FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
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DATE: May 24, 2024
SUBJECT: Arrest Made in Emma Drive Domestic Violence Incident
RELEASE NUMBER: 2024-NR-0524
CONTACT: Sheriff Noah Robinson
AUTHORITY: Sheriff Noah Robinson
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Evansville woman in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred on Emma Drive in Vanderburgh County on May 21, 2024.
The woman, Tamatha Lant, was initially believed to be the victim in the incident. However, further investigation by the Sheriff’s Office led detectives to believe that Kenneth Myers, who Lant claimed had beaten and confined her, was actually the victim. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Lant, charging her with Domestic Violence Battery with a Deadly Weapon as a Level 5 Felony and Intimidation as a Level 6 Felony. Lant was arrested at her residence just before midnight on Thursday, May 23.
The May 21 incident occurred after Lant fled her residence on Emma Drive. She claimed that Myers had physically assaulted her and held her against her will in the house. A stand-off occurred when deputies went to the residence to locate Myers and no one would answer the door. Deputies later discovered that Myers had left the residence prior to deputies arriving.
Myers was eventually located and interviewed by detectives. He denied assaulting or confining Lant and claimed she was actually the aggressor and had attacked him with a knife. Myers told detectives that Lant became upset after going through his phone. Video surveillance footage from the interior of the home showed no assault by Myers, but did show Lant moving freely throughout the residence. The video also showed Lant threatening to kill Myers and Lant chasing Myers with a large kitchen knife. Myers claimed Lant stabbed him in the thigh and cut his thumb. Myers injuries were consistent with his account of the events.
Lant remains in the Vanderburgh County Jail and is being held on a $10,000.00 bond.
PREVIOUSLY: Deputies Locate Domestic Violence Suspect
ARRESTED:
Tamatha “Tammy” Renne Lant (pictured above), 52 of Evansville. Domestic Violence Battery with a Deadly Weapon as a Level 5 Felony, Intimidation with a Weapon as a Level 6 Felony. Charges of False Informing as a Class A Misdemeanor have also been requested.
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Day Four of the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament begins at 11 a.m. CT with No. 3 seed Evansville facing No. 5 seed UIC in Game 10. Top-seeded Indiana State will play the loser of that game (Game 11) at 2:30 p.m. CT. If Indiana State wins Game 11, the Sycamores will face Southern Illinois at 6 p.m. CT in Game 12. If the loser of Game 10 (UIC or Evansville) wins Game 11, Game 12 could not be played until Saturday at 11 a.m. CT (a team will not play three games in one day).
Friday’s schedule has been adjusted:
WASHINGTON, PA – The Evansville Otters fell in a rain delayed series finale against the Washington Wild Things 5-2 at Wild Things Park.
During the bottom of the fourth inning, the game was delayed for 56 minutes.
Before the delay, in the bottom of the third inning, two base hits and a hit-by-pitch led to a pair of Wild Things touching home as the game’s first runs.
Coming back from the break, Washington scored one in the fourth to make it 3-0. Later in the sixth, it was a two-run homer to plate the final runs for the Wild Things.
Evansville scored their two runs in the ninth. It was a string of three base hits from Austin Bost, David Mendham and Anthony Calarco to create some pressure on the Wild Things starter. But it ended up not being enough late.
The starter Parker Brahms (1-2) did not come back in the game after the delay and finished the day throwing 3.1 innings, surrendering three runs on four hits with one walk and a strikeout.
The Otters make the trip southwest to Florence in an attempt to get back on track with a three-game series against the Y’alls. The first pitch tomorrow is scheduled for 6:03 PM CT.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Evansville Otters outfielder Patrick Lee had his contract purchased by the Detroit Tigers, the team announced Thursday evening.
Lee, who hails from Moss Point, Mississippi, hit the ground running to begin 2024. His .410 batting average was in the top 10 in the Frontier League to begin the year.
“Patrick showed up to camp ready to work and hasn’t taken a second off since,” Otters Field Manager Andy McCauley said. “This opportunity is well earned and we can’t wait to see him succeed at the next level.”
