Mt. Carmel Man Jailed Following Wednesday Domestic Dispute
On 4/10/24, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Cole W. Stewart, age 26, of Mt. Carmel for Domestic Battery following a reported domestic dispute at a residence in the 500 block of West 1st Street. During the investigation, police found evidence that Stewart had made unwanted physical contact by pushing a juvenile resident to the floor. It was also alleged that Stewart shoved his girlfriend to the ground and got on top of her while trying to recover a bottle of alcohol the she had taken during the incident. Officers located Stewart in the shed behind the house where he was taken into custody. Stewart was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and later transported to the White County Jail where he is being held pending a pre-trial detention determination.