A 26-year-old Mt. Vernon man is being held for alleged domestic battery and resisting arrest. Christopher Bratton of South 18th is accused of grabbing and choking Elizabeth Walton of North Sycamore Street at her home following an altercation. Walton eventually was let go and was able to call police.
An 18-year-old Kinmundy man was arrested over the weekend for alleged domestic battery. Rickey Recter III of Krutsinger Road is accused of grabbing 19-year-old Ashley Sturdivant of the same address by the throat and choked her. Recter had already left the home by the time deputies arrived. He was stopped walking a short distance away.
20-year-old Warren Telford of East Baseline Road in Walnut Hill was arrested by Junction City Police for violation of the 0 tolerance law and fleeing police. He was released after posting $120 bond.
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of copper and damage to an electric meter at a home on North Oak Street in Patoka just purchased by Kay Cain. The sheriff's department is investigating a criminal damage to property complaint.
William White of Copple Road reported the vinyl was pulled back off of an outbuilding in an apparent attempt to see what was inside. White reported no entry was gained.
