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Sheriff: most prisons simply warehousing people with mental illnesses
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Twenty-one percent of
people incarcerated in local
jails suffer from or have a
history of mental illness,according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Grant County Sheriff Reggie Nevels said that number
is low.
I would say its about 50
percent, he said.
The officers who run the
Grant County Jail say many
inmates deal with mental,
behavioral and addictions is-
sues that often cause criminal activity, resulting in incarceration.

When we came into office, we changed the medical
provider for the inmates,
Nevels said. Psychiatrists
come in here and talk to the
inmates.
In the past, treatment for
inmates was not available
in-house.
Through the state-required
intake exam, jail officials
are able to identify inmates
who have a prior history of
mental illness or addictions
issues. However, not all inmates suffering with those

conditions receive proper
treatment prior to being arrested.
Some dont even know
they have an issue.
Certainly there are people in our communities who
are dealing with a mental
health issue that has never
come to public attention,
Paul Kuczora, president and
CEO of Cornerstone Behavioral Health, said. Often the way our problem is
identified is when we come
to public attention.
In many cases, that public
attention comes from committing criminal activity.
Most prisons, all theyre
doing is warehousing people
who have mental issues,
Nevels said. Theres no
treatment. If they dont get
the treatment they need, they
end up in the criminal justice
system instead of the mental
health system.
People use the jail system
as they would an asylum, he
said.
One problem Cpl. Shonda
Adams Street opens three months early
Phillips said she sees is that

inmates may receive mental
health care while in jail, but
the treatment doesnt continue after their release.
Phillips, who oversees the
Grant County Jails female
population, said that because
inmates usually dontaccess
proper mental health care
outside of the criminal justice system, the jail officers
have to serve as mentors and
counselors as well as health
care providers.
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Marion man
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on chase
Suspect waved
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speeding off
BY AMY SMELSER
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SMOOTH SAILING:Traffic on the recently completed South Adams Street project on Friday.
Nebraska Street up next for repaving

BY NAVAR WATSON
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The $2.1 million road construction project that closed

a section of South Adams
Street for several months
finished three months ahead
of schedule this week and is
now open for public use.
They moved all the barricades yesterday, Head of
Engineering for the City of

Marion, Mike Graft, said. I
think it looks nice. Im glad
it got done ahead of schedule.
The project, which began
in October 2015, consisted
of resurfacing and realigning Adams Street between
33rd and 38th streets. Road
crews built a sidewalk on
the west side of the street,

new curbs, gutters, striping, green space, mailboxes,
signage, improved storm
drains and water main and
sewer lines, according to a
city press release.
Road crews also built a
new asphalt walking and
biking trail on the east side
of the street, running from
38th street to the Cardinal
Greenway.
Eighty percent of the project was funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation, and the other 20
percent was funded through
the Community Revitalization Enhancement District
program. The goal was
to give the street by Caf
Valley a more residential
feel, the press release said.
A Marion man was arrested

on numerous charges Thursday after leading police on a
high-speed chase through two
counties.
Joe Emerey Norton Jr.,
33, last known address 1222
S.
Maple
St., Marion,
was arrested
Thursday after
leading
police on a
high-speed
chase through
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Grant and Wabash counties.
He faces numerous charges,
including fugitive from justice, resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness,
speeding, a seatbelt violation,
driving while suspended and
operating a vehicle without
financial responsibility with a
prior charge.
At 6:49 p.m. Thursday, Marion Police responded to a disturbance call at Second Street
and Western Avenue. While
officers made no arrests, they
were given information about
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uses shovel
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Republican
Presidential
nominee Donald Trump
gave the longest acceptance
speech in four decades, but it
was one that one stateSenator said showed Trump is
ready to take on Hillary Clinton.
Trump, declaring America
to be in crisis, shook off most
of his bravado Thursday
night, instead sticking mostly to script in a speech that
lasted roughly one hour and
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seen by some to be Trumps
attempt at convincing some
in the GOP and voters hes
prepared and qualifiedof the
presidency.
State Sen. of Indianas 19th
District Travis Holdman, RMarkle, said Trump gave his
most mature speech yet.
It showed that hes ready
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RNC: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump

pause as he speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21,
2016.
to not be so brash, Holdman said, who spent this past

week as a state delegate at the
GOP Convention in Cleveland.
Holdman told the Chronicle-Tribune earlier in the
week that Trump wasnt his
first or even third pick, but
that he believes the GOP has

a likelychance of winning
in November despite Clinton
leading most national polls.
The polls are close in
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I think he can win those
states. Trump is resonating
with voters.
Within the GOP delegates,
Trumps running mate, Gov.
Mike Pence, is also winning
over hearts and minds.
Pences speech was wellreceived by delegates, according to Holdman.
After his speech, the floor
was very impressed, Holdman said. Not too many
people knew him, but they
liked him afterwards. Hes a
good public speaker. Hell be
a benefit on the ticket.
Now with the GOP Convention over, focus shifts on
the Democratic Convention
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between both presidential
and vice presidential candidates. The first presidential
debate between Trump and
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A Converse man was arrested after police say he

used a shovel to batter a man.
On Thursday evening at
9:40 p.m., police responded
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and battery with a dangerous
weapon in the 1300 block of
West Marion Avenue.
According to the Marion
Police Department report, a
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boyfriend.
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Were not just a confinement officer, a police officer, she said.

