Driver pulls out in front of motorcyclist on 46, says bike’s headlights were dim
According to a crash report, Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Oliver Hitz responded to a crash on State Road 46 West at the intersection of Westgate Entrance Road around 10:25 p.m. on April 9.
One driver was traveling east on 46 West on a motorcycle when another driver pulled out of Westgate Entrance Road in an SUV.
The driver of the SUV, 59-year-old Michael Eastwood of Nashville, took a left turn onto 46 West, cutting off 20-year-old Bradley Bogovich of Lafayette, the driver of the motorcycle.
Bogovich attempted to maneuver around the SUV to avoid a collision, however, he lost control of the motorcycle and fell sideways.
Eastwood reportedly told Hitz he didn’t see the motorcycle’s headlights because they were dim.
Hitz asked Bogovich if he needed medical attention and he said. Hitz insisted, telling him he was still in shock and that he should get himself checked out.
EMS checked him and transported him to Columbus Regional Hospital because of his injuries.
The report also said a third driver, who was traveling behind the motorcycle during the time of the crash, witnessed the event and confirmed the details that the other drivers provided.
Morgantown woman ignores subpoena, faces felony
A Morgantown woman, 37-year-old Wendy East, faces a felony charge after not appearing in court last month.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Brown County Chief Deputy Paul Henderson, along with Det. Capt. Brian Shrader located Wendy East on March 20.
She came to the door and Henderson served her with a subpoena issued by Brown County Prosecutor Ted Adams. The report said the purpose of the subpoena was to command East to appear in Brown County Circuit Court on March 27 to testify in the matter of the State of Indiana vs. Frederick Robert Dees II.
East received the subpoena directly from Henderson’s hand to hers, the report said.
On March 27, Henderson reported he was present in the court and East did not appear. Henderson said he was present throughout the duration of the court proceedings that went until March 30, and he never observed East in the courts and, to his knowledge, she never made contact with the courts or the prosecutor to give a reason as to why she would not have made it to the proceedings, according the report.
In addition, Henderson reported that when he delivered the subpoena to East, she was “adamant” that she didn’t want it and would not be involved.
East faces a charge for obstruction of justice, a Level 6 felony.
Bedford man faces multiple drug charges
A Bedford man, 38-year-old Jacob Garner, faces charges for possession of drugs and paraphernalia following a traffic stop earlier this month.
According to the probable cause affidavit, on the evening of April 2, Indiana Conservation Officer Michael Southerland stopped at the Deer Run Park boat ramp area, where a car was parked.
Southerland approached the vehicle and asked the occupants, a female driver and male passenger, later identified as Garner, if they were okay. He then asked them for their IDs, which they voluntarily handed over, the report said.
Southerland ran their information through Brown County Dispatch and was advised that Garner was wanted out of Florida, however they would not extradite. He then looked Garner up in Indiana’s system, which showed several drug and paraphernalia charges in his history, according to the report.
Southerland returned to the vehicle and asked the driver to step out and speak with him, which she did. He asked her if Garner had anything on him at that time, and she said he “should not,” the report said.
He then asked the driver if she would let him make sure there was nothing in the vehicle, since it was registered to her. According to the report, she agreed.
Southerland reported that he asked once more, and she again said she had no issue with the search.
He had Garner step out of the vehicle and step back with ICO Ted Stine, who was also on scene. Southerland then searched the passenger side of the vehicle.
According to the report, when he opened the passenger door, he detected the odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. He located a plastic smoking device inside the glove box, then located a multi-color plastic and rubber container between the passenger seat and the center console.
Southerland opened the container and found a small, clear and white rock-like substance inside it, consistent with methamphetamine.
He detained Garner, Stine detained the driver.
Southerland continued the search of the vehicle and located an electronic vape pen in the center console. Allegedly, the driver later admitted that is was a marijuana vape pen and they were smoking it before the officers’ arrival.
Southerland then located seven small, orange pills and one white pill inside a cigarette pack in the center console.
According to the report, the seven orange pills were later identified as Alprazolam, a schedule IV-controlled substance, and the one white pill was also later identified as Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate, a schedule II -controlled substance.
Garner reportedly admitted to Southerland that everything inside the car belonged to him.
Southerland field tested the suspected methamphetamine, which produced a positive result, the report said.
Garner faces a Level 6 felony for possession of methamphetamine, a Class A misdemeanor for possession of a controlled substance, a Class B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana and a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia.
The driver was released at the scene.
The probable cause affidavit was filed on April 3.
LifeLine medic faces battery charge
VAN BUREN TWP. — A LifeLine medic from Indianapolis, 61-year-old Jon Johnson, faces a battery charge following an event while on the job last month.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Brown County Sgt. Austin Schonfeld was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash with injuries on March 26.
Shortly after arriving, he entered the ambulance where LifeLine EMS and a Southern Brown Fire Department Firefighter were with the patient involved in the single-vehicle crash.
As Schonfeld was entering the ambulance, the patient was reportedly “irate” and yelling about how one of the personnel choked him. According to the report, the firefighter that was present looked at Schonfeld and told him that he needed to remove the LifeLine medic, Johnson, from the ambulance.
Schonfeld asked what had happened, and the firefighter advised that Johnson had just choked the patient.
According to the report, the patient was still yelling and trying to get out of the gurney at that point. He was refusing to cooperate while Johnson was in the ambulance.
Because of this, Johnson exited the ambulance and the remaining personnel calmed the patient down.
After he calmed down, Schonfeld was told more about what had occurred. According to the report, the patient was attempting to take off his c-collar and Johnson grabbed him by the neck and c-collar, telling him to listen to him.
Schonfeld was told by witnesses that Johnson showed intent when he grabbed the patient, adding that Johnson was angry when he grabbed the patient, the report said.
Johnson faces a Class B misdemeanor for battery.
The probable cause affidavit was filed on April 5.
