Domestic Incident Lands Mt. Carmel Man In Jail

On 8/18/25, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Clint D. Dill, age 39, of Bellmont, for Unlawful Restraint following an investigation into an alleged domestic incident between Dill and his girlfriend and girlfriend’s family.  Officers made contact with Dill inside a vehicle in the area of 9th & Mulberry Street.  During the investigation, officers found evidence that Dill had refused to allow the girlfriend to leave their home and had taken the keys to the vehicle.  Eventually, Dill made the girlfriend drive him to another location in East Mt. Carmel, Indiana.  While there, it was alleged that Dill struck a family member of the girlfriend in the face, causing injury.  Dill was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail, where he was charged and held pending a pre-trial release determination by the court.  The alleged incident in East Mt. Carmel was turned over to Gibson County authorities for further investigation.