Drunk Driver Calls 911 to Report Himself

 
 

If you can’t call someone to drive you home after you’ve been drinking, calling 911 to report yourself as a drunk driver before harming someone may be the next best thing. That’s what a Logansport man reportedly did early this morning in Jasper County after running off the side of I-65 near the Demotte/Roselawn exit. Matthew Devore, 24, was booked into the Jasper County Jail after testing 0.09 Blood Alcohol Content. He reportedly told the state trooper who arrested him that he was “sick of Indiana, so he decided to go for a drive.”

Starke County Commissioners Tour Another Jail

Starke County Commissioners ( L to R ) Kathy Norem, Dan Bridegroom, Jennifer Davis

The Starke County Commissioners toured another jail this week. They had recently visited the Marshall and Miami County jails. On Monday, they went to Rensselaer to tour the Jasper County Jail.

The tour of the 128 bed facility was conducted by Sheriff Terry Risner. The Jasper County jail is two years old and was moved from its former downtown Rensselaer location to property north of the city on State Road 231. Continue reading

Starke County Commissioners Tour Jail Facilities in Marshall, Miami Counties

Starke County Jail

Starke County Commissioner Kathy Norem described the jail tour made by the Commissioners last week as worthwhile. The Commissioners and Sheriff Oscar Cowen toured the Marshall and Miami County jails and although both used the same “footprint”, Marshall County rolled more equipment into their bond issue.

Norem wanted it known that the trip was not made because of the Jack Haut class action suit against the County, claiming deplorable conditions in the Starke County Jail.

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