Democrat staff reports
GNAW BONE — Police arrested an Illinois woman early in the morning Oct. 20 after receiving multiple calls about her walking naked on State Road 46 East.
The calls began just after midnight, according to a probable cause affidavit by Nashville Police Officer William Pruitt.
The first call reported a woman — later identified as Sally Cook, 44, of Decatur — walking toward Nashville on 46 East near Hoover Road and Suburban Propane. While Pruitt was on his way, dispatch received more calls on the woman, who was then walking east toward Bartholomew County.
Pruitt found the woman near North Salem Church. When she saw Pruitt walking toward her, she said, “Screw you, I don’t need help,” the report said. However, she began to walk toward Pruitt’s police car when he told her that he and another officer needed to speak with her.
Cook gave a fake name to police and told them she had no idea where she was, the report said.
Cook was placed under arrest for public nudity and resisting law enforcement. She continued to apologize to officers.
Her clothing was found on the side of the road. EMS arrived to give her a place to change with another woman present, the report said.
She was taken to the Brown County jail, where officers were able to confirm her identity. She was charged with public nudity, a Class C misdemeanor, on Oct. 22.
Teen charged with drunken driving
GATESVILLE — A local teenager was arrested on Sept. 30 for driving while intoxicated after he was stopped by a police officer for spinning his tires in the Gatesville Store parking lot.
Sgt. Scott Bowling with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department stopped Kole Voelz, 19, of Nashville, after Voelz “tore out” of the parking lot and spun his tires in front of Bowling just before midnight, a police report says.
Bowling reported smelling alcohol on Voelz, seeing alcohol containers in the vehicle and that Voelz’s balance was “off,” the report said.
A breath test showed his blood-alcohol content to be 0.22, almost three times the legal limit.
He was charged Oct. 1 with four misdemeanors including illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
Driver who crashed arrested for OWI
A Bloomington teen was arrested in Brown County early in the morning on Sept. 29 after he crashed his car on State Road 46 West.
Deniz Tezer, 18, crashed in the 1700 block of 46 West just before 5 a.m., according to a probable cause affidavit by Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Eggebrecht.
Eggebrecht reported smelling alcohol on Tezer, that his eyes were bloodshot and his balance was unsteady. A breath test showed his blood-alcohol content to be 0.10.
He was charged with two misdemeanors on Oct. 1.
Police: Woman throws fan at person
Police say a Brown County woman threw a fan at and shoved another woman on Oct. 23.
Loretta Scott, 35, of Helmsburg, was charged with domestic battery, a Level 6 felony, on Oct. 24.
Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Eggebrecht took a report from the victim, who said Scott had shoved her and threw a fan at her, causing a scrape on the back of her shoulder. The victim did not need immediate medical treatment, the report said.
Police: Man pushed family member
A Brown County man faces two misdemeanor charges after police say he pushed and shoved a family member on Oct. 23.
Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Colton Magner reported in a probable cause affidavit that Anthony Callon, 38, of East Hornettown Road, had pushed and shoved the victim, who had a no-violent-contact order against him. The victim did not report any injuries.
A witness reported that Callon had yanked the family member and was “acting crazy” and instigating fights.
He was charged Oct. 24 with domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor; and invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor.
Traffic stop results in 2 OWI felonies
A traffic stop on Oct. 5 resulted in the arrest of a Washington, Indiana man after he was found to be driving while intoxicated.
Sgt. Bill Southerland with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department stopped Justin Granger, 30, just before midnight in the 6400 block of State Road 46.
The reason for the stop was not noted in the affidavit, but Southerland reported a witness saw Granger driving and that the vehicle was registered to him.
Southerland reported that Granger had slurred speech, that his manual dexterity was poor and his balance was unsteady. Granger also reportedly pulled himself from the vehicle, then staggered and leaned against it.
No results of testing were listed in the report.
According to booking information from the Brown County jail, Granger was booked in at 10:05 p.m. on Oct. 5, but in the report, the stop was noted as happening at 11:58 p.m.
Granger was charged Oct. 15 with operating a vehicle while intoxicated — endangering a person and operating while intoxicated, but both of those misdemeanors were elevated to Level 6 felonies because he was convicted of the same crimes in Daviess County in 2017, the charges read.
Report: Man tested over legal limit
A Brown County man was arrested for public intoxication with more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system on Oct. 5 after police received a report of an intoxicated man walking toward Nashville on Greasy Creek Road.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Brent Bohbrink arrested Thomas W. Preston, 25, in the 1000 block of Greasy Creek Road. Preston’s address on court documents is on West Shore Drive.
Bohbrink reported that Preston had slurred speech and injuries from falling down while walking. A breath test showed his blood-alcohol content to be 0.28, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08.
A caller reported seeing a man in a black shirt and grey sweatpants who seemed intoxicated or on drugs, walking down the middle of Greasy Creek Road.
Preston was charged with public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor, on Oct. 24.
Police: Drug test interfered with
A Columbus man faces two misdemeanors in Brown County after an officer says he tried to interfere with a drug test he was taking for probation.
Christopher Pearson, 41, needed to give a urine sample for a drug test on Sept. 11, according to a probable cause affidavit by Det. Paul Henderson.
Bailiff Andy Reed reported that while Pearson was trying to give a sample, he said he was unable to produce very much urine for it, the affidavit states. While retrieving the sample and speaking with Pearson, Reed reported seeing a plastic cup fall out of Pearson’s pants leg. Pearson gave Reed an eye dropper bottle, which he used to conceal urine in an attempt to defeat the drug test, according to the affidavit.
On Oct. 24, Pearson was charged with possession of a device or substance used to interfere with a drug or alcohol screening, and interfering with a drug or alcohol screening test, both Class B misdemeanors.
Speeding results in summons
A Kentucky woman faces a misdemeanor in Brown County after being stopped for speeding, leading to police reportedly finding marijuana in her car.
Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Stargell stopped Tana Crowe, 34, of Winchester, Kentucky, in the 200 block of Van Buren Street on Oct. 6. He reported she was going 37 MPH in a 20 MPH zone.
Crowe said she had slowed down when she saw the speed limit reduced. She had a Kentucky identification card on her only, but told Stargell she did have a valid driver’s license.
Stargell found that Crowe had a suspended Kentucky identification card only and no valid driver’s license. The vehicle she was driving also had a suspended license plate, his report said. Her passenger did have a valid driver’s license.
Crowe and her passenger said they had come to Indiana for work. While speaking with Crowe, Stargell reported smelling marijuana in the vehicle. She later admitted to smoking half of a blunt in the parking lot of the restaurant where they had eaten, the report said.
Stargell reported finding a glass smoking device with burnt marijuana in Crowe’s purse, and another glass smoking device with black residue which he believed to be methamphetamine, the report said.
Deputy William Pool assisted with the search and reported finding a loaded firearm under the passenger seat. The passenger had a conceal carry permit through Kentucky.
Crowe said the smoking device belonged to a family member, but she admitted to smoking marijuana out of the other device. She said she forgot she had them in her purse.
Crowe was issued a summons for possession of paraphernalia, and three citations for speeding, having expired license plates and no valid driver’s license. Crowe and her passenger were released from the scene.
She was charged Oct. 24 with possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
