Jasper County Arrest Log
JASPER COUNTY — A Wheatfield man caught sleeping in his car by a Jasper County Sheriff deputy was arrested for possession of methamphetamine this week.
RENSSELAER — The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest on Sept. 15, on two warrants issued by the Jasper Superior Court on June 23 for Shawn L. McGan, 34, with an address in Napa, Idaho. He is charged with theft as a Class A misdemeanor, and battery resulting in moderate bodily injur…
Sept. 16
KENTLAND — Christopher Mathis, one of the five people originally charged in the March 30, 2019 murder of Nicole Bowen, accepted a plea agreement and has been released after being sentenced to time served.
HAMMOND – United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announces three separate indictments involving three defendants who were charged with a variety of crimes against children.
JASPER COUNTY — A Griffith man was arrested on drug possession charges after a Jasper County Deputy made a traffic stop on US 231 Sept. 10. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the deputy had to take evasive action to avoid being struck by an oncoming vehicle, which crossed the …
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the conviction of a Fulton County woman who struck four children — three of whom died — with a truck as they were attempting to board a school bus.
Sept. 5
Wednesday, Sept. 9
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police Detectives at Evansville are currently investigating a couple of fraud incidents involving individuals attempting to purchase dogs online.
JASPER COUNTY — A Rensselaer man was arrested for burglary, residential entry and criminal mischief last week after Jasper County Sheriff’s Department deputies investigated a residential alarm in November.
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JASPER COUNTY — A DeMotte man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife during a pretrial conference Friday afternoon in the Jasper County Circuit Court.
Aug. 31
Monday, Aug. 31
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KENTLAND — Garrett Kirts who has been the main suspect in the March 30, 2019 homicide of Nicole Bowen of West Lafayette accepted a plea deal that was approved by Newton County Superior Court Judge Daniel Molter on Sept. 4.
JASPER COUNTY — A Rensselaer man has admitted to a charge of child molesting, with the incident first reported to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department on July 27.
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WATSEKA, Ill. — With shouts of “Justice for Andre” and “Say his name” a group of protesters gathered at the Iroquois County Jail and Courthouse Tuesday afternoon saying they are seeking answers into the death of an inmate.
DEMOTTE — In the afternoon hours of Aug. 28, Joshua Wilson, 21, from DeMotte, was incarcerated at the Jasper County Detention Center for an outstanding warrant issued on June 16, by the Jasper Superior Court for the following charges:
Aug. 24
KENTLAND — A local Methamphetamine distributor arrested in April during an investigation by the Newton County Drug Task Force (U.N.I.T.) was sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to drug charges.
JASPER COUNTY — A businessman from Richmond, Indiana, has been charged with theft and fraud after failing to move a trailer home from Michigan to Wheatfield.
Aug. 18
RENSSELAER — A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of Judy Moore.
Aug. 11
Wednesday, August 12
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LOGANSPORT – A Cass County man was arrested Aug. 14 on charges of felony child molestation of a now-13-year-old boy.
KENTLAND — Newton County Adult Probation Officer and Community Corrections Director Dustin Burns is expected to resign sometime this week, according to several county officials after he was arrested by the Newton County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 5 for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol…
July 27
JASPER COUNTY — A Remington man was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery following an incident that occurred on July 23 in Remington.
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