On 1/14/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Blake W. Watkins, age 25 and Brittany M. Watkins, age 26, both of Mt. Carmel, for Domestic Battery following a physical dispute between the couple at their residence in the 1400 block of W 3rd Street. Police were called to the scene where they learned both individuals had battered each other during the argument. Blake was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and held pending a bond setting by a judge. Brittany was charged and released on a Notice to Appear due to being pregnant and having her small children in need of care.