MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel city police had a slow weekend as the month turned over from June to July, but that of course doesn’t mean the dope or violence situation took any kind of a break.
Here’s the rundown in a brief report out of the city police department.
On Saturday, June 30, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Zachary R. Morrell, 19, of Mt. Carmel after police were called to the 200 block of Pear Street in reference to a disturbance. Mt. Carmel Police were told by the unnamed complainant that Morrell arrived at her residence and began busting the windows to her residence. Police located Morrell and placed him under arrest. Morrell was taken to the Wabash County Jail and charged with Criminal Damage to Property, and was being held pending the posting of bond.
Also on Saturday, Mt. Carmel Police arrested an Oakland City man after his vehicle was stopped by police for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop K-9 Ace alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. The driver was identified as Jeremy B. Lloyd, 43, of Oakland City, Ind. Police located cannabis and firearms in the vehicle which resulted in Lloyd being charged with Delivery/Manufacturing of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. MCPD said there could be further charges in regards to the firearms being located in the vehicle. Lloyd was held at the Wabash County Jail pending the posting of bond.
And then on Sunday, July 1, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Marina L. Wilson, 52, of Mt. Carmel after being stopped for talking on a cell phone while driving. During the traffic stop it was discovered that Wilson was in Possession of Suspected Methamphetamine. Wilson was arrested and transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Wilson was held pending the posting of bond.