Fatal crash in Wayne County…a fisherman from Mt. Carmel caught the alligator gar in Indiana earlier this month…
FATAL CRASH
A Hamilton County teen was killed in a single vehicle accident north of Sims in rural Wayne County yesterday morning. 19-year-old Jeremy Michael Gibson of Dahlgren was pronounced dead at the scene. Wayne County Sheriff’s Police say Gibson was traveling on the Sims blacktop at Wayne County Road 1200 North when his Chevrolet passenger car left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. Gibson was ejected from the wreckage and was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne County Coroner Jimmy Taylor. Authorities are investigating the accident.
GLEN RAMEY STATUS UPDATE
A fitness trial for an Olney man accused of murder will take place in Effingham County. 54-year-old Glenn Ramey is charged with first degree murder and predatory criminal sexual assault in the death of an eight-year-old Olney girl last Thanksgiving Eve. Ramey was examined by Dr. Jerry Boyd as to his fitness. The results of Dr. Boyd’s evaluation have been made available to both the prosecution and defense. The defense filed a motion last month that a jury trial be held to determine whether Ramey is fit to stand trial. The motion was granted on Thursday. Both sides agreed that the case could be moved to Effingham County. The trial is scheduled to begin September 11th. Ramey remains in custody on $10 million bond.
LOCAL METH SENTENCE
Lawrence County State’s Attorney Michael M. Strange, announced that 35 year-old Brent Wiseman of Bridgeport pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession Methamphetamine. In exchange for his plea, Wiseman was sentenced to 30 months in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by one year of Mandatory Supervised Release. Wiseman is also required to pay a $500.00 Drug Assessment as well as court costs.
MT. CARMEL RESIDENT CAUGHT THE ALLIGATOR GAR
(AP) — A rare alligator gar that measured more than 5 feet long when it was caught in southwestern Indiana likely originated outside the state.
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist Stephanie Brandt says in a release Friday that the gar may have been stocked from a restoration program Kentucky started eight years ago.
A microwire tag was imbedded in the fish. Brandt says the gar likely was 10 years old and released in 2009 or 2010.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says a bow fisherman, Jake Jackson of Mount Carmel, Illinois caught it legally in the White River on June 1. The fish measured 63 inches and 55 pounds.
It was the first alligator gar verified by Indiana state biologists in recent history. Indiana is at the northern edge of the alligator gar’s historic range.