Lt. Kevin Carmichael, who
is in charge of the jails male
population, said sometimes
the officers just have to be a
friend to the inmates.
Nevels said that the Sheriffs Department has had
to acquire extra training to
deal with the mental health
issues facing inmates. Phillips added that they complete suicide prevention and
medical training in addition
to learning how to communicate with individuals with
autism.
If we dont get that, then
how can we know how to
deal with someone with
those issues? Nevels said.
Capt. Randy Albertson
said officers purchased crayons and a coloring book for
one inmate who, 20 years
ago, might have been put in
a straight jacket to prevent
him from harming himself
or others. The coloring book
distracted the inmate, and
officers avoided having to
restrain him.
Our training helps us deal
with people, Nevels said.
However, the county jail
system was not designed
to handle the communitys
mental health issues.
Most jails are not set up
for this type of people, Nevels said. We cannot place
them with the regular jail
population because theyre
going to get victimized.
Kokomo attorney and
health advocate Mark Hurt
said that current legislation
provides for mental health
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Blotter
reform. Gov. Mike Pence

appropriated $60 million
over the next two years to
improve the states mental
health services, including
adding more hospital beds,
treatment options and case
management. The state also
wants to provide additional
crisis intervention training
for local law enforcement
officials.
Theres more of a focus
in these arenas to help those
folks, Hurt said.
Nevels said they would
like to start in-house treatment programs with transitional counseling, but
without funds and adequate
space, that program cannot
be implemented.
Without transitional mental health services, some already in the criminal justice
system are likely to return
for committing the same
or similar crimes, Kuczora
said. With training and community intervention, a shift
in mental health treatment is
possible.
Our job description has
changed, Nevels said. We
used to just respond to calls.
But now (we) have to start
looking at situations, what
caused this person to do it,
what kind of treatment they
need. We are usually the first
to (respond) to that type of
situation (because families dont know who else to
call).
Despite the difficulty and
extra work, Nevels said the
Sheriffs Department has a
good staff that is committed
to serving the community.
When you help a family or help someone, its a
reward, Nevels said. And
thats what challenges us to
come back.
Marion Police Blotter
Marion Police
Department
11:10 a.m., Friday, 2310 S.

Valley Ave., ambulance assist.
Units were clear at 11:16 a.m.
Marion Fire
7:13 a.m., Thursday, Ind. 9
1:01 p.m., Friday, 1341 N.
and Kem Road, two vehicle
Baldwin Ave., ambulance asDepartment
accident involving Sherri J.
3:55 p.m., Thursday, 3240 sist. Units were clear at 1:18
Jenkins, 30, of Marion and
S. Western Ave., ambulance p.m.
Lewis D. Herring, 84, of
1:44 p.m., Friday, 1002 W.
assist. Units were clear at
Marion. No injuries.
Fifth St., ambulance assist.
4:05 p.m.
3:15 p.m., Thursday,
Units were clear at 1:54 p.m.
2:51 a.m., Friday, 601 E.
Spencer Avenue and Ne1:49 p.m., Friday, 830 E.
River Blvd., car fire. Units
braska Street, two vehicle
30th
St., lines down. Units
were clear at 4:24 a.m.
accident involving Alexis M.
were clear at 2:02 p.m.
6:47 a.m., Friday, 610 E.
OConnell, 18, of Warsaw
Swayzee St., ambulance
Center Twp. Volunteer
and Kristi A. Derossett, 34,
of Fairmount. No injuries.
Fire Department
6:52 a.m.
5:08 p.m., Thursday, Ind. 9
7:16 a.m., Friday, 4622
12:28 a.m., Friday, 2801
and 26th Street, three vehiS. Wigger St., ambulance
S. Stone Road, Marion;
cle accident involving Sean
battery. Units were clear at
E. Wert (28) of Marion, Jane
7:22 a.m.
12:44 a.m.
A. Parrett (57) of LaFontaine
Grant County
Jail Count
Total: 258 (capacity 274)
Female: 55
Male: 203
as of Friday at 2:58 p.m.
Juvenile Detention
Center Count
Total: 14 (capacity 46)
Female: 2
Male: 12
All arrests reflect preliminary police charges
Converse Volunteer
Fire Department
and Verlis E. Yarger (81) of

Marion. No injuries.
7:17 a.m., Friday, 111 S. Third

St., Converse; ambulance assist.
Units were clear at 7:44 a.m.
Mill Township Volunteer

Fire Department
11:51 a.m., Friday, 46 E.
Bobby Ave., Marion; ambulance assist. Units were clear
at 11:57 a.m.
Pleasant Twp. Volunteer

Fire Department
5:14 p.m., Thursday, 4769
N. Brooke Drive, Marion;
ambulance assist. Units were
clear at 5:30 p.m.
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Mark Graham Myer, last
known address 612 E.
Delphi, Converse; interference with reporting a crime,
battery resulting in bodily
injury, residential entry,
criminal confinement, armed
robbery. He was being held
in the Grant County Jail on
a $30,005 bond.
Marquel D. Randall, last
known address 1312 W.
Second Street, Marion;
violation of probation. He
was being held in the Grant
County Jail on a $10,000
bond.
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Arrests
Daniel Lee Cook, last
known address 1025 Kinsmoor Ave., Fort Wayne; attachment. He was released
from the Grant County Jail
on a $1,500 cash bond.
Inisha Gwendolyn Drake,
last known address 2810 S.
Hamaker, Marion; theft. She
was released on the authority of Marion City Court.
Michelle Louise Hanson,
last known address 2512 W.
10th St., Marion; resisting
law enforcement, operating while intoxicated. She
County Jail on a $605 bond.
Willie J. Hemphill, last
known address 2716 E.
Washington St., Marion; operating while intoxicated. He
County Jail without bond.
Joe Emerey Norton, Jr.,
Maple St., Marion; fugitive
from justice, resisting law
enforcement, bond revocation. He was being held

in the Grant County Jail
without bond.
Sheena Marie Stafford,
last known address 209
N. Hill St., Marion; court
ordered return. She was being held in the Grant County
Jail without bond.
John Willie Williams, Jr.,
last known address 607 E.
22nd St., Marion; invasion
of privacy, attachment. He
County Jail on a $4,500
bond.
Zachary Andrew Aidt, last
known address 1744 W.
Ninth St., Marion; driving
while suspended. He was
released from the Grant
County Jail on a $505 cash
bond.
Eddie Wayne Burnett,
S. Stone Road Lot 217,
Marion; battery. He was being held in the Grant County
Jail on a $605 bond.
David Michael Combs, last
known address 609 E. Bond
Ave., Marion; intimidation.
He was being held in the
Grant County Jail without
bond.
Steven Taylor McCall, last
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6:40 a.m., Thursday, 2400

