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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below is a list of the felony cases filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Amber Lynn Gaff Operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felony

Steven Ray Scarbrough Burglary, Level 4 felony

Theft, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

 Amanda Leigh Flemmon Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Jamialia Otanri Dashi Lewis Theft, Level 6 felony

Javier Sntino Cuellar Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Criminal trespass, Class A misdemeanor

Demanzio Lamont Morris Moss Dealing in cocaine, Level 4 felony

Dealing in cocaine, Level 5 felony

Shawn Lee Welder Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Level 6 felony

Leaving the scene of an accident, Class B misdemeanor

Michael Joseph Milburn Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

Driving while suspended, Class A infraction

James Edward Reed Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Level 6 felony

Theft, Level 6 felony

Driving while suspended, Class A misdemeanor

Donald Clevlous Boyd Jr. Burglary, Level 4 felony

Attempted theft, Class A misdemeanor

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Sylvester Van Johnson Residential entry, Level 6 felony

Battery resulting in bodily injury, Class A misdemeanor

Teena Renee Bartlett Burglary, Level 5 felony

Theft, Class A misdemeanor

Intimidation, Class A misdemeanor

Deserae Nicole Gonzalez-Coomes Burglary, Level 4 felony

Theft, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Auto theft, Level 6 felony

Nathan Dale McGill Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 4 felony

Possession of methamphetamine, Level 5 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Andrea Alex Brown Theft, Level 6 felony

Counterfeiting, Level 6 felony

Forgery, Level 6 felony

David Santiago Aiding, inducing or causing robbery, Level 5 felony

Aiding, inducing or causing theft, Level 6 felony

Roger Dale Douglas Burglary, Level 4 felony

Theft, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Auto theft, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Ronald Lee Heck Intimidation, Level 6 felony

Criminal trespass, Level 6 felony

Public intoxication, Class B misdemeanor

Marquan Govontee Hayes Resisting law enforcement, Level 5 felony

Causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Level 6 felony

Failure to remain at the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Robert Allen Patton Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Level 6 felony

Carter Opens NCAA II Championships with 79

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf senior Anastasia Carter (Granger, Indiana) sits in a tie for 56th-place after the opening round of the NCAA Division II National Championships. The event is being held at the par 72, CommonGround Golf Course.

Paired with Rachel Gray of Concordia University, St. Paul and Sterling Hawkins of Academy of Art University, Carter began the tournament on the front nine.  Despite two bogies in her first three holes, Carter was able to rattle off three-straight pars. With her second bogey-par-bogey sequence of the front, Carter recorded a 40 (+4) in her opening nine.

Courtesy of a double-bogey on the par-five 11th, Carter dropped to six over for her round through 11 holes. Carter rebounded for six straight pars on holes 12-17 before ending her opening round with a bogey on 18.

Leading the field is Mailen Domecq Chantry of Nova Southeastern University who carded a three-under 69, while Brinn Fariss of Dallas Baptist University and Marisa Toivonen Augustana University are tied for second after first round scores of 70. Vilde Eriksen of St. Leo University and Lexie Toth of Rollins College finished with scores of 71 to round out the top-five.

Leading the 12 teams competing are Nova Southeaster and Rollins College in a tie for first with scores of 290 in round one. Dallas Baptist is third, three-strokes off the pace set by the leaders.

Carter will begin the second round of the event at 9:50 a.m. local time/10:50 a.m. central time on the 10th-hole with the same pairings as round one.

Live stats for the event can be found at http://bit.ly/1quGs80.

 

AG Zoeller testifies before U.S. Senate Committee on stopping robocalls, protecting Hoosier privacy

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on protecting consumers from unwanted calls, scams and robocalls, and the impact of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Zoeller has been urging this committee for several months to pass the ‘‘Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2015,” which would repeal a recent amendment to the TCPA allowing debt collection robocalls to peoples’ cell phones if the debt is owned or guaranteed by the United States. Prior to the amendment, the TCPA prohibited all robocalls to cell phones.

In February, Zoeller and 24 other state attorneys general called on the Committee to defend the telephone privacy rights of citizens and keep the ban on robocalls to cell phones intact.

