One of our lead stories in this current (October 2014) edition has to do with the hazards that come with traveling carnivals at this time of year.
We learned about this story in late September, when it was reported to us about an incident that occurred during the Princeton, Indiana Fall Festival, a very popular destination point for many in southwestern Indiana during the fall fest season.
That it involved two Eldorado men, however, was something of a stunner to us. And so, we opted to give it front-page exposure, as it has wide-reaching impact across the readership area.
Here now without further ado is your evening Read the Lead, the first from the October 2014 edition, Carnies injure local man in Indiana fight.
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Josh Capps
GIBSON CO., Ind./SALINE CO., Ill,—An incident in Princeton, Indiana involving two men from Eldorado is currently under investigation by Gibson County, and Princeton, Ind. authorities.
The incident developed on Thursday, September 18, during Princeton’s Fall Festival, held downtown on the courthouse square.
There, Shortline Amusements from Schaumberg, Indiana, had set up and was doing business for the crowds at the very popular fest.
And there, two young men from Eldorado, Ryne Ashley Stewart, 29, and Josh Capps, 32, were involved in what can only be described as a “carny” brawl in the early morning hours of that date.
Stewart, who has worked for carnivals since he was about 15, said that it was at that time that the carnival workers, having set up the rides for the fest, had gone back to the Gibson County Fairgrounds, which were located across town from the event on the square.
He said he was about to get out of his car to go to his camper when he heard screaming.
Turns out that the screams were coming from Capps, who was the subject of some “really mad, really wasted” carnival workers with Shortline, Craig Tash, 36, and Joshua DT Kourtis (also known as Steve-O), 23.
“Josh (Capps) was on the ground, this guy Craig was on top of him and the other guy was kicking him in the face,” Stewart said. “I tried to break it up, and they told me that they were gonna jump ME when they got done…
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