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After weeks of investigation and interviews, the Posey County Sheriff’s Office says they have taken in the suspect of an attempted shooting. The investigation started November 9th after law enforcement officials were called to a Mt. Vernon home after receiving word that someone fired a gun several times. Officers spoke with a female victim, who told deputies the suspect, 31-year-old Cody B. Schmitt, has a feud with his brothers, Jon and Andrew. According to an affidavit, Cody took a puppy that belonged to his brother Jon, and the victim had a text conversation with Cody in order to get the puppy back. Deputies say the victim drove Jon’s pickup truck to the home where Cody was staying so she could pick up the puppy, but that’s when things reportedly went south. The victim told deputies that Cody Schmitt opened fire on her, putting several bullet holes into Jon’s truck. After investigating the crime for a month, deputies say they served a search warrant at a home on the 1500 block of Upper Upton Road in Mt. Vernon. Investigators revealed they found a fully loaded AR-15 style rifle and a 9mm handgun that had been reported stolen out of Vanderburgh County. Cody Schmitt, who is classified as a serious violent felon and currently on parole, was arrested on $250,000 bond and faces several charges.
Friday morning there was a crash between a car and a semi in Posey County. Authorities responded to an area of Highway 62 W around 2:00 AM, where a car reportedly hit a semi head-on. Police said the driver of the car was 36-year-old Timothy Biggerstaff of Norris City, Illinois. They say Biggerstaff crossed the center line and crashed into the semi. During the investigation into the crash, police say they could smell marijuana on Biggerstaff. When they searched Biggerstaff's car, officers say they found meth, THC edibles, pipes, pills, marijuana, and marijuana wax, as well as a semi-automatic rifle. Biggerstaff and his passenger, 23-year-old Alyssa Lovell of Duquion, Illinois, were both taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and Biggerstaff agreed to a blood test. Because of the extent of their injuries, police say charges against the couple are pending. The driver of the semi was uninjured.
This Saturday at the Poseyville community center will be the Poseyville Kiwanis Club, Breakfast with Santa event. This will be taking place from 8:00-11:00 AM at 60 North Church Street. Pre-sale prices are $7.00 for kids 4 to 9 years old and $10 for ages 10 and up. In person prices will be two dollars higher the day of the event. If you would like to get pre-sale tickets for Breakfast with Santa this Saturday, you can find the details on the Facebook page for the Poseyville Kiwanis Club.
In local High School Basketball from over the weekend, Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball split their pair of games. The Wildcats lost on Friday at Central, 48-47…but was able to bounce back on Saturday and top Mt. Carmel at home, 55-36. Mt. Vernon Senior, Nicot Burnett surpassed 1,000 points in his career. The Wildcats are 4-1 on the year and will play at Gibson Southern this Saturday at 7:00 PM.
North Posey Boys Basketball lost a tough game in overtime on Friday at Heritage Hills, 71-68. The Vikings are 1-1 on the young season. They are home tomorrow night against Central at 7:00 PM and then will travel to Mater Dei on Friday and Crawford County on Saturday.
On the Girls side, Mt. Vernon fell at Boonville on Saturday, 53-18. They are now 1-8 on the year and will be home against Carmi tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM.
North Posey Girls Basketball did not play over the weekend, but they are in action tonight at home against Reitz at 7:00 PM. They are 3-4 on the season.
Checking on sports from Sunday…in the NFL it was Week 14 of the regular season…and the Colts saw their 4-game winning streak come to an end with a 34-14 loss at the Bengals. Both Indy and Cincy are 7-6 on the year.
The Chicago Bears earned a win at home over the Detroit Lions, 28-13. Chicago improves to 5-8 and Detroit is now 9-4.
Tonight, on Monday Night Football there are two games at 7:15 PM. The Tennessee Titans are at the Miami Dolphins. The Titans are 4-8 and the Dolphins are 9-3. The other game features the 6-6 Green Bay Packers at the 4-8 New York Giants.
Finishing up with the NBA, the Indiana Pacers play at the Detroit Pistons tonight at 6:00 PM. The Pacers are 12-8 on the year and are coming off a second-place finish in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. Indiana lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the championship game Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024