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block of South Selby Street,
theft. A womans vehicle
was ransacked, and various
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2300 block of South Adams
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criminal trespass to residence. The rear door of a
residence was open. Nothing was missing.
block of West Nelson Street,
motor vehicle thefts: other
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block of East 38th Street,
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block of Coulton Court,
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Juvenile offenders with mental

illness high in Grant County
Officials say collaboration
needed to address problem
BY AMY SMELSER
Grant Countys Juvenile

Detention Center averages
a daily population of 25 and
many of those children suffer from some form of mental illness.
Crown Point City

Court ordered to
vacate historic
courthouse
CROWN POINT (AP)
The Crown Point City
Court has been asked to
vacate the historic Lake
County Courthouse by the
end of August after using
the building for 40 years.
City Judge Kent Jeffirs
told The Times of Northwest Indiana that the Lake
Court House Foundation
sent him a letter July 18
giving notice of the termination of the lease.
The court currently pays
a monthly rent of $1,000
to use a courtroom
and small office. Court
sessions are held every
Tuesday for incidents
involving local traffic
tickets, small time thefts
or battery without serious
injury.
It was quite a surprise, Jeffirs said. You
would think a community
court and a community
building would warrant
some discussion if they
are planning on changing. I have not received
any calls or notifications
from the foundation. Im
disappointed they took
action without talking to
the mayor or the judge.
The president of the
foundation board, Marty
Wheeler, said the city
hasnt talked to the board.
She said the court has
been paid for rent on a
month-to-month basis for
several years, but declined to comment further
on the situation.
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Lt. Brenda Chambers, the

detention centers administrator, said that all intakes
are given a mental health
screening so the staff knows
how to best deal with each
juvenile.
Nationally, 70 percent of
incarcerated juveniles suffer

from some kind of mental
illness. Chambers said the
number is probably higher
in Grant County, and dealing
with both criminal and mental issues makes the staffs
job challenging.
We handle them like we
handle everyone, Chambers
said. Everything is done on
an individual basis.
Mental illness can be emo-
tional or behavioral. Disorders such as depression

and anxiety, including posttraumatic stress disorder, are
considered emotional disorders. Behavioral disorders
include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and addictions issues.
According to the National
Alliance on Mental Illness,
emotional disorders are the
third most common cause
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of hospitalization in the U.S.

for young adults. More than
90 percent of juveniles who
commit suicide have a mental health condition.
Chambers said the juveniles with mental health
issues in her care require
constant personal attention. They often have to be
separated from the general
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FAN WEEKEND:Teresita Gonzalez, of Springfield, Ill., wears her James Dean jacket during the James Dean Fans Weekend Meet and Greet event Friday at Paynes Restaurant.
Hardcore Deaners still captivated by Grant County native

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The James Dean Festival

in September draws in thousands of people every year,
but during one weekend in
the summer, a smaller, more
intimate fan base gets together to celebrate the Hollywood icon.
These are the hard core
fans, Vice President of
the James Dean Fan Club,
Mark Kinnaman, said. If
they can make it here, they
come. The festivals great.
It has a Ferris wheel and a
car show and all that stuff,
but this weekend is just for
the fans.
The group met Friday
night at Paynes Restaurant in Gas City for a meet
and greet and will continue
bonding throughout the
weekend with a jeopardy
contest, banquet and film
festival and free lunch at the
James Dean Gallery in Fairmount.
Among the visitors Friday was Mary Emmerick
of Chicago, who hitchhiked
down to Deans funeral in DEANERS:Clockwise from left, Ted Guevara, David Loehr,
1955 when she was 20 years Lenny Prussack, Jennifer Schmitt and Roger Tappan join
old.
other James Dean fans gathered for the James Dean Fans
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Weekend Meet and Greet event Friday at Paynes Restaurant.
Donation jars across the

county supporting injured
K-9 officer Geronimo have
raised enough money to cover his medical bills, according to Deputy Chief Stephen
Dorsey of the Marion Police
Department.
The police dog was shot
in the leg after attacking an
armed robber at a Marion
McDonalds July 14. Almost
immediately afterwards, local businesses started raising
funds for the wounded canine, who is expected to return to work in a week or two.
There are still businesses
and people who are doing fundraising for us, Dorsey said.
We are greatly appreciative
of those donations. Geronimo
is doing very well.
He said any extra donations
will go directly to the K-9
fund, benefiting all four of
the police departments K-9
officers.
As of Thursday, Kem Road
Animal Hospital, which often treats Marion K-9 officers, had raised $340 for
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BACK TO HOGWARTS: Local bookstore Tree of Life

will be hosting a midnight release party for the new Harry
Potter book.
Tree of Life Bookstores is

doing something different
this weekend hosting a midnight release party for Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child
Parts 1 & 2.
We knew that this was going to be a really big title,
Al Kurtz, manager at Tree
of Life, said. We thought it
would be a fun way to release

a major title and to try something new.
At 11 p.m. Saturday, Tree
of Life will open its doors
to the public, offering various activities for customers
to enjoy. On a poster, Harry
Potter fans can write what
the series has meant to them,
something that every midnight release party across the
country is doing.
Customers will also receive
freebies and have the opportunity to color pictures, participate in trivia and watch a
Harry Potter movie.
We have strict rules not
to even open the boxes (of
books) until 12:01, so sales
start at 12:01, Kurtz said.
Ellie Berger, president of
Scholastic Trade, said that
about 5,000 parties are taking
place nationwide.
Tree of Lifeannounced the
release party in June and has
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sold about a dozen advanced

