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By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
Thanks to the generous donors to Washington County Community Foundation, a $3,375.00 grant was awarded to Outside the Walls.
The grant will help provide wheelchair ramps for elderly and disabled persons to provide a safe way for them to enter and exit their homes.
Outside the Walls (OTW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to unifying Washington County through a community outreach program which includes emergency assistance in the form of shelter, utilities, counseling and referral services. There are approximately 25 current service providers in Washington County.
Thank you, donors!
By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
On Sunday, June 9, at approximately 11:07 p.m., deputies of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to Cox Ferry Road, north of Nubian Road, in reference to a motorcycle crash with injury. Also responding were the Washington County Ambulance Service, Salem Fire Department and officers from the Salem Police Department.
At the scene, a 2003 Harley Davidson Glide was observed off the south side of the roadway. The driver of the motorcycle was identified as Jonathan Boulet, age 50, of Salem.
Evidence at the scene indicated Boulet was northwest bound on Cox Ferry Road, when he crossed left of center, ran off the left-hand side of the roadway and was ejected from the motorcycle. Boulet was not wearing a helmet.
Boulet was flown from the scene by helicopter to University of Louisville Hospital for life-threatening injuries.
Lieutenant Lucas Gray is the investigating officer and was assisted by Deputy Maxwell Mitchell and Salem Police Officers Dylan England and Owen Bowers.
Washington County, Indiana (June 4, 2024) - The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a 2023 conviction of a Washington County man found guilty of Class C misdemeanor for OWI. The decision was handed down on May 23.
Charles R. Heath was found guilty of operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least 0.08 but less than 0.15 in a jury trial last year. He was acquitted on a Class A misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. Heath was sentenced to 60 days in the Washington County Detention Center with 40 days suspended and 350 days of probation.
“The Court of Appeals decision was what we expected, based on the facts of the case and the parameters of the law,” said Prosecutor Tara Coats Hunt. “Operating while intoxicated is a serious crime and endangers our community. I am pleased that the Court upheld Mr. Heath’s conviction.”
Heath appealed his conviction on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, specifically that the evidence did not prove that his BAC was at least 0.08 at the time he operated his truck.
On May 17, 2023, Heath drank beer and homemade moonshine before driving to the Dollar General Store to buy a box fan. On the way home, he drove into a grassy area near the Little League ballfields, hitting a picnic table. A coach saw him and approached to see what was happening. Heath told the man to mind his own business and drove off. Police located him shortly after 8 p.m. at his home. After consenting to a breath test, one was administered at 9:15 p.m.
To his point, Heath argued that the alcohol testing took place around two hours after he was seen driving, which he said is too long. Heath was at his home for approximately a half hour after the ballpark incident and said it is reasonable to infer that he consumed the alcohol that led to his 0.97 BAC during that time period.
However, in its opinion, the Court noted that a chemical test must be administered within three hours after a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person committed an offense.
The opinion states, “Heath now asks us to reweigh the evidence, which we will not do. There is sufficient evidence to support Heath’s conviction for Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least 0.08 but less than 0.15.”
Scott County – Friday, June 7, 2024: Indiana State Police (ISP) Troopers arrested an Austin, Indiana childcare provider Friday evening after an ISP investigation involving an injured 8-month-old child.
ISP Detective Travis Baker began the investigation on May 30th of this year when he met with the child’s mother and father at Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Detective Baker learned the mother initially rushed the child to the Scott Memorial Hospital after finding a wound on the back of the child’s head when she picked the infant up from Lauren Salyers, who was providing childcare. During his investigation, Detective Baker also learned that 26-year-old Lauren R. Salyers provided unlicensed, private daycare from her Austin residence.
After arriving at the hospital, a medical helicopter transported the infant to Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Norton’s pediatric doctors treated the child for a skull fracture as well as a fractured left arm.
Detective Baker continued his investigation, which included interviews with Lauren Salyer and others who had contact with the child in the preceding hours. At the conclusion of his investigation, Detective Baker supplied all information to the Scott County Prosecutor for review and requested an arrest warrant for Salyers.
On Friday, June 7, the Scott County Circuit court issued an arrest warrant for Lauren R. Salyers for one count of Battery, and one count of Neglect of a Dependent. Each charge is a level 3 felony.
Saylers was arrested by troopers at her Austin residence on Friday afternoon and transported to the Scott County Jail without incident.
“All subjects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”
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