News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
Indiana State Press Release On Friday, February 10, troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post arrested a Brookville, man on charges of Possession of Child Pornography after serving a search warrant on his Franklin County home. The investigation by Trooper Vincent Scott began in July 2022 after receiving a cybertip from the National Center for …
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By John Estridge The reasoning by the court to release Gregory Guilfoyle on his own recognizance was based on many factors. Guilfoyle is charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and one count of Neglect of a Dependent. It is alleged Guilfoyle shot his wife in the head, took his 2-year-old toddler out into the …
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By John Estridge A man accused of shooting his wife in the head and leaving her for dead then taking his toddler, dressed in a onesie, out walking in a blizzard and finally shooting a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy while still holding onto his son was released on his Own Recognizance Wednesday, Jan. 18, following …
Department of Natural Resources Law Division press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident in southwestern Union County, where a property caretaker was shot after confronting four individuals who were hunting on private property without consent. The public is asked to help identify the four subjects. Officers’ initial investigation indicates that the incident occurred …
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By John Estridge from court documents filed by Franklin County Sheriff Department and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office After a high-speed car chase through much of the western part of the county, a fugitive from Rush County was caught near Laurel on Vanetta (Rabbit) Hollow Road Saturday night, Dec. 31, 2022. According to documents initiated …
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Indiana State Police press release and added information by John Estridge The person allegedly involved in the officer-involved shooting and the shooting of a female has been identified by the Indiana State Police as Gregory Cameron Guilfoyle. However, the Indiana State Police issued a press release saying Guilfoyle has been charged in Franklin Circuit Court. …
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Indiana State Police press release with additional details by John Estridge Early this morning, detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Franklin County. The initial investigation indicated the incident began shortly after midnight when the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received a report of an adult male walking …
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From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release with other information from various sources On Wednesday, December 14, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received notice that fugitive Steven T. Lakes, 46, Connersville, had been arrested in Texas on several felony warrants out of Indiana. Deputies had been working with the U.S. Marshal’s office, as well …
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release On Monday, December 12, around 7:30 a.m., Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were on patrol on Fairfield Causeway Road, when a deputy observed an eastbound vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Radar confirmed the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 m.p.h. Fairfield Causeway has a …
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By John Estridge (From Probable Cause Affidavit and Press Release) Clinton W. Patrick, 46, was arrested Monday morning Nov. 21, at his Fayette County home and charged with burglarizing a home and stabbing a male on Stacy Road in Franklin County Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20. According to an Affidavit for Probable Cause filed by Franklin …
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