copies. Customers who purchased an advanced copy received a Harry Potter button
and a Hogwarts-style invitation letter to the event. The
letter included a free drink
coupon for Abbey Coffee Co.
redeemable during a future
visit.
We didnt know what the
response would be, so were
really pleased, Kurtz said.
Mary Kay Zahm, a
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Stodghill said Tuesday the

restaurant had raised almost $300 and will continue
raising money for about a
month.
Geronimo is not the only
officer getting community
support after the McDonalds incident.
Police Chief Angela Haley said several community
members have bought officers lunch and brought letters, cards, pizza and donuts
to the police department.
Weve been very blessed
with the outpouring of support that we have received
from the community, Haley
said.
The three officers who
exchanged gunfire with the
robber will remain on administrative leave until the
investigation of the case and
how MPD handled it is finished. Haley said the officers
are doing well.
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part-time librarian in the

Youth Services Department
at the Huntington City-Township Public Library, said
books from the series are always checked out.
Weve worn copies out,
Zahm said. Its a good (series) to steer boys to. And
it appeals to those who arent
sports-minded.
She said that when the series first came out in 1997, it
was instantly popular because
it captured kids imaginations.
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population both for their

safety and the safety of others, just as the numbers suggest.
And some of them, she
said, need mental health
care, not incarceration.
Paul Kuczora, president
and CEO of Cornerstone
Behavioral Health, said that
diagnosing and treating juveniles is different than diagnosing and treating adults.
(Juveniles) do things that
are treated differently, labeled differently, he said,
such as distinguishing between a maturity issue and
intentional criminal behavior.
Kuczora said that identifying and treating mental
health issues in children has
to be a joint effort between
the family, primary care physician, behavioral care practitioner and school. Some
concerns may be caused by
changes in environment or
family situations. He said
misinterpreting those signs
is possible.
Usually, he said, a juveniles public behavior
is what draws attention to
potential mental health illness. If the issue is diagnosed by the childs school
due to academic performance or classroom behavior, some parents or health
care providers may think
the school is taking care of
it entirely.
Public policy in the country has been that if a school
identifies a problem, the
school is responsible for addressing that problem, he
said. Well, that has a logical limit to it.
In June, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Helping
(Harry) was a boy like

them who goes off to school,
Zahm said. They have bullies at their school. They have
good people at their school.
She said that in her family,
four generations have read
the books.
We keep passing them
around, she said.
Berger said that even though
the last book was published in
the U.S. nine years ago, this
release is different because
of the diverse group of fans,
such as Zahms family.
Weve done so much to
keep bringing new kids and
new fans into the series,
Berger said. Its continued

to grow as the series reaches
more and more kids. So there
is tremendous enthusiasm
(for this new title).
Tree of Lifes supplier has
been calling the store to make
sure Marion has enough copies of the book. But even the
stores supplier is selling out
quickly.
Its been crazy, Kurtz said.
Thankfully we got the number (of books) we wanted.
Berger said that Scholastic
published 4.5 million copies
and will print more to meet
demands.
J.K. Rowling is a brilliant
story teller, she said. (In this

book), the story continues
you see characters you know
very well, and you meet new
ones.
Kurtz said that Tree of
Life carrying the books was
met with some criticism, but
the popularity of the series
has resulted in mostly positive feedback for the Christian bookstore.
Not every copy of Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child
has been reserved through advanced purchases, he said, so
books will be available to buy
at the party, which is open to
the public.
Families in Mental Health

Crisis Act, a proposal to
help families dealing with
mental illness to get care
before a crisis situation
happens. If passed, this
would make mental health
screening and treatment
available to children and
young adults under 21.
Grant County Sheriff Reggie Nevels said getting children the help they need could
keep them out of the criminal justice system. Some juveniles are incarcerated for
committing minor offenses.
Nevels said putting them in a
facility with others who have
committed major crimes just
teaches them how to become
a professional criminal.
(The government) is
overhauling the juvenile
justice system, he said. To
prevent some of them from
getting into the criminal justice system, we have to start
right there.
Chambers said that in her
34 years of working with the
juvenile justice system, she
has seen kids commit bigger

and more serious crimes as
they get older. But thats not
the only trend shes noticed.
The age for juveniles getting in trouble has dropped,
she said. Its not uncommon for a 10-year-old to
come in. Lt. Kevin Carmichael, who oversees the
male population at the Grant
County Jail, said the overall
situation with juveniles and
their families is sad.
That has nothing to do
with race, color, creed
theres no culture shock because (incarceration) is just
an everyday or repeated
occurrence in their family,
he said.
Kuczora said public policy
needs to change, and the
responsibility for juvenile
health care does not lie with
one entity.
One of the reasons were
making many more attempts
to make sure that primary
medical care and behavioral
care (work together) is
to make sure we understand
(changes in patients lives),

he said.
That working together,
Nevels said, is essential to
addressing juveniles mental
health issues and provide appropriate treatment to keep
them out of the system, adding that sometimes crime is
a learned behavior, which
is dangerous when coupled
with mental illness.
Chambers said helping
those children, regardless of
their background or health
concerns, is her ministry to
the community, and shell do
whatever she can to help all
of those in her care.
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Weather permitting, crews
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Addictions key in jails mental health concerns

