WASHINGTON —
COUNTY ACCIDENT
Wednesday
4:41 p.m. — George E. Miller, 15, 140N 650E, was turning a 2000 Ez-Go golf cart owned by Joseph R. and Evelyn K. Knepp, Cannelburg, on a steep hill on George and Second steets in Montgomery and overturned.
Miller was trapped underneath the cart and suffered a severe laceration of a finger that, according to the accident report, required surgery at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. Another youth suffered a head contusion, and three other young males were riding on the cart but were not injured.
Law enforcement was not informed of the accident until an employee of Daviess Community Hospital’s ER called police. The golf cart was removed and pictures were taken at the scene of the accident.
CITY REPORT
Thursday
2:10 p.m. — Vicki Graves, 1910 Memorial Ave., had a stereo taken from her husband’s truck sometime between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
12:12 p.m. — Betty Miles, 702 S.W. First St., reported the theft of a carbine rifle while she was away last week.
9:15 a.m. — The mayor’s office reported a scooter was chained to a light pole near 112 1/2 E. Main St. The owner was contacted and the scooter was moved.
7:46 a.m. — Cody Kemmis, 906 W. VanTrees St., reported his truck vandalized.
6:13 a.m. — Terry Boger, 1217 E. VanTrees St., reported a vehicle struck his fence and then left the scene.
2:53 a.m. — Randy Bennington, 401 E. Hefron St., Apt. B, said a male in a flannel shirt and hat said he was an undercover cop and asked about visitors in a neighboring apartment. Dispatchers said there was no officer around that area.
Wednesday
8:40 p.m. — A female caller said a man flipped out a cigarette at 504 W. Walnut St. near some shrubs and caught some mulch on fire. Firefighters put out the square-foot fire.
ARRESTS
Corey Joe Bennington Jr., 30, Washington, was arrested Thursday by city police for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was released on $2,000 bond.
Derek Joe Strange, 26, Washington, was arrested Wednesday by sheriff’s deputies on a warrant for possession of a destruction device. He was held at the Daviess County Security Center on $7,500 bond.
Lynsey Jo Osmon-Horning, 29, Odon, was arrested Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies for possession of methamphetamine; possession of a controlled substance; possession of marijuana, hash oil or hashish; and possession of paraphernalia. She was released on $2,500 bond.
Joshua Lee Powley, 26, Washington, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies Tuesday on a writ of attachment. He was released on $1,000 bond.
John Franklin Coy, 38, Washington, was arrested Tuesday by city police on a warrant for invasion of privacy. He was held on $10,000 bond.
Tyree Antoine Robinson, 31, Washington, was arrested Monday by sheriff’s deputies for domestic battery and battery on a juvenile. He was held on $10,000 bond.
Jail Population: 163
Local News
Teen injured in cart accident
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