FC Court News (Criminal)

From the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Operating while Intoxicated Samuel J. Koch pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for …

FC Arrests from Wednesday, December 16 through Monday, December 21

From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday, December 16 Michael J. Bardonaro Jr., 36, Latonia, Kentucky, at 11 a.m., at the Hamilton County, Ohio, Jail, was arrested by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy R. Gordon for a felony arrest warrant. Jane A. Fields, 50, Fountain Street, Connersville, was arrested at 10:27 p.m., along Indiana 1 …

For the second time in two months Lakeview man calls 911 to report a theft and is arrested

By John Estridge For the second time in two months, a Lakeview man has called the police to report a theft, and in each instance has been arrested and charged with felonies and misdemeanors. In the latest occurrence, Tuesday, December 8, Dwayne H. Littleton, 45, has been charged with Intimidation, as a Level 6 Felony, …

FC 18-year-old male pleads guilty to cruelty to an invertebrate animal

By John Estridge A Franklin County man pleaded guilty to Cruelty to a Vertebrate Animal in Franklin Circuit Court II recently. Trevor Bowling, 18, pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 365 days in the Franklin County Security Center with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185 …

FC arrests from December 4 through December 6

From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department December 4 Michael E. Eadler, 28, Laurel, was arrested at 11 a.m., at the Ripley County Jail, by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy S. Stirn, for Probation Violation. December 5 Lisa M. Bowles, 49, Elm Tree Road, Laurel, was arrested at 11:50 a.m., at Andersonville, by Franklin County Sheriff’s …

FC Court News (Criminal Court)

From the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Possession of Marijuana Mark H. Baldridge pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for …

Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates’ October report

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of October. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 1,168 calls for service in October which is a 20 percent increase over the 934 calls in October of 2019. Among the calls of service investigated were:                       …

21-year-old Sunman man charged with Level 5 Felony after accident causing injuries on Ind. 1

By John Estridge A Sunman man was charged with a Level 5 Felony after an accident on Indiana 1 north of Brookville recently. According to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release, Dalton C. Beard, 21, at 4:20 p.m., Monday, November 23, was operating a 1998 Honda CRV eastbound on Duck Creek Road when he …

Police need public’s help with solving FCHS break-in

From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release On Monday, November 30th, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a break-in at the Franklin County High School, at 1 Wildcat Lane, Brookville.  It was discovered that the break-in occurred late Friday, November 27, into the early hours of Saturday the 28.            The …

FC Court News (Criminal)

From the Franklin Circuit Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Unlawful Possessing of a Firearm by Domestic Batterer Jeremy J. Wilson pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with 355 days suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185 costs. He was …