Parke County Sheriff's Office

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4/27-Parke County Deputies arrested Megan S. Presslor on a warrant issued out of the Parke County Circuit Court for Probation Violation. Presslor was transported to the Parke County Jail for housing. Presslor is being held with no bond.

4/26-Parke County Deputies and Bridgeton first responders were dispatched to a report of a motorcycle crash on Bridgeton Rd., with an injured rider. Emergency personnel responded and found the operator, 31 year old Asa Pribble of Bloomingdale, in an embankment with severe injuries. Pribble was flown by Air Evac to a hospital in Illinois and is in stable but critical condition. The investigation is still ongoing.

4/26-Parke County Deputies responded to a residence on Lambert Ave after a reported criminal mischief complaint. Information from the investigation will be forwarded to the Parke County Prosecutors Office for review.

4/26-Deputies arrested Roy Smith Jr (52) of Clinton on a Parke County Warrant for Level 6 Felony Probation Violation. Vermillion County assisted.

4/25-Parke County Deputies arrested Christopher Kelly (45) of Carbon for Domestic Battery, a Level 6 Felony. This came after deputies were called to a residence in Rural Parke County for a Domestic Disturbance. Christopher was taken to the Parke County Jail where he is being held without bond.

4/26-Parke County Deputies executed an arrested warrant in Judson. The wanted subject 40 year old Krystle Selig of Judson was taken into custody without incident. Selig was transported to the Parke County Jail and left in the care and custody of Jail Staff with no bond.

4/24-Parke County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck in the area of US HWY 36 and Billie Creek Road. During the investigation the driver identified as Mark A Sasseen (62) of Tilton, IL was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

4/24-Parke County Sheriff's Deputies took a fraud report. It was reported that someone attempted to open a credit card in the reporting parties name.

4/22-Deputies were conducting a follow-up investigation at a residence in Montezuma and while at the residence, made contact with a male identified as Thomas Rikeman (61) of Montezuma. Deputies learned that Thomas had an active warrant for his arrest out of Vermillion County Circuit Court of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (Level 6 Felony) and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender with a Prior Conviction (Level 5 Felony). Deputies took Thomas into custody and transported him to the Parke/Vermillion County line where he was handed over to the custody of the Vermillion County Sheriff's Department.

4/22-Deputies took a report that James Elkins (39) of Terre Haute had violated a protection order issued by Parke County Circuit Court at the Montezuma Ball Park. All information will be forwarded to the Parke County Prosecutor's Office for review of potential criminal charges.

4/21-Parke County Deputies arrested Robert Campbell Jr (67) of Montezuma for Invasion of Privacy. This came after an investigation into a neighbor dispute. Robert was booked into the Parke County Jail on a Class A Misdemeanor and is being held without bond.

4/20-Parke County Deputies responded to an address in the Lyford area, for a report of an intoxicated juvenile. Deputies responded, along with Lyford Fire Dept. and after searching located the juvenile in the woods nearby. The juvenile was uncooperative with deputies and other emergency personnel, and displayed several signs of intoxication. The juvenile was transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation. The juvenile was cleared medically and transported to a juvenile detention facility. The juvenile faces the preliminary charges of Public Intoxication, Minor Consumption, Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Law Enforcement and Intimidation.

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RELEASES

4/26-Roy Smith (51)-Arrested for Possession of Meth.

4/25-Krystle Selig (40)-Arrested for Warrant: Probation Violation.

RecentArrests

If you have any information regarding wanted subjects, please call the Sheriff's Office at 765-569-5413.

WARRANT WEDNESDAY

NOTIFICATIONS

Sheriff Jason Frazier has announced, that the Indiana Sheriffs' Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately 40 - $1,000 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.

The Indiana Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.

To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law

enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student (12 hours).

Applications needed to apply for the scholarships are available from your high school counselor or the sheriff’s office. The application is also available as a PDF fillable form

on our website at: https://indianasheriffs.org/proqrams/scholarship;.program/

The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs' Association on or before April 1.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Parke County Sheriff's Office consistently and with uniformity strives to maintains social order and provide professional law enforcement services to citizens in the community within prescribed ethical, budgetary, and constitutional constraints. This agency strives to enforce the law and maintain order fairly and impartially, recognizing the need for justice, and the consistent appearance of justice. The Sheriff recognizes that no law enforcement agency can operate at its maximum potential without supportive input from the citizens it serves. This agency actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit opportunities for crime and assist in bringing to justice those that break the law.

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