“By carving out this exception, Congress has legitimized robocalls and opened citizens up to a barrage of unwanted or misplaced calls,” Zoeller said in his testimony. “Debt collection robocalls are aggressive, relentless and often inaccurate. Of the nearly 700 debt collection complaints my office received last year, about 90 percent were because the caller was harassing the wrong person. Not to mention, the vast majority of robocallers are scam artists. Legitimizing some types of robocalls adds confusion and creates more opportunity for fraud.”

The Senate Committee convened to discuss the impact of the 25-year-old TCPA on business and consumers. Among other telephone privacy protections, the TCPA requires solicitors to maintain a “Do Not Call” list. Indiana operates its own Do Not Call list at the state level.

Unwanted calls and robocalls are by far the most common complaint received by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, with more than 14,000 complaints received last year at a rate of nearly 50 complaints per day. The YouMail National Robocall Index estimates that 2.5 billion robocalls were made in the U.S. in the month of March alone. The index reports that sixteen of the top twenty robocallers were debt collectors.

As Indiana’s top consumer protection advocate, Zoeller focused on the importance of ensuring federal changes and loopholes do not undermine tough state laws.

“My attorney general colleagues and I work aggressively in our states to stop unwanted, harassing calls to peoples’ landlines and cell phones,” Zoeller said in his testimony. “Our citizens continue to file complaints that they greatly object to these calls and I urge Congress to stop allowing loopholes that weaken state efforts to serve and protect consumers.”

Zoeller also urged the Senate Committee not to water down enforcement mechanisms that hold Do Not Call violators accountable for illegally harassing consumers and give individual citizens legal tools to take action against companies and individuals who violate their telephone privacy rights.

Zoeller reminded Indiana residents to sign up for Indiana’s Do Not Call list, which helps to deter unwanted sales calls and text messages, by visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com or calling 1.888.834.9969.

People who are registered on the Do Not Call list and receive an unwanted call can file a complaint by visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com or calling 1.888.834.9969.

Annual Honoring Women Veterans Conference at UE Set for June 18

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The seventh annual Honoring Women Veterans Conference at the University of Evansville is Saturday, June 18, 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in Eykamp Hall in UE’s Ridgway University Center. This free event is a day of education, fun, and camaraderie for women who have served and currently serve in the United States military. The deadline for women veterans and current service members to register for the event is June 1.

The day’s activities include facials, manicures, massages, and more, as well as sessions on military benefits, networking, and career information. Participants can meet fellow veterans of all ages and from all branches of the service. In the past, attendees have ranged in age from 20 to 105 years old, and traveled from as far away as Oklahoma and Washington, DC, to attend.

Betty Moseley Brown, associate director for the Center for Women Veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs and Marine Corps veteran, will be the guest speaker. Brown is a dynamic speaker who has been instrumental in promoting awareness of the contributions made by women who served in the military through multiple department-wide efforts, such as VA’s Her Story campaign and the Face Behind the File: Women at War DVD.

Brown has held several positions at the VA, including veterans benefits counselor, women veterans coordinator, veterans benefits administration, compensation and pension service and later for the associate deputy under secretary for policy and program management. She was the VBS’s first outreach coordinator, coordinating outreach activities of five major programs and providing veterans and their dependents with information on benefits and services administered by VA. She serves as the national president of the Women Marines Association, a non-profit charitable organization composed of women who have served or are serving honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps regular or reserve components.

UE is proud to host this event and to celebrate the dedicated women who have served our country. The University has received numerous recognitions for being military and veteran friendly including U.S. News & World Report as a top Midwestern university and eighth for Best for Veterans. UE has also received recognition from Military Friendly Schools, Military Times, U.S. Veterans Magazine, and Military Advanced Education.

Women veterans and current service members may register online for the event at www.evansville.edu/veteransaffairs or by calling the Vet Center at 812-473-5993 or UE coordinator of veteran affairs Cherie Leonhardt at 812-488-2141.

EVSC to Offer Free Summer Lunches for Kids

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More than 16,000 students eat school lunches every day in the EVSC. And now, those students, their families and anyone in the community, have the option of eating breakfast and/or lunch throughout the summer at 10 EVSC schools -  Caze, Cedar Hall, Dexter, Evans, Glenwood, Lincoln, Lodge, McGary, Washington and Tekoppel. Lunches will be free to those 18 and younger and only $3 for individuals over 18.

The EVSC is able to offer the summer lunches as part of the United States Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).

