Washington, IN Man Gets 20 Years On Class X Drug Charge

Kelli Storckman, Wabash County State's Attorney, reports that Joseph Scales, a 46-year-old Washington, IN man, was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections by the Honorable Circuit Judge William C. Hudson in Wabash County Circuit Court.

 Joseph Scales was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class X Felony, on December 24, 2022 as a result of an investigation by the Mt. Carmel Police Department and the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force.  On May 2, 2023, Scales was sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections, to be followed by 18 months of mandatory supervised release (parole).  

Family Dispute Leads To Assault Charge For Mt. Carmel Man


On 5/01/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Shawn S. Sutton, age 43, of Mt. Carmel, for Assault following an incident at a residence in the 100 block of Cedar Street. Police were called to the scene when a family dispute over property led to Sutton threatening physical harm to one of the family members. Sutton was taken into custody and transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged and later released on a Notice to Appear.

Mt. Carmel Man Arrested For Fleeing Cops On Gas-Powered Bicycle

On 5/01/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Tracy Curtis Wilson, age 34, for Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer after an officer attempted to stop Wilson for operating his gas-powered bike on a sidewalk and without a headlamp in the area of 6th & Poplar Street. Wilson refused to stop, however the officer followed Wilson to his residence in the 700 block of W 6th Street where he was placed under arrest. Wilson was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was charged with the above offense along with a citation for No Lamp on Bicycle.

Mt. Carmel Man Picked Up On Warrant And Faces New Charge

On 4/29/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Jacob S. Wilkinson, age 30, of Mt. Carmel, on a Wabash County Warrant for Domestic Battery. Wilkinson was observed walking in the area of 3rd & Division Street when the officer recognized him. Wilkinson was taken into custody at which time the officer located a glass smoking device containing suspected methamphetamine residue inside it. Wilkinson was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was issued the warrant and a charge for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Wilkinson’s bond is $1000 cash which has not been posted as of report time.

Traffic Stop Leads To Two Warrant Arrests

On 4/26/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Madison A. Pennington, age 35, of Lawrenceville and Charles R. Brown, age 35, of Evansville, Indiana on two outstanding warrants for their arrest. Their arrests stemmed from an officer stopping a silver Nissan at 9th & Mulberry Street of which they were passengers. During the stop, the officer found that Pennington was wanted on a Richland County Warrant for Failure to Appear and that Brown was wanted out of Kentucky for a Parole Violation. Both individuals were placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail. The driver was released on a warning for expired registration. Both Brown and Pennington are being held pending extradition back to the issuing agency’s custody.

911 call leads to arrest of Owensville man on multiple charges

On April 28, 2023, at 9:03 a.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of a disturbance in the 500 Block of West Warrick Street in Owensville Indiana. Upon arriving Deputy Bryan Small spoke to the caller who advised that 56 year old Kenneth Windsor of Owensville forcibly kicked in her front door and the door of her bedroom before strangling her. A witness at the residence gave Deputy Small a description of Mr. Windsor’s vehicle, and it was located in the area of the cemetery located at Warrick and Elm Street. After speaking to all individuals involved in this incident Mr. Windsor was taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail Mr. Windsor was charged with Residential Entry, Burglary, Strangulation, Battery, Battery in the Presence of a Child, Battery By Bodily Waste, Intimidation, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Paraphernalia, He is being held without bond at this time.

All Criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.