Department of Corrections to
provide funding to county jails for
recovery and treatment programs
BY AMY SMELSER
Half of American adults

with a mental health issue also
struggle with substance abuse,
according to the National Alliance on Mental Health. The
staff at the Grant County Jail
said that combination increases the facilitys recidivism
rates.
And with limited resources,
they cant do much to stop it.
Everybody doesnt know if
theyve been diagnosed (with
a mental illness) or are
necessarily open to sharing
that, Lt. Kevin Carmichael

of the Grant County Sheriffs
Department said. Those people usually do have some kind
of alcohol or drug problem.
Then they cant support
their habit, then theyre shoplifting or breaking into homes.
Its a spiral.
A lack of awareness and
knowledge of how the mental health system works leads
to self-medication, even for
those who know they have a
mental illness.
Its easier not to deal with
it, to not treat it, to not get
help, Cpl. Shonda Phillips of

the Sheriffs Department said.
In some people and their
families, this is just how it is.
Its how (they) live everyday
life.
Phillips and Carmichael,
who oversee the inmates, said
thats why mental illness often leads to addiction. The addiction is more than a physical issue, Phillips added. Its
also psychological, and the
jail staff is not trained to meet
those needs.
Grant County Sheriff Reggie Nevels said the combination of mental illness and addiction, which is considered a
behavioral health issue, creates a cycle of criminal activity that the department fights
but cannot stop. Once addicts
get clean in jail, they often

relapse after being released
because they return to self
medicating, Nevels said.
The next thing that on our
agenda to implement here is
to bring back a drug and alcohol treatment program, he
said. Were trying to partner
with someone (for funding
and staffing).
Phillips added that they
need addictions counselors, a
role not just anyone can fill.
With recent changes in law,
Carmichael said, the county
jail now houses level six felons. That creates a financial
strain on the local facility, but
the Department of Corrections is working to sendmoney to the county jails to help
pay for recovery and treat-
Churches give away 200 backpacks
ment programs.
While starting a recovery program is the goal, that
doesnt help the staff or the
inmates right now.
Tracy Sullivan, who has
been a nurse at the jail for
seven years, said the issue is
getting worse.
A good portion of (inmates) we clean them up,
and theyre right back
some in less than 24 hours.
She said the staff does everything they can, from working
extra hours to meet inmates
needs to arranging housing
for them upon release.
Some inmates, Sullivan
said, come from good families and are good people. But
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dent population is eligible

for free or reduced lunch,
according to the Indiana
Department of Education.
The need is big enough
that we hope more churches
join in, Barton said.
For Sierra Perkins, the
giveaway was a blessing.
She said has five children,
and four of them were able
to receive supplies Friday
night after the family ar-
A man found guilty of a

1997 attempted murder is
behind bars again after being
charged with child neglect
after battering his girlfriend,
causing an accident and leading police on a short-lived
chase, police say.
Henry Allen Pressley, Jr.,
S. Landess St., in Marion,
was arrested Thursday night
after leaving the scene of a
hit-and-run accident with his
three juvenile daughters in
the vehicle.
According to the Marion
Police Department report,
Pressleys friend Shea Dunica told police that Pressley
bit her while trying to prevent her from calling authorities regarding bruises on his
daughters leg. They were at
Pressleys house at the time,
although she told police that
she had tried to leave.
Pressley held her and four
of the five children in her
care against their will during this incident, according to the report. The report
also states Pressley tried to
take Dunicas car keys and
cell phone. Dunica received
emergency treatment for the
bite and a small cut above her
left eye, which she said was
the result of Pressley punching her.
She claims that during this
time, Pressleys children
were begging for him not
to kill her. Dunica also told
police that Pressley had consumed five mini-shot bottles
of Southern Comfort.
After the alleged assault,
Pressley left his home with
his three young daughters,
two of them five years old
and the oldest seven years
old, in his vehicle. He sideswiped a vehicle driven by
Justin Little, 23, of Marion at
the intersection of Fifth and
Nebraska streets, according
to a Marion Police Department accident report.
Pressley left the scene of
the accident while in his vehicle, and police pursued him
about a block away from the
accident. His three daughters
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NEW BACKPACK: Gauge Gerstorff, 7, holds a new backpack he got at the Back to School Bash at the Sweetser Switch
trail head in downtown Sweetser on Friday. Food, backpacks, and other school supplies were distributed to Oak Hill
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Kindergarten
through
sixth grade students in the
Oak Hill United Community Schools Corporation
received backpacks, school
supplies, clothes and haircuts free of charge thanks
to churches in the Oak Hill
community.
The second annual Back
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Friday night at the Sweetser Switch Trail train depot.
Close to 100 backpacks, 14
for each grade level, were
already packed with the required classroom supplies.
Another 100 backpacks
were empty, giving parents
and students the opportunity to choose some available
items on their own.
We were looking for a
way to serve our community and make some personal
connections with people
who need some support,
Mt. Olive United Methodist
Church Senior Pastor Rob
Barton said.
Mt. Olive UMC partnered
with Converse Church of
Christ, Herbst UMC and
Sweetser UMC for this
years giveaway.
They ran out of backpacks
BACK TO SCHOOL:Oak Hill elementary students and their families pick up items during
the Back to School Bash at the Sweetser Switch trail head in downtown Sweetser on
Friday. Food, backpacks, and other school supplies were distributed to Oak Hill students
grades kindergarten through sixth grade.
five minutes after the event

started, even with 50 percent more available than last
year, Barton said.
Sweetser Hairport provided hair cuts for the students, and the churches also
provided 80 new outfits on
a first come, first served basis. Families were treated to
a hot dog dinner while waiting for their haircuts and socializing with friends.
When a kid starts school,
the focus us to make friends
and connect with teachers,

