On 6/24/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Eric M. Swanson, age 35, of Mt. Carmel for Aggravated Assault following an incident at a local restaurant. Swanson, who had recently been hired for employment at the establishment, arrived for work on this date. The manager suspected Swanson to be impaired on alcohol and that he had inappropriately touched a co-worker so they attempted to send Swanson home. Swanson became belligerent and began threatening said manager with physical harm. Police arrived to the scene and spoke to several witnesses confirming the allegations. The manager signed a complaint against Swanson for Aggravated Assault; however, the other involved employee declined to pursue additional charges. Swanson, who is out on bond for other unrelated charges, was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and held pending a bond setting by a judge.
