Police blotter for week of Nov. 22

Police respond for OD; woman charged

Parker Buchholz, a 33-year-old woman from Nashville, faces a Level 6 felony charge for possession of a narcotic drug following a reported overdose last month.

On Oct. 4, Nashville Police Officer Dylan Smock responded to a possible overdose on Treetop Lane. Dispatch advised Smock that a caller was outside of Buchholz’s residence and could see Buchholz inside unresponsive.

When Smock arrived at the residence he made contact with the caller, who said Buchholz told she had relapsed. The caller led Smock to an open window where Buchholz was seen inside unconscious in the bathroom.

Smock attempted to open the window further to gain entry to the home, but was unsuccessful. The caller told Smock she could be lifted up to try to fit through the window. Smock lifted the caller and she successfully gained entry, then opened the front door to allow the first responders inside.

Once the door was opened, Smock and Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Bales entered and reached Buchholz. Bales administered one dose of Narcan.

IU Health LifeLine then arrived on scene and after a short time, Buchholz successfully regained consciousness.

While EMS was attending to Buchholz, Bales and Smock located a half of a pill and a folded one dollar bill containing a white powder substance, according to the affidavit.

EMS transported Buchholz to Columbus Regional Hospital. Smock contacted Brown County Prosecutor Ted Adams and informed him of the items that were located inside of the residence in plain view.

Adams supplied Smock with residential and vehicle search warrant templates which were signed by Judge Mary Wertz.

After the search warrants were granted, Smock and Bales, with the assistance of Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Minor, returned to Treetop Lane and executed a search of Buchholz’s residence and vehicle.

Other paraphernalia and substances were found at the scene including a white powder substance wrapped in foil.

Man charged for failure to register

A Nashville man, 35-year-old Mark Morgan, faces a Level 6 felony for failure to register as a violent sexual predator in August.

On Oct. 11, Brown County Detective Sergeant Brian Shrader was conducting sex offender checks and went to Morgan’s Nashville address. According to the probable cause affidavit, Shrader did not find Morgan at this address.

Shrader received tips that Morgan was living in Ohio and looked up Ohio’s sex offender registry, where he found Morgan’s new Ohio address. Morgan never reported moving to Ohio, which he is required to do according to Indiana law.

The probable cause affidavit was filed on Oct. 21. Morgan was booked into Brown County Jail on Nov. 11.

Man faces charge of disorderly conduct

A Nashville man, 36-year-old Justin Irwin, was charged with a Class B misdemeanor for disorderly conduct after an incident last month.

On Oct. 18, Brown County Sheriff’s Deputies Austin Schonfeld and Jeffrey Dames, along with Nashville Police Officer Dylan Smock, responded to a domestic physical situation on Whitehorse Road.

Upon arrival, the officers located Irwin and another man sitting at the kitchen table at the residence. According to the probable cause affidavit, Irwin refused to speak with officers at that time.

Smock and Schonfeld then went to the basement to make contact with another person at the scene, who initially said he had nothing to do with the incident. Schonfeld asked if he helped control Irwin, and the man reportedly admitted he did go upstairs because he heard arguing and wanted them to calm down, because his daughter was at the residence.

According to the affidavit, the man said he went upstairs and saw another individual on top of Irwin, holding him down. The man told the officers he assisted the man with restraining Irwin until he calmed down.

The officers then returned upstairs and spoke with Irwin’s brother on the front porch. According to the affidavit, Irwin’s brother told officers that Irwin had been drinking and that it does not mix well with his medication.

Irwin’s brother told officers that the fight had begun when Irwin began yelling in his mother’s face, and Irwin’s brother attempted to separate the two. The attempt resulted in a physical altercation between the brothers, and Irwin’s brother ended up on top, trying to restrain Irwin so he would calm down.

Officers observed scratches and redness around Irwin’s brother’s eye, which he said came from the struggle, but he refused to let officers take photographs and said he would not testify against Irwin.

Schonfeld then spoke with Irwin’s mother, who said he has mental health issues and confirmed he was intoxicated. After discussing the situation, the officers entered the residence and prepared to place Irwin under arrest.

According to the affidavit, Irwin showed signs of aggression at that point, and said he would kick the table if the officers tried to arrest him. Schonfeld moved the kitchen furniture away from Irwin, in anticipation of having trouble restraining him.

Irwin stood and placed his hands onto his head, and Smock handcuffed him. Irwin yelled while being handcuffed and even pulled away from Smock once, according to the affidavit.

Irwin was then escorted to the patrol vehicles while Schonfeld finished speaking with Irwin’s family. A search was conducted of Irwin’s person before being placed into a vehicle, during which he took his pants off. Once secured inside a vehicle, Irwin allegedly began banging his head off the cage inside.

Irwin was transported to Brown County Jail and booked in for a preliminary charge of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. The charge was changed to disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor, when the affidavit was filed on Oct. 21.

Two injured after collision into tree

VAN BUREN TWP. — A driver and a passenger were transported to the hospital after their vehicle left the roadway and stuck a tree late last month.

On Oct. 28, Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Griggs responded to the crash near the intersection of Christianburg and Hamilton Creek roads, where 17-year-old driver Sarah Callahan, from Nineveh, and 18-year-old passenger Ava Bray, from Freetown, reported head and neck pain from colliding with the tree.

Callahan stated she did not know what caused her vehicle to leave the roadway, and no evidence at the scene pointed otherwise.

The vehicle was towed to Nashville. Callahan and Bray were transported to the hospital by personal vehicles.

Head-on collision leaves 3 injured

HAMBLEN TWP. — Blood tests are pending for a driver involved in a head-on collision earlier this month, injuring himself and two others.

On Nov. 11, Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Griggs responded to a crash on Salt Creek Road, near the intersection with Brahaum Road.

According to the crash report, one vehicle heading south crossed the centerline at a curve and struck the another vehicle, heading northbound, head on.

The driver of the vehicle that was struck, Jacob Sullivan, said he saw the other vehicle coming and attempted to stop before colliding, but was unable to do so.

Sullivan said the driver that caused the crash, Jacob Stoughton, appeared extremely intoxicated when he exited his vehicle, then fled the scene on foot.

Evidence at the scene supported Sullivan’s description of events, according to the accident report. Stoughton was located by officers a sort time later and showed signs of impairment.

Stoughton refused to submit to a chemical test, so a search warrant was obtained to test his blood. He was then transported to Columbus Regional Hospital for the blood draw and medical treatment.