Local man charged with sexual battery

An investigation Tuesday resulted in multiple charges against a Washington man.

The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department has charged 45-year-old Timothy Strahle with sexual battery with a deadly weapon, escape, criminal confinement and burglary.  Other charges are possession of a firearm by a violent felon, pointing a firearm, resisting law enforcement, impersonating a public servant,  and possession of paraphernalia.  No bond has been set.