School sites, dates and times for the summer lunch program include:

Caze Elementary School May 25 – July 1 12 – 1 p.m.
Cedar Hall Community School May 25 – July 1 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dexter Elementary School May 25 – July 1 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Evans School May 25 – July 1 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Glenwood Leadership Academy May 25 – July 1 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lincoln School
Breakfast and lunch

Lunch only

 May 25 – June 24

 
June 27 – July 26

 9:15 – 10 a.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

 

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lodge Community School May 25 – July 1 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
McGary Middle School
Breakfast & lunch		 May 25 – June 24 9 – 9:30 a.m.
12 – 1 p.m.
Tekoppel Elementary School May 25 – July 1 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Washington Middle School
Breakfast only		 May 25 – June 24 7:45 – 8:15 a.m.

 

Suspicious Man Reported in West Side Subdivision

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Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious person report at a residence on Cherry Hill Drive in the Willow Acres Subdivision located on the county’s west side.

A concerned parent reported that at approximately 4:00pm today their 15-year-old daughter was approached by a man as she walked to the mailbox in front of their home. The 15-year-old reported that the man drove up in a vehicle and asked her to come closer so that he could show her a picture of a “missing cat”. The 15-year-old became suspicious and ran back to her house while the vehicle reportedly sped away. The 15-year-old was unable to provide a description of the man or the vehicle.

Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “We don’t know what this man’s intentions were. There is the possibility that his actions were wholly innocent, but this young lady was wise not to give him the benefit of the doubt.” Sheriff Wedding added, “Parents are reminded to caution their children never to enter the vehicle of someone they do not have permission to be with. A cute pet or a clever story can be used as a lure for an unsuspecting child.”

The Sheriff’s Office has not received any other recent reports of a suspicious subject approaching a child. Parents should call 911 to report any suspicious activity and obtain a description of the suspect and vehicle when possible.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

IS IT TRUE MAY 18, 2016

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IS IT TRUE that Vanderburgh County Jail reached a new record high in overcrowding last week?  ..that the facility was built to house around 550 inmates and now has 680 inmates?   … Sheriff Dave Wedding is looking to sending inmates to Pike and Davis Counties to relieve the crowded conditions at the Vanderburgh County Jail?   …its time that Sheriff Wedding hold our County officials accountable for this problem?

IS IT TRUE Will Roger’s once said; “Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.”?

IS IT TRUE Will Rogers also said; “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.””  “Never blame a legislative body for not doing something. when they do nothing, that don’t hurt anybody. when they do something is when they become dangerous.”?

IS IT TRUE that the City Employee Health Care Fund on  June 30, 2015 owes Medical providers about $4 million dollars?  …do you think its’ appropriate that our part-time City Council members receive a $20,000 Health Insurance benefit package paid by the taxpayers? …If the answer is no, your invited to a CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE do you agree with the decision of the Mayor and City Council giving the Developer of the Downtown Hotel over $20 million dollars without having ZERO ownership?  ….If the answer is no, your invited to a CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE that the Mayor and the last City Council committed exactly $57 million dollars to the I U Medical School?  … the State only put $25 millions towards this project?   …Its important to point out that Evansville has ZERO ownership. in this project when it is finished?   …if you disagree with this decision then you should attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE that about 2,000 IVY Tech medical students have been left out of the Medical School project?  …if you disagree with this decision then you should attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive?

IS IT TRUE its time that our soon to be elected City Officials be encouraged to become “Good Stewards of the Public Trust?  …could this be a good reason for you to attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park

IS IT TRUE that City-County Officials have discreetly increased our property tax assessment over the last several years which in turn have increased our property taxes?  …could this be a good reason for you to attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park

IS IT TRUE that work has begun to bring Tropicana on land? …the traffic on Riverside Drive is now one lane in each direction?

IS IT TRUE that last night’s primary elections in Kentucky and Oregon did little to begin to unify the Democratic Party?

IS IT TRUE “when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny! When the Government fear the people we have Liberty?  ..could this be a good reason for you to attend the CORE sponsored “Community Roundtable” discussion of local issues to be held at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in the meeting room at the North Park

First Security Inc. Announces First Quarter 2016 Results

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Owensboro, Kentucky – First Security Inc., the bank holding company for First Security Bank, Inc., announced results for the first quarter of 2016.

