On 4/29/24, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Austin Olvera, age 27, of Mt. Carmel for Aggravated Domestic Battery following a domestic dispute at a residence in the 1200 block of Landes Street. During the investigation, officers found evidence to indicate Olvera battered his girlfriend by biting her, striking her with a phone charger cord, punching her, and grabbing her by the neck, among other allegations. Police later located Olvera at this residence where he was taken into custody. Olvera was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged accordingly and held pending a pre-trial detention determination by the court.