A Knox man was arrested Wednesday after police found he left his children unattended in a home.
According to the police report, the Starke County Sheriff’s Department received a call that a person in a red truck was doing donuts in the parking lot at the Oak Estates apartments. The Knox City Police Department officer called to the scene didn’t find anyone there at the time, but the officer did locate the suspect vehicle at 345 Ruthie Drive with one of the rear truck tires on fire. The reporting officer noted that there was a pile of melted rubber behind the tire and there was a large skid mark in the road. The officer approached the residence and found Curtis Bradley in the home and asked if the truck outside was his and Bradley confirmed it was his. The officer told him that the truck was on fire and they went outside to the truck. Bradley reportedly tried to touch the burning tire and the officer pulled him back so he wouldn’t injure himself. Bradley then started to swing his arms at the officer wanting to fight. The officer told him to put his hands behind his back and Bradley resisted. After some force, Bradley was taken into custody. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire.
After an investigation, police learned that Bradley had been babysitting two children and had been drinking at the time he was reportedly doing donuts in the parking lot. Bradley was arrested on preliminary charges of two counts of Neglect of a Dependent, Resisting Law Enforcement, Disorderly Conduct, Reckless Driving, and Public Intoxication.
