On 5/15/25, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Dalton L. Compton, age 27, of Mt. Carmel for Grooming following an MCPD investigation into an allegation that Compton had solicited a juvenile under the age of 17 for sexual images while utilizing a social media application. Officers located Compton in the 100 block of E 4th Street, where he was placed under arrest. Compton was taken to the Wabash County Jail, where he was charged and later released on a Notice to Appear. This case remains under investigation.