On 1/16/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Christopher A. Howell, age 43, of Mt. Carmel, for Theft of Motor Vehicle. Earlier in the day, MCPD received a complaint regarding a stolen 2009 Dodge Charger from the 700 block of Chestnut St. That afternoon, the above defendant was found walking near Owensville, Indiana by Owensville Police where he was complaining of a medical issue. Howell requested medical treatment and was transported back to Mt. Carmel, at his request, for medical treatment. Around this same time, Gibson County authorities had also located the stolen vehicle near the Fort Branch area left abandoned. Furthermore, the investigating officer learned that an MCPD officer working the night prior had observed an individual walking near the area of where the stolen vehicle had been taken with Howell wearing the same type and color of clothing from the night. Based on this information, police took Howell into custody where they found a partial piece of the registration paperwork to the Dodge Charger in his pocket. Howell was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged accordingly and held pending a bond setting by a judge.
