On 6/19/24, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Donald S. Baird, age 53, on a Wabash County Warrant for Failure to Appear.  Baird received additional charges of Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer, Methamphetamine Possession and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  The arresting officer observed Baird operating a bicycle in the 800 block of N Walnut Street.  When the officer made contact with him, Baird refused to stop and took off riding his bike south on Walnut.  The officer followed and was able to stop Baird in the alley of the 700 block of Chestnut Street.  Baird was placed under arrest for the warrant.  A search of Baird’s property led officers to finding a digital scale and a clear baggie containing a crystalized substance that later field tested positive for methamphetamine.  Baird was taken to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged accordingly and held pending a pre-trial detention determination by the court.