On 7/31/2022, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Preston Cory Pierce, age 33, of Mt. Carmel, for Domestic Battery following a domestic dispute at a residence in the 1100 block of W 4th Street. Officers arrived at the scene to investigate the complaint when they discovered evidence indicating Pierce had battered another family member inside the home earlier in the day. Pierce was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and held pending a bond setting by a judge.