On 12/24/18 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Matthew L. Hess, age 24, and Megan M. Jackson, age 26, both of Mt. Carmel, after investigating a theft report. Officers spoke to the victim who reported accidentally leaving her wallet on a table while at Tastee Freeze. Officers were able to determine Hess and Jackson as suspects and later located them at a residence in the 100 block of N Division St. Both were arrested for Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property and transported to the Wabash County Jail. Hess was also wanted out of Dubois County Indiana for Dealing Methamphetamine. Hess was held pending extradition back to Indiana while Jackson was released after the posting of bond. The victim’s property was recovered and returned to her.