Lee has accumulated 16 hits thus far this season, with four doubles, a triple and three home runs. His 16 RBIs are eighth best in the Frontier League. He has walked 12 times with just nine strikeouts. Lee was a perfect 10-10 on the base paths – the second most stolen bases in the Frontier League.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Evansville Otters outfielder Patrick Lee had his contract purchased by the Detroit Tigers, the team announced Thursday evening.
Lee, who hails from Moss Point, Mississippi, hit the ground running to begin 2024. His .410 batting average was in the top 10 in the Frontier League to begin the year.
“Patrick showed up to camp ready to work and hasn’t taken a second off since,” Otters Field Manager Andy McCauley said. “This opportunity is well earned and we can’t wait to see him succeed at the next level.”
Lee has accumulated 16 hits thus far this season, with four doubles, a triple and three home runs. His 16 RBIs are eighth best in the Frontier League. He has walked 12 times with just nine strikeouts. Lee was a perfect 10-10 on the base paths – the second most stolen bases in the Frontier League.
MARION, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball upset top-seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2-0, to advance in the OVC Baseball Championship Thursday afternoon at Mtn Dew Park. The fourth-seeded Eagles are 27-30 overall, while the Trojans are 32-23.
The Eagles advance to play the winner of tonight’s game between the second-seeded Southeast Missouri State University and third-seeded Morehead State University game at noon Friday. Friday’s game is being moved up to noon due to the weather forecast.
The double-elimination portion of the OVC Baseball Championship runs through Saturday.
USI grabbed the lead in the third inning when junior catcher Logan Mock (Livermore, California) blasted a home run to left field. It would remain 1-0 until the top of the ninth when junior leftfielder Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri) sealed the 2-0 victory with a RBI-single that scored senior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas), who had tripled to lead off the inning.
USI junior right-handers Tyler Hutson (Villa Hills, Kentucky) and Carson Seeman (Auburn, California) made those two runs stand up on the mound. Hutson (1-4) won his first game of the year by throwing seven shutout innings, allowing five hits and three walks, while striking out five.
Seeman earned his second save of the season by throwing a scoreless eighth and ninth, allowing one walk.
By Johnny Kincaid
MAY 24,2024
Michael Duckworth, the Chairman of the Vanderburgh County GOP, has filed an official complaint with the 8th Congressional District Chair, Brenda Goff, in an attempt to unseat at least three recently elected Precinct Committee members and state convention delegates.
The targets of the complaints are Michael Daugherty, the former Libertarian Candidate for Mayor who has called for Duckworth to resign, Ken Colbert, who was involved in recruiting conservatives to run for precinct committee seats and has called for Duckworth to resign, and Cheryl Battinger Smith, who worked with Colbert on recruiting efforts and has been critical of Duckworth.
Previously, Duckworth tried to keep Daugherty off the ballot with a challenge to his candidacy on the same terms as the current charges. In a Vanderburgh County Election Commission hearing, Daugherty prevailed, and the board allowed his name to be on the ballot. The current complaint was filed on May 20, three days after Duckworth and the Election Commission voted to certify the primary election results that included the election of Daugherty, Colbert, and Batteiger Smith as a PC and delegate. The complaint against Colbert came just five days after the GOP caucus when Colbert called for Duckworth to be replaced. Smith is the former Vice-Chairperson of the Posey County GOP and has also been critical of Duckworth.
The complaints filed by Duckworth appear to be form letters that all make the same charges to justify removal from their party positions. The letter accuses the recipients of violating the two-primary rule, a rule that Daugherty says he complies with, and Colbert claims that he has voted in every primary as a Republican. The other allegation is that the recipients are not “members in good standing” with the Republican Party, but no specific examples of behavior are given.
Goff and representatives from the 8th District GOP have set a June 3 closed hearing.
It is unknown if there were other complaints filed by Duckworth.
FOOTNOTE: Vanderburgh County GOP Chairman Michael Duckworth declined the opportunity to be interviewed for this article. This is a developing story.