Officers names released in EPD arrest case, 100 pounds of pot siezed in Putnam County, KKK grafitti investigation going on in Bloomingt.
OFFICERS NAMES RELEASED IN EPD ARREST CASE
The names of four Evansville Police Department officers suspended after an arrest last month have been released. The Evansville Courier and Press reports officers Mark Decamps, Marcus Craig and Nick Henderson were involved in the arrest of 36-year-old Mark Healy on Oct. 29. Sgt. Kyle Kassel was the fourth officer suspended for 21 days without pay last week. Kassel is accused of approving the use of force against Healy as the on-duty sergeant that day. Court document say Healy poked one of the arresting officers with a needle and that force was necessary to subdue Healy. Police chief Billy Bolin says said he recommends Kassel be demoted in rank and that the other three officers be fired. The officers’ case will be discussed at a Police Merit Commission meeting Monday.
PUTNAM COUNTY POT
Indiana State Police say 100 pounds of marijuana and more than $6,000 in cash have been seized during a vehicle stop in Putnam County.
A trooper stopped a Toyota SUV for driving too close to another vehicle Friday on eastbound Interstate 70. Police describe the marijuana as “high grade’ with an estimated value of $400,000.
A 24-year-old woman from Garden Grove, California, was arrested and taken to the Putnam County jail. She was driving to Pittsburgh from California. (STORY FROM AP)
KKK GRAFITTI IN BLOOMINGTON
Bloomington police are investigating swastikas and “KKK” graffiti left on the B-Line Trail. The graffiti, left on the B-Line Trail near Diamond and 11th streets, was reported to police late Thursday night by an anonymous caller, according to Bloomington Police Capt. Steve Kellams. As of right now, Kellams said police have little to go on. Police said the investigation into the graffiti was at a very preliminary stage and no further information was available. (STORY FROM NETWORK INDIANA