Barton said. We focus on
the outward appearance
by giving them an outfit,
supplies and a haircut, the
things that make them look
and feel good, they can focus on the important stuff.
He said school supplies
are expensive, and that
church members who filled
backpacks commented on
the burden that some families face. Approximately 25
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2680.
supported by both churches.
a.m., Bug Wheel Race at 2
Upland
Gray
Barn:
is
hostp.m. Pedal Tractor Pull at 3
Aug 21
ing Jammin at the church,
p.m., Baby Parade at 5 p.m.
located
at
168
S.
Second
St.,
The
97th
Annual Pettifordand Cook and Belle performin Upland, at 6 p.m. Come
Weaver Family Reunion
ing at 8:15 p.m.
and bring your instruments
Celebration: will be held at
Lakeview Wesleyan
1 p.m. in Weaver, Indiana at
Church: is holding a Nelsons and sing or come and enjoy
the
fellowship
and
music.
the Masonic O.E.S. grounds,
Port-a-Pit Chicken Sale to
located at 2600 W 600 S.
benefit its college scholarship Snacks will be provided.
Bring picnic baskets full of
program on from 10 a.m. to 2
Aug. 11
your favorite foods and nonp.m. in the Tree of Life parking
Sweetser
Town
Council:
alcoholic drinks.
lot near Wendys. The cost is
$7 for a half chicken only, but Public meeting, 7 p.m., town
Aug. 22
hall, 113 N. Main St.; agenda
additional food items (green
generally
available
at
town
Madison
Grant School
beans, Cole Slaw, cookie and
hall
or
www.facebook.com/
Board
Meeting:
7 p.m. in the
water) are available for $3 adadministration office, 11580
ditional to make it a complete SweetserIndiana by day
before meeting.
S. East 00 West, Fairmount.
meal.
Sweetser Stormwater
The SwitchUp: is holding
Aug. 23
Board: meeting at 6 p.m. at
a Very Vera Bradley BINGO
Upland
Gray
Barn: is hostTown
Hall,
113
N
Main
Street
at 1 p.m. at The SwitchUp,
ing
Jammin
at
the church,
100 N. First St., in Van Buren.
Aug. 12
located at 168 S. Second St.,
Doors open at noon. Over a
in Upland, at 6 p.m. Come
Garden Club of Marion: is
dozen games, 50/50 raffle
and bring your instruments
and refreshments. Cost is $15 hosting Jeff Ormiston, Natuand sing or come and enjoy
ralist
for
Allen
County
Parks,
to play. Proceeds benefit the
Van Buren after-school youth Fox Island & Metea. He will be the fellowship and music.
Snacks will be provided.
giving a presentation called
program, The SwitchUp
Grace Community Church: How to Raise Monarch ButAug. 25
terflies at 10:30 a.m. in the
1810 E Bradford St., is
Sweetser
Town Council:
Garden
House
in
the
Gardens
holding a Cowboy Church.
Public
meeting,
7 p.m., town
of
Matter
Park.
In
his
class
Everyone is welcome. Casual
hall, 113 N. Main St.; agenda
at Fox Island in Fort Wayne,
service and casual attire.
generally available at town
Jeff taught the garden clubs
Amvets Post 5: is holding
hall or www.facebook.com/
a concert at the post, located Monarch Mamas how to
SweetserIndiana by day
raise,
tag
&
release
over
1000
at 705 W. 37th St., Marion,
before meeting.
Monarchs last year. He has
from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Prime
Sweetser Redevelopment
graciously
agreed
to
come
Suspectus is performing. $3
Commission: meeting at 6
to the gardens to offer the
cover charge. Kitchen will be
p.m. at Town Hall, 113 N.
class to local citizens. It is a
open.
free program open to anyone Main Street
The Grant County DemoEpworth United Methodinterested in learning how to
cratic Party of Indiana: will
ist Church: 105 W 8th St,
raise Monarchs, and how to
hold their annual FDR BanMatthews, Indiana is pleased
quet at 6 p.mat Meshingome- help save the Monarchs.
to announce The Erwins at 7
sia Social & Golf Club, Lagro
Aug 13
p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Road, Marion. Please call
Mississinewa High School There will be no admission
Terry Stodghill at 765-603Class of 1973: will host a par- charge; a love offering will be
2969 for reservations.
taken. After the concert, there
ty at 6 p.m. at the Harrisburg
The BORN Campus of
will be a meet and greet time
Event
Center
(old
VFW
).
Ole
Hanfield Church: is hostin the Fellowship Hall with
Miss Alumni are welcome.
ing a HOOPS Fish, Chicken,
refreshments served.
Please
Join
Us.
Tenderloin Fry on noon-7p at
Marion High School Class
330 N. Adams St. All proAug 27
of 1964: is holding a 70th
ceeds from the Fish Fry will
The
Marion
Church of the
Birthday
party
at
the
Garden
go to Local Missions. Tickets
Brethren:
located
at 2302
House
in
Matter
Park
from
4
available at the door.
p.m. to 10 p.m. Contact Josh S. Geneva Avenue, will host
Marshall at 662-3271 if youd a Swiss Steak Dinner from 4
Aug 7
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The menu
like to attend.
Deer Creek Conservation
will include Swiss steak,
Club: is holding a Civilian
Aug. 16
mashed potatoes & gravy,
Marksman Program (CMP)
green beans, salad, roll,
Gas
City
Rescue
Squad:
is
Match at the Club, 6203 S.
having a EMT Class beginning dessert and drink. The cost
375 E., Jonesboro. Check-in
is $9 for adults and $4.00 for
today. For information call
is from 8-9 a.m. Match starts
Roy Eib at 618-8675 or check children 10 and under. The
at 9 a.m. Cost to participate
proceeds will benefit clothes
is $10 Limited loaner rifles will out our Facebook page.
for kids and Gilead. Carry out
be available. Ammunition will
Aug. 18
orders are available. Call 765be available to purchase for
Landess School: is holding 662-1600.
match use at nominal cost.
their second annual luncheon,
Your Friends Closet: 9 a.m.
Eye and Hearing protection
to include anyone who atto 1 p.m. Located at Maple
are mandatory.
tended Landess School and
Run Friends Church, 4460
people who are now living
W. 400 S. in Marion, Your
Aug. 8
or
have
lived
in
the
town
of
Friends Closet is filled with
Madison Grant School
donations of clothing and
Board Meeting: 7 p.m. in the Landess, will be held at the
Sirloin
Stockade
in
Marion
household items. All items are
administration office, 11580
at noon. For those who want
shared at no cost. Everyone
S. East 00 West, Fairmount.
to
arrive
early,
there
will
be
is welcome.
Marion High School Class
of 59: will celebrate their 75th a meet and greet at 11 a.m.
Aug 30
Birthday at Gabriels, 1510 W at the Sirloin Stockade. For
more
info,
please
call
Larry
The
Grant
County DrainBraewick Dr., Marion at 5 p.m
Snyder
618-6691
or
Vicki
age
Board:
is
holding a
. There is no formal program
meeting at the Grant County
just a gathering of classmates Condo at 574-870-9563.
Building at 11 a.m. These
to visit and share birthday
Aug 20
meetings are open to the
cake. Please phone Carol
MT.
Olive
UMC:
is
holding
public.
Hamilton at 765-661-6188 or
ARREST
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were found to be in the vehicle, and all three were treated