“We are excited to report our financial performance during the first quarter of 2016. We are pleased with our performance, and even more excited about the future as we redefine our strategy for growth and position our Company to take advantage of opportunities,” stated Michael F. Beckwith, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Net income for the first quarter of 2016 was $889,000, approximately 4% higher than the first quarter of 2015. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.37, up $0.01 over the same period in 2015. Our first quarter 2016 financial report for First Security is enclosed. Financial highlights of the first quarter follow.

  • ï‚·  Assets at quarter end total $595 million, up slightly from year-end 2015.
  • ï‚·  Loans and deposits – Net loans are relatively flat, while deposits increased $24 million or

    5%. Most of the increase was in the non-interest bearing deposit category while the

    smallest increase was in certificates of deposit.

  • ï‚·  Tangible book value increased $1.37 or 5% on a year over year basis.
  • ï‚·  Return on tangible book value was approximately 6.4%, down slightly from the return

    recorded during the first quarter of 2015 of 6.5%.

  • ï‚·  Non-interest income was down 4% for the quarter as compared to 2015. The reduction

    was primarily due to lower gain on the sale of loans and service charges on deposits. The Company’s non-interest income is typically at its lowest levels during the first quarter of the year due to lower mortgage loan sales.

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  • ï‚·  Non-interest expense was up 5% for the quarter as compared to 2015, primarily due to higher personnel costs.
  • ï‚·  Non-performing loans to total loans were 0.80% at the end of the quarter, similar to year-end 2015.

    “With significant leadership changes in the past few months, we are excited about building on our previous successes to continue providing excellent value to our shareholders in the future. Our continued efforts to increase core deposits and build full customer relationships will continue to add value, and position us for continued success,” stated Mr. Beckwith.

Upcoming Local Events Of Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots

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Upcoming Local Events Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots 

The following is a list of what’s happening in Evansville, Vanderburgh County and surrounding areas in the near future. If you see errors or have additional events that merit listing, please contact info@vc-tpp.org.

May 17: Warrick Tea Party membership meeting at Providence Church, 4156 State Road 261, Newburgh, at 6:30 p.m. Indiana state senator Jim Tomes is the featured speaker.

May 19: Police Appreciation Gathering in front of the Evansville Civic Center Complex, at 5:30 p.m.

May 23: Evansville City Council meeting, Civic Center Complex, Room 301, 5:30 p.m.; committees, 5:20 p.m.

May 24: Vanderburgh County Commission meeting, Civic Center Complex, Room 301, 4-6 p.m.

May 24: “Community Roundtable” discussion, sponsored by CORE, at the North Park Library, 960 Koehler Drive, at 5:45 p.m. Purpose of this meeting is the discussion of local public policy that will affect taxpayers in Evansville and Vanderburgh County, resulting from local political agendas and state-directed policies. Make your opinion known and discover things you need to know – be there.

May 25: Mayor’s Traveling City Hall at Swonder Ice Arena, 209 N. Boeke Rd., from 5:30-7 p.m.

May 26: United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) general meeting at the C. K. Newsome Center, 100 E. Walnut Street, from 6:30-8 p.m. Presentation topic is “Leadership Evansville.”

May 28: VC-TPP membership meeting at the Evansville Public Library, Oaklyn Branch, at 1:30 p.m. (Note time change; ½ hour later.) Many of you have seen Curtis Bowers’ film, Agenda, which VC-TPP showed back in 2011 and early 2012 as a “wake up call.” Bowers launched his follow-up, Agenda 2: Masters of Deceit, late last year. We will screen the DVD at this meeting. Agenda exposed the plots; Agenda 2 exposes the progress, the players, and the damage done thus far. “The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.”

May 28: Second Amendment Patriots membership meeting at the Westside Sportsmen’s Club, 1000 Peerless Road, at 6 p.m. Bring casseroles, side dishes, desserts and soft drinks for the pot luck dinner before the meeting. Agenda for this meeting is a discussion of the issues that endanger the rights of Hoosiers and how they affect the survival of our civil society. State senator Jim Tomes will discuss the topics expected at the next legislative session in the Indiana State House in 2017.

Jun 1: Vanderburgh County Council meeting at the Civic Center Complex, Room 301, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Jun 6: School Board regular meeting at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut St., in the Board Room at 5:30 p.m. Phone for info: 812-435-8453. If you have questions concerning the latest presidential edict on gender-specific restrooms and locker/shower facilities in local schools, bring them to this meeting.

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