The 24-hour search for a fisherman in the Ohio River has ended after the body of Marcus “Shawn” Williams was located at approximately 10:45 p.m. Saturday, by fishermen on the Ohio River.

The subjects who located him were fishing from a boat when he was found.  Their fishing location was just down stream of the I64 bridge on the Ohio River.

New Albany Fire Department and New Albany Police Department responded and made the recovery.  The Coroner’s Office and Indiana Conservation Officers were also dispatched to the scene. 

Williams went missing Friday July 7th 2017 from the Falls of the Ohio State Park while fishing in the Ohio River.

Multiple agencies and resources were involved in search efforts over the past day and a half.

Police are on the way to the scene of a helicopter crash in northwestern Dubois County. 

According to Sgt. Phillip Hensley of the Indiana State Police, the helicopter went down just before 11a at 6720 West County Road 450 North in Ireland, IN. 

Hensley said the pilot had a broken leg.

The crash will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Indiana State Polilce is securing the scene. 

More details to follow. 

The next Junior Historical Society meeting will be at 10am, on Saturday, July 22nd, in the basement of the Stevens Museum. 

In cooperation with WSLM, we will be creating and participating in the SalemIndianaRocks program that’s been made popular on Facebook. 

Our meeting will have all the supplies needed for us to create our own rocks, adding a little county historical trivia to the backs. 

“Once they have dried, we will travel to DePauw Park, the Courthouse lawn and back to the Pioneer Village to document and hide our rocks.  It should be a rockin’ good time,” said Washington County Historian Jeremy Elliott. 

Also the Junior Historical Society T-shirts will be available at this meeting.

Monday, July 10, 2017, will mark the start of the 16th annual Cops Cycling for Survivors bicycle ride around Indiana. A departure ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Police and Fire Fighters Memorial on the capital grounds in downtown Indianapolis.

The cyclists will depart shortly after comments by Governor Eric Holcomb and Howard County Sheriff, Steve Rogers.  After the 9:00 a.m. departure from the memorial, the cyclists will head north to Kokomo where they will meet with Deputy Carl Koontz’s family, friends, and co-workers to honor and remember his ultimate sacrifice for Hoosiers on March 20, 2016.  

The cyclists’ journey will last 13 days and cover nearly 1,000 miles bicycling the perimeter of Indiana honoring fallen police officers and their families.

Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Inc. annual bike ride consists of active and retired policeofficers, law enforcement survivors, law enforcement family members and friends of law enforcement riding their bicycles around the perimeter of Indiana to raise funds and awareness of the sacrifices made by Hoosier law enforcement families across Indiana.

Funds raised from this event are used to perpetuate the memories of officers killed in the line-of-duty and to aid surviving family members and co-workers of officers killed in the line-of-duty.

Previously raised funds have been directly donated to foundations, scholarships and camps that have been started in memory of fallen officers or by Indiana survivors in honor of their fallen heroes.  In addition, Project Blue Light at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy has been supported.

The ride is scheduled to conclude the afternoon of Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Heroes of Public Safety Section.  

The closing ceremony will begin at 2:00pm EDT.  Cops Cycling for Survivors President, Rich Crawford, will provide the closing message.  All are welcome to attend.

There will also be a stationary ride fundraising event on Monument Circle in front of Emmis Communication on Friday, July 7, 2017, from 7:00 am to 3:00pm.   Come out and meet some of the cyclists, sign the support truck, buy some Cycling for Survivors swag, donate, or just hang out.

The general route of the ride will be as follows:

Day 1, Monday, July 10, 2010 – Indianapolis to Kokomo

Day 2, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 – Kokomo to Bluffton

Day 3, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 – Bluffton to Angola

Day 4, Thursday, July 13, 2017 – Angola to Mishawaka

Day 5, Friday, July 14, 2017 – Mishawaka to Merrillville

Day 6, Saturday, July 15, 2017 – Merrillville to Kentland

Day 7, Sunday, July 16, 2017 – Kentland to Terre Haute

Day 8, Monday, July 17, 2017 – Terre Haute to Princeton

Day 9, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 – Princeton to Huntingburg

Day 10, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 – Huntingburg to Jeffersonville

Day 11, Thursday, July 20, 2017 – Jeffersonville to Madison

Day 13, Saturday, July 22, 2017 – Bloomington to Indianapolis

By July 7th, additional information on specific locations of meals and overnights can be found by clicking on the Calendar tab of the website. Click view calendar and the month of July. http://www.copscycling4survivors.org/events.php

To track the ride’s progress, stops, and activities, please like and follow them on the Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation Facebook page (Cops Cycling for Survivors).

For more information about the organization, donations made, or this year’s ride, visit their website: http://www.copscycling4survivors.org/ , or contact Rich Crawford, President of Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Inc. at 317-650-8961.

Over the last two days, the Indiana State Police Versailles District All Crimes Policing Unit conducted two traffic stops on I-65 near Seymour, Indiana which led to the arrests of two men on numerous charges.

As a result two men from Madison and Jeffersonville were arrested. 

The first traffic stop that occurred on July 3rd, at approximately 3:20 pm, was initiated by Trp. Randel Miller when he stopped a Chevrolet Malibu for a traffic violation. 

During the stop, Trp. Miller deployed his K-9 Jinx who alerted to the odor of an illegal drug coming from the vehicle. 

A search of the vehicle uncovered a handgun, syringes, a controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia. 

The driver of the vehicle, Jay Martt, age 44, Madison, Indiana was arrested on felony charges of possession of a handgun by a serious violent felon, possession of syringes, and maintaining a common nuisance and misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Martt was incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail pending his initial court appearance in the Jackson County Circuit Court.  Trp. Miller was assisted by All Crimes Policing Unit members Trps. James Wells, Rick Hewitt, and Jason Hankins.

The second traffic stop occurred on July 4th, at approximately 5:30 pm, when Trp. Randel Miller stopped a Nissan Sentra on I-65 near the 51 mile marker for a traffic violation. 

Due to the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, Trp. Miller conducted a search of the car. 

Trp. Miller located marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and numerous fraudulent blank checks and devices used to manufacture fraudulent checks. 

The driver of the vehicle, Shamone D. Williams, age 26, Jeffersonville, Indiana was arrested on numerous felony charges of forgery and maintaining a common nuisance and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Williams was incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail pending his initial appearance in the Jackson County Circuit Court.  Trp. Miller was assisted by Trp. James Wells and Trp. Michael Thiron.