at the scene for injuries sustained in the accident.
The five children in Dunicas care, two of whom are
her children, were unharmed
during the incident. According to the policereport, eight
children under the age of 10
witnessed Pressleys battering Dunica.

He was apprehended and
taken to the Grant County
Jail under charges of resisting law enforcement, neglect
of dependents, operating a
vehicle while intoxicated
with a prior, leaving the
scene of an accident, criminal confinement resulting
in bodily injury and battery
committed against a family
in the presence of a child.
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Police received a search

warrant and obtained a blood
draw to determine Pressleys
blood alcohol content.
Pressley is being held in
the Grant County Jail without bond. In April 1998, he
was found guilty of attempted murder and two counts of
carrying a handgun without a
license. His daughters were
in the care of Child Protective Services as of Friday
afternoon.

block of West Kem Road;
battery: other not aggravated. A woman reported that
her boyfriend battered her.
8:32 a.m., Thursday, Wabash Avenue and Nebraska
Street; emergency detention
order. A man was taken into
custody and transported to
the hospital.
block of East 37th Street;
theft. A woman reported her
trash can stolen.
block of North Wabash
Avenue; battery: other not
aggravated. A man reported
a possible battery.
block of South Branson
Street; theft. A person reported money and medication stolen.
block of West Fourth Street;
criminal mischief. A person reported damage to a
property.
Arrests
Sherron Lavar Bobson, 26,
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the combination of mental

illness and addiction contribute to poor decisions and
criminal activity.
They start taking a drug
Hoosiers
to vote on
new license
plate design
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)
The Indiana Bureau of
Motor Vehicles wants Hoosiers to vote for their favorite among three designs
for the states next license
plate.
It said Friday that Hoosiers can vote at www.
in.gov/bmv/ and at the
BMVs Indiana State Fair
display in Exposition Hall.
Voting ends at midnight
Sept. 5.
Two of the designs are
white plates with blue numbering and letters, one with
the slogan The Hoosier
State at the bottom and
the other with the slogan
Crossroads of America in
a yellow ribbon at the bottom. The other design depicts a red covered bridge
under a blue sky and over a
blue stream and surrounded
by greenery.
The winning design will
be used beginning in January.
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Landess St., Marion; drug

court violation. He was being
held in the Grant County Jail
without bond.
Tywan Eugene Bolden, 35,
last known address 2161 W.
Eighth St., Marion; parole
violation, failure to register
as a sexual offender. He
County jail on a $30,005
bond.
Matthew James Burnett,
S. Washington St., Marion;
two counts of drug court violation. He was being held in
the Grant County Jail without
bond.
James Ryan Clem, 28,
Felton St., Marion; disorderly
conduct. He was released
from the Grant County Jail
on a $205 cash bond.
Gary Dewayne Goble, 48,
last known address 401 N.
Fourth Ave., Jonesboro; battery resulting in bodily injury.
He was released from the
Grant County Jail on a $505
cash bond.
Kaine Allen Pressley, 20,
last known address 1513 N.
Branson St., Marion; court
ordered return. He was being
without bond.
Michael Allen Sluder, 24,
last known address 117 E.
Lincoln Ave., Marion; conspiracy to commit burglary,
theft. He was released from
the Grant County Jail on a
$1,005 cash bond.
Henry Allen Pressley, 39,
Landess St., Marion; child
endangerment, two counts of
resisting law enforcement. He
County Jail without bond.
Bryan David Southerland,
S. Felton St., Marion; disorderly conduct. He was being
on a $205 bond.
that makes them feel good,

then theyre stealing from
family, from others, start robbing banks trying to get
that money to get that drug to
make them feel good, Nevels said. Thats where we
are. You have them all back
here.
The staff feels compassion for the inmates, Nevels

said, and fights with them to
achieve the needed change.
Its a war, Nevels said. I
thank my staff for putting up
with what we have to put up
with everyday. I admire the
jail staff because its hard.
Grant County Jail Count

Total: 275 (capacity: 274)
Female: 57
Male: 218
as of Friday at 8:40 a.m.
Juvenile Detention
Center Count
Total: 12 (capacity: 46)
Female: 1
Male: 11
All arrests reflect preliminary police
charges.
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Prosecutor: police
shooting justified
A Grant County Prosecutor investigation has
concluded a police-related shooting last month
was justified.
Prosecutor Jim Luttrell
sated in a press release,
following discussions with
the Indiana State Police,
crime scene investigators,
as well as a pathologist,
that the three Marion
Police Department officers who fired atIsaiah
J. Soehngen, 18, of Fort
Wayne, after Soehngen
robbed the south McDonalds at gunpoint and shot
a police K9 and in the
direction of the three officers, were legally justified
in doing so.
The press release states
that McDonalds security
footage shows Soehngen repeatedly pointing
a handgun at employees
and him threatening to kill
the employees during the
robbery. Soehngen, according to Marion police,
would then try to flee the
scene, shoot a police
K9 and then run into the
wooded area behind the
fast food restaurant.
The press release states
officers heard a single
gunshot shortly after
Soehngen ran into the
wooded area. Soehngen
was found the next morning dead in the nearby
wooded area. An autopsy
concluded his cause
of death was a single
gunshot wound to the
head and was deemed a
suicide.
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Marion man shot, killed

No arrests made
in homicide
BY TYLER JURANOVICH
A Marion man is dead after an early morning shooting Friday.

