Weekend Report

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Warrant arrests last night on Harrison Street, drug arrests Friday morning in Vincennes,  bird flu testing to continue in Dubois County for several weeks…

ARRESTS

-Vincennes Police went to the 1400 block of Harrison Street in Vincennes at 10:41 last night to serve a warrant.  On scene they arrested 29-year-old Michael Eugene Shelton on a failure to appear warrant out of Gibson County.  The incident resulted in an additional charge of resisting law enforcement.  Also arrested at the address was 23-year-old Misty Dawn Knight of Vincennes who was wanted on Knox County warrant for failure to appear.

-Two Vincennes Women were arrested Friday morning by State Police after narcotics were found in their vehicle. 27-year-old Sadie Fields and 33-year-old Dara Kay McMain are charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine.  Bond was set at  5-thousand dollars bond each.

 


 

VU COURT OF APPEALS

The Indiana Court of Appeals will mark the state’s bicentennial year with an oral argument in Vincennes on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. The argument will be conducted at Shircliff Hall on the Vincennes University campus, before an audience of paralegal students.

A panel of judges will hear Drapeau v. State, a criminal case on appeal from Vanderburgh County.   On Jan. 18, last year Drapeau was arrested at his mother’s apartment for attempted battery against a police officer, resisting law enforcement, and criminal trespass. He was convicted of all three counts after a bench trial. On appeal, he argues there was insufficient evidence to sustain his criminal trespass and resisting law enforcement convictions. He also argues there was a material and fatal variance between the crime of criminal trespass charged in the information and the theory and evidence of criminal trespass presented at trial.

After the case is heard, the judges will answer student questions,  but not about this case.


 

BIRD FLU UPDATE

Although tests in the Dubois County avian influenza incident continue to prove negative, much more work must still be completed before the event can be considered over. That’s according to Indiana State Veterinarian Bret D. Marsh. Marsh they are mindful that the situation could change and continued testing and surveillance are vital for the next few weeks. Weekly testing and monitoring of commercial poultry farms in the 10-kilometer control area will continue for several weeks as Indiana moves through the process to be declared avian flu-free.   Depopulation of the affected farms concluded Wednesday evening.  Disposal of the turkeys, via indoor composting, will be followed by thorough cleaning and disinfection of all barns on the 10 infected sites.