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A child predator living in Mount Vernon will be spending time in federal prison for sharing child pornography, according to the United States Department of Justice. Court documents show that a few years ago, 31-year-old Seth Harms used a discreet screen name to send multiple videos and images of child sexual abuse material to other users online. On December 8th, 2021, officials say Harms was interviewed at his home by police and admitted to looking at sexually explicit material involving children on his cell phone as recently as a couple of hours before the investigators arrived. Harms also admitted to communicating with other online users who would send him links for child sexual abuse material. The FBI investigated the case, which led to Harms being sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material. Harms will have to register as a sex offender wherever he lives, works, and goes to school.
Mt. Vernon Police say they caught a man breaking into a storage unit. They were called Thursday night to the 1700 block of West 4th Street. Officers say they found 35-year-old Brad Zins in a truck in front of the storage units, and he claimed it was his. They say his license plate was fake, and his driver’s license was suspended. Inside the truck, police say they found several broken locks, masks, tools, appliances (such as a microwave), jackets and even an engine lift hoist. They say they also found methamphetamine, loaded syringes, and corner baggies, as well as someone else’s wallet and credit card. Officers say the actual renter of the storage unit was able to identify some of the stolen items. They say Zins eventually admitted the storage unit was not his, and he drives around Evansville trying to find unsecured storage units there as well. Zins was arrested and taken to the Posey County Jail.
It was a busy weekend of hoops for Mt. Vernon and North Posey Boys and Girls Basketball. Starting on the boys’ side, North Posey picked up a pair of wins as they defeated Mater Dei on the road on Friday, 48-45…and cruised past Crawford County on the road Saturday night, 52-31. The Vikings are 4-1 on the year and will play at Boonville on Tuesday.
Mt. Vernon Boys Basketball got tripped up by Gibson Southern on the road on Saturday, 48-42. The Wildcats fall to 4-2 on the season and will travel to Heritage Hills on Tuesday.
On the girls’ side, North Posey lost at Crawford County on Saturday, 50-47. They have lost 5-straight games and sit at 3-7 on the year. Their next game is at home tomorrow against South Knox.
Mt. Vernon Girls Basketball got beat at Washington on Saturday, 60-16. The Wildcats are 2-10 and will be home tomorrow night against Central.
From the local college basketball scene over the weekend, the Evansville Purple Aces Men’s Basketball team earned a 70-61 win at Bellarmine on Saturday. UE is now 8-2 on the year and will be home tonight against UT Martin at 7:00 PM.
Evansville Women’s Basketball escaped with a two-point win on Saturday at home over Lindenwood, 70-68. They improve to 2-7 on the season and will play at IU tonight at 6:00 PM.
Yesterday, USI Women’s Basketball suffered a tough two-point loss at home against Cincinnati, 58-56. The Screaming Eagles sit at 4-5 on the year.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024