Columbus man leads police on chase
A Columbus man has been charged with a Level 6 felony for resisting law enforcement after a pursuit on Feb. 13.
Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Minor assisted Deputy Nicholson Briles at a traffic stop near Green Valley Motor Lodge on State Road 46 West.
According to the affidavit, Minor was advised to travel through the Brown County State Park north gate and exit the west gate to the scene.
Briles had stopped the driver, Jason Byrne, 42, Columbus, for a suspended license. Byrne was then to wait at the scene for a ride.
As Minor approached the west gate at 46 West, he could hear a vehicle coming up the hill by the entrance. As the vehicle passed he saw that it was the same vehicle Briles had advised to stop driving.
Minor attempted multiple times to initiate a traffic stop on 46 West, crossing over the Brown and Monroe county line.
Indiana State Police were advised of the situation and set up stop sticks at 46 West and King Road in Monroe County.
The stop sticks worked and popped a back tire on the vehicle, which slowed to 30 mph. At this time Byrne reportedly threw something out of the window.
Upon reaching a stop, Minor exited his patrol vehicle and drew his firearm, advising Byrne to exit the vehicle.
Byrne eventually opened the door, placed his hands in the air and “sprawled out on his stomach” on the ground, according to the affidavit.
As he was placed into handcuffs, Minor asked Byrne why he did not stop, to which he reportedly replied that he did not want to go to jail.
Byrne vomited in Minor’s patrol vehicle upon transport and told Minor he was a diabetic. He was booked into the Brown County jail.
He was formally charged on Feb. 14 with resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony, and driving while suspended, Class A misdemeanor.
Meth charges made after warrant served
A 19-year-old from Franklin faces a Level 6 felony for possession of methamphetamine after officers served a warrant at a home on State Road 135 North.
On Feb. 16, Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy William Pool and Deputy Austin Schonfeld were serving an arrest warrant at the home in the 7100 block of 135 North.
Upon arriving, they made contact with the individual to be arrested as well as two more inside the house.
The woman, 19-year-old Kristoni Tucker from Franklin, was identified to be on probation through Johnson County.
According to her probation agreement, she could be subject to a search by a law enforcement officer.
According to the probable cause affidavit, she stood up and emptied her pockets before police started the search.
One of the items found was a clear plastic bag with methamphetamine in it.
Tucker was formally charged on Feb. 17.
Man accused of failing to pay child support
A man from Edinburgh faces nine Level 6 felonies after he allegedly has failed to pay child support since 2017.
According to a probable cause affidavit from the Brown County Prosecutor’s Office, 39-year-old Kalon Wilder made no, or infrequent, payments in support of three children under a Brown County Circuit Court case.
Wilder had been ordered to pay $202 per week for the support of the three children.
The affidavit states Wilder did not make payments from April 2017 to May 2019, July 2019 to July 2021 and September 2021 to January 2022.
As of Jan. 17, 2022, Wilder owed a total amount of child support of $44,843.45.
