Police, EMS respond to overdose call
JACKSON TWP. — Police and EMS responded to an overdose on Lanam Ridge Road on July 7. The call came in at around 9 p.m.
According to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, officers arrived on scene after EMS had treated the 32-year-old man. He was found by a family member after a suspected overdose of an unknown substance.
Fake license plate stop results in drug arrest
A 25-year-old Brown County man faces a felony for possession of methamphetamine after police stopped him for driving with a fake license plate.
Indiana State Police Trooper Matt Hatchett stopped a vehicle driven by Robert Brett Bay on June 20 on State Road 135 North near Artist Drive.
Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy William Pool had told him that the vehicle had recently displayed handwritten license plates, according to a probable cause affidavit Hatchett filed on July 1.
Bay gave Hatchett his driver’s license and vehicle title. Hatchett wrote that the date of purchase on the title had been altered to show a more recent purchase date, but Bay denied altering it.
The officer called for a tow truck. Bay and his female passenger were told they were free to go as officers began conducting an inventory on the vehicle.
Hatchett noticed an orange pill bottle with no label sitting in a cup holder on the floor board of the vehicle with plant-like material inside. When Hatchett opened the bottle, he smelled marijuana, his report said. At that point, Bay and his passenger were detained by police.
Police also reported finding a black jar, a blue glass pipe and a metal socket all with plant-like material inside.
Underneath the front bench seat, Sgt. Bill Southerland reported finding a mirror with white residue on it that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Under the same seat, Southerland found a cap to a syringe.
Bay denied knowing anything about the meth or syringe cap. He told police he did use marijuana. He was then placed under arrest.
While speaking with Bay, Hatchett noted his hands were visibly shaking, he would not make eye contact with him and his carotid artery was “visibly pulsing,” the report said. Bay told Hatchett he was driving to his mother’s house in Bean Blossom and he did not want to answer questions.
Bay was taken to the Brown County jail. Officers also seized his cellphone to attempt to get a search warrant.
On July 1, Bay was charged with possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Woman charged with possession of marijuana
A Bloomington woman has been charged with a misdemeanor for possession of marijuana after police stopped her in Brown County in March.
Danielle Brummerstedt, 25, was stopped by Nashville Police Officer Evan Painter on March 29 on State Road 46 East. Painter reported that the renewal sticker on her license plate was on the upper left corner instead of the upper right corner, says a probable cause affidavit filed on June 18.
Painter reported that while driving behind Brummerstedt’s vehicle, he could smell marijuana. He stopped her near Parkview Church on 46 East.
Brummerstedt told Painter she could not get the sticker off her license plate. When asked if there was marijuana in her car, Brummerstedt handed Painter a brown rolled piece of paper that smelled of marijuana. Brummerstedt told him there was a small amount of marijuana in her center console. Painter found it.
Brummerstedt was issued a summons and was released from the scene. She was charged with a misdemeanor on June 18.
Police: Woman pushed man, grabbed his neck
Police say a 49-year-old Brown County woman pushed a man and grabbed his neck, causing injury.
Jessica Crook was charged June 24 with battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor.
The charge stems from when Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Rogers responded to an incident on June 23. The victim said Crook had pushed him, causing him to fall to his knees, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The victim told Rogers that Crook continued to grab and hold the sides of his neck. He said he had pain to his neck, especially on the left side, according to the affidavit.
Arrests made, citations given for seat belts
Local police made two arrests and issued 72 citations during a 24-day Click It or Ticket period.
Throughout the start of the summer, officers will be enforcing seat belt use. Indiana law requires the driver and all passengers to buckle up.
Children younger than 8 also must be properly restrained in a child car seat or booster seat, the release states. Crashes are a leading killer of children ages 1 to 13. The back seat is the safest place for children younger than 13 to ride.
The sheriff’s department offers the following tips to reduce changes of injury or death: Secure the lap belt across your hips and pelvis, below your stomach; place the shoulder belt across the middle of your chest and rib cage, away from your neck; and never put the shoulder belt behind your back or under an arm.
If your seat belt doesn’t fit you, or you have an older car with lap belts only, ask your dealer or vehicle manufacturer about seat belt adjusters, extenders or retrofits.
