performing at this year’s festival are; the Corydon Dulcimers, local fiddler’ Brooklyn Thompson, local duo, Hoot Von Woot, Sharin’ Grace Bluegrass, the Capstone Band, and the Bradie Shrum Chime and Percussion Choir.

The grounds of the John Hay Center will be covered by artisan, food and vendor booths, offering an array of unique shopping opportunities.

Additionally, the Washington County Historical Society affords
the chance for the public to take free tours of both the Stevens Museum’s Main Gallery and The Depot
train museum, for the duration of the festival.

“Please do not miss this extraordinary opportunity to come out and join in the celebration of our pioneer heritage,” said Jeremy Elliott, Washington County Historian. “But Beware! There will be a substantial amount of LIVE black powder gun firing throughout
the festival, so we caution the very young, elderly or anyone with sensitive hearing to please bring your own hearing protection.”