Found Safe: More on that Amber Alert from Friday Morning
Friday morning’s Amber Alert was canceled around 9:45 a.m., when the two year old was found safe. Later that day, WNDU-TV reported that suspect Dwayne Clemons was taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement. Online records show Clemons was being held Friday evening in the Starke County Jail on a parole violation. See more of the story on our Local News page today. According to the Starke County Sheriff’s Office, a female victim was dropped off at a local hospital Thursday, Feb. 5 suffering from head trauma. Investigators later learned that the victim had been assaulted by her husband, Dwayne Clemons. After the alleged assault, Clemons dropped his wife off at the hospital and fled the area with their 2-year-old son — who was also in the vehicle. The sheriff’s office said Clemons was armed with a handgun as he fled with his child. Overnight, a search warrant was executed at the Clemons’ home, however, neither the man or his child were found there. That’s when police entered the 2-year-old as a missing person, and an Amber Alert was issued.
In Gaston, IN, all water mains were repaired as of 5 p.m. Saturday, but Brett Ellison reports that the Boil Water Order continues, until they announce otherwise. Early morning Friday, at least two water mains failed, causing local school to cancel that day, and water loss for the Town.
…“Leaving school during the instructional day without prior parental consent is not permitted under our Student and Family Handbook,” from Muncie Central High School Principal Chris Walker in a Thursday message to families, after they heard plans of a planned student protest during Friday’s school day. Andy Klotz, MCS Chief Communications Officer said in a Release, “For the relatively small number of students who participated in the demonstration, we’re glad they expressed themselves peacefully, and we’re even happier everyone went home safely.” The student were joining complaints about I.C.E. enforcement of Federal laws.
A moderator of a Facebook page called “What’s Up Muncie” chose to limit comments, or turn them off, related to the student protest at Muncie Central calling some comments to be “…personal attacks, name-calling, and wildly inappropriate commentary…”
66-year-old Marcus Tabb’s petition for a new trial has been denied. Tabb was sentenced to 56 years in prison in 2014 after being convicted on 10 counts including neglect of a dependent resulting in death and aiding, inducing or causing battery with a deadly weapon following the death of one of four children in his care.
Delta advanced five wrestlers – each a weight class champion – out of the Jay County regional on Saturday. Cowan and Yorktown will each send four wrestlers to the semistate, with Cowan boasting one regional champion. Wes-Del had two advance, including one regional champ, and Muncie Burris sent one wrestler on to semistate.
Alexandria advanced six wrestlers – including two weight class champions – out of the Pendleton Heights regional on Saturday. Pendleton Heights sent four wrestlers to next week’s semistate. Frankton and Elwood advanced two each, and Lapel had one semistate qualifier.
Monroe Central defeated Union City 49-11 on Saturday to win the Class 1A girls basketball sectional championship at Union City. The 20-2 Golden Bears will face 18-6 Carroll in next week’s regional. Connersville denied the defending champion Delta Eagles Class 3A, Sectional 24 championship on Saturday, Dec. 7 with a 56-45 victory. Three Madison County schools – Pendleton Heights, Alexandria and Lapel – also won sectional championships.
46-year-old Jeffrey Goodson has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of dealing in cocaine. Goodson was convicted on Jan. 7, and the jury found him to be a habitual offender because of two other drug-related felony convictions against him.
Ball State Men’s Volleyball started their conference play in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) going 2-0 against Queens. The team is now riding a seven-game winning streak and have seen the team increase their record to 10-1. Home again this Thursday and Friday (Feb. 12 and Feb. 13) with McKendree and Lindenwood back in Worthen Arena .
It has been a winter to remember so far, and Woof Boom Radio’s Anderson Journal morning show on Oldies 101 is asking for your help, with the “Winter Warmup” presented by Ivy Tech Community College Anderson. Starting today until February 20, we are collecting new and gently-used coats for donation to the Anderson Christian Center. There are how to give instructions on our Local News Page today.
How to give:
1. Drop off at Anderson Christian Center at 625 Main St. in Anderson.
2. Drop off at the Anderson YMCA at 2629 Lindberg Rd. in Anderson.
3. Purchase online and have mailed to us at 800 E. 29th St. Muncie, IN 47302.
4. Drop off at a live appearance featuring Zach Johnson and George Bremer, TBD.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday food events this week from Second Harvest Food Bank. Tailgate Distributions include Marion’s Five Points Mall tomorrow (Feb. 10), and the new location for the Muncie event – the Delaware County Fairgrounds – Wednesday (Feb. 12), and on Friday at New Castle’s First Baptist Church and Winchester’s Goodrich Park. Each event begins at 10 a.m., all weather permitting.
