Posey County Radio News and Sports
News:
Posey County Sheriff's department has a suspect in the death of a Mount Vernon man. Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham says Andrew Vibbert was found face down in the bedroom of his South Saint Philips Road residence back in February. Sheriff deputies found a baggie with a white substance and a coroner's report confirming Vibbert was positive for Fentanyl and Xylazine which is a tranquilizer for large animals. Following a joint investigation by several law enforcement agencies, including the D.E.A, twenty-seven-year-old Isaiah Fellows of Evansville was arrested Thursday morning. He faces a Level One felony charge of dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a twenty-to-forty-year sentence if convicted. The investigation is ongoing.
A Posey County man is facing charges after police say he tried to get inside several cars at a gas station in Mount Vernon on Tuesday night. An affidavit shows Kenneth Poole tried to get into two different vans at Chuckles on East Fourth Street. This happened just after 6:30 PM. The report states a woman called dispatch and said he was trying to get inside her van while her 7-year-old daughter was inside. Officials say he also tried to get in another van with a child inside. The affidavit states along with several charges of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, Poole is also facing a charge of attempted sexual battery.
A Mount Vernon woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Posey County Prosecutor Thomas Clowers says 34-year-old Sarah Mann pled guilty to multiple charges, including arson, attempted residential entry and criminal trespass. Clowers says as part of her guilty plea, Mann admitted to damaging two buildings in Mount Vernon back in July 2022. She also admitted to entering a home without permission around the same time. Mann will be transported to the Indiana Department of Correction to serve her sentence.
The Wadesville Fire Department is looking for people willing to be patients for a special training event. The training will help local departments sharpen their skills in caring for multiple people at one time. They say if you are good at acting, interested in how they would respond to a multiple patient situation, or just want to come and have fun while helping area departments, you are welcome to come. It will take place on May 21st at 2:00 PM at the Wadesville Fire Department. If you are available and can help out, call 812-204-2408.
Next Thursday at Hedges Central Elementary School in Mt. Vernon, there will be a Jobapalooza event. The event will last from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM. There will be music, food, giveaways, resources, and jobs.
Authorities are providing more details on a deadly deputy-involved shooting that happened in Vanderburgh County on Wednesday. The man who was shot and killed in the incident was 49-year-old Steven Goldstein, who lived at the home on North St. Joe Road where the incident unfolded. Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson says an investigation began after a social media video was discovered that appeared to show Goldstein fire a gun near a juvenile. After looking into the video, Robinson says it was learned that Goldstein had a criminal history and a warrant for his arrest, and that he was a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities went to the home with a search warrant to find the gun, but at the home, it became clear that Goldstein wasn’t going to surrender quietly, the sheriff’s office says. After Goldstein was given commands to come outside for nearly 30 minutes and gas was used to get him out, the sheriff’s office says he eventually fired at deputies. They say that’s when a deputy returned fire on Goldstein, hitting, and killing him. Goldstein's autopsy was scheduled to be conducted sometime yesterday.
Sports:
- Mt. Vernon Baseball (2-5) lost last night at home against Gibson Southern, 11-3.
- North Posey Baseball (6-4) shut out Pike Central, 7-0.
- The St. Louis Cardinals (5-8) got blanked as they returned home against the Pirates, 5-0.
- The Cincinnati Reds (5-7) pulled out a win at home against the Phillies, 6-2.
Local News: Thursday May 16th 2024