Delray T. Swift, 27, of
Marion, was found dead,
lying on the ground just
north of the strip club VIP
Showclub, located at 904 S.
Western Ave., just before 2
a.m. Friday after being shot
multiple times, according
to a Marion Police Depart-
ment press release. Swift

was pronounced dead at
1:50 a.m. Friday by emergency medical personnel.
Officers responding immediately put the strip club
on lockdown, barring
anyone from leaving or exiting the club unless told to
do so.
Deputy Chief of the Marion Police Department Stephen Dorsey said detectives
have been conducting interviews all day Friday. As
of print, Friday no one has
been arrested in connection
to the fatal shooting.
Dorsey said police, at this

moment, have no evidence
from the scene that Swift
fired back or had any weapon on him.
An autopsy is expected to
be completed today at the
Northeast Indiana Forensic
Center in Fort Wayne.
Police did arrest one man
as police were securing the
area but not pertaining to
anything related to the homicide.
Tre M. Richmond, 22,
W. 17th St., Marion, was
arrested and charged with
resisting law enforcement

and reckless possession of
paraphernalia after refusing
to remove himself from the
scene. Dorsey said Richmonds girlfriend worked
at VIP Showclub and that
Richmond was determined to pick up his girlfriend. Richmond was being
held at the Grant County
Jail but was released Friday
on $505 cash bond.
Swifts death is the
third homicide in Grant
County this year so far.
In
January,
Waylon
Sadler, 31, of Wabash, was
Rosies Little Italy a family tradition
arrested and charged with

the murder of Marion resident James Leon Zook Jr.
Sadler is currently in the
Grant County Jail awaiting
trial, which is scheduled to
begin Monday Aug. 15 in
Grant County Circuit Court.
DeAngelo Evans, 26, of
Chicago, was arrested and
charged with reckless homicide in February after
police say he struck and
killed three Manchester
University students who
were repairing a flat tire on
See HOMICIDE / Page A3
Restoring
lives to the
community
County seeks
funds to provide
transition assistance
to inmates
BY AMY SMELSER
LITTLE
ITALY:
Rosies
Little
Italy,
3909 S.
Western
Ave.
Customers keep coming after almost 60 years

BY AMY SMELSER
In 1993, Rosies Little

Italy changed ownership,
but the vision never was to
change the menu or how
the restaurant operated.
Thats what owner Tony
Columbus said makes the
restaurant successful after
57 years of business.
We attribute (our success) to the fact that we
dont change anything, he
said. Everything is done
the same way our recipes
dont change.
Columbuss aunt Rosie
Oradat and her husband
opened the first Little Italy
in 1949 on East Charles
Street. In 1959, they
opened Marions second
Little Italy, now known
as Rosies Little Italy.
PHOTOS BY JEFF MOREHEAD / JMorehead@chronicle-tribune.com
PIZZA: Waitress and cashier Erica Keys, right, brings a

pizza to longtime customers Pat and John Heinzelman at
Rosies Little Italy on Thursday evening.
The name changed after

the Oradats divorced, and
Rosie took possession of
the newer restaurant.
Both restaurants had the
same menu, many items of
which are still on the menu

today.
For the most part, items
are prepared in the kitchen
and commissary, Columbus said. The gray building
just south of the restaurant is Rosies commissary

where chefs prepare pizza
shells, grind cheese and
make ravioli.
Even with the homecooked meals and decadesold recipes, Columbus said
the restaurant business can
be difficult at times.
We have a lot of competition, he said. With the
economy what it is in many
cities, fast food for the most
part will be a better option
for a lot of people.
Rosies, he said, is one of
a few sit-down restaurants
left in Marion. That is one
reason customers are attracted to Rosies, he said.
Weve been really fortunate, Columbus said. We
See TRADITION / Page A4
Man hospitalized after crash involving two semi-trucks

BY NAVAR WATSON
One persons illegal Uturn on I-69 resulted in an

accident involving two semitrucks Friday afternoon,
backing up traffic for more
than an hour and sending
one man to a Fort Wayne
hospital with a broken leg.
Indiana State Police responded to a 911 call at 2:50
p.m. Friday, shortly after a
vehicle made an illegal Uturn around the 269 mile
marker of I-69, near Van Buren, heading north bound.
The vehicle caused the
driver of a blue, flatbed

semi behind it to slam on
his breaks, according to Indiana State Police Trooper
Mario Cruz. The driver of
the red semi following him
also slammed on his breaks
to avoid collision with the
other semi.
While breaking, the driver
of the red semi veered toward the east side ditch, still
striking the rear of the semi
in front of him. The red semi
landed in the ditch, and the
driver was pinned inside,
PHOTO BY NAVAR WATSON / NWatson@chronicle-tribune.com
CRASH:An accident backs up traffic heading north bound

See CRASH / Page A3 on I-69 Friday afternoon.
KEEPING YOU MOBILE
It is as if the jail has revolving doors.

Even though the Bureau
of Justice Statistics reported
that more than 64 percent
of jail inmates suffer from
some form of mental illness
or addictions problem, the
jail system is neither funded
nor equipped to treat those
inmates.
So those returned to the
streets wind up doing the
things that put them in jail the
first time. They go back behind bars recidivism.
The National Association
of Counties found that 73
percent of county jails focus
See INMATES / Page A6
Literacy
Council
seeking
volunteers
BY ANAMARIA DICKERSON
ADickerson@chronicle-tribune.com
The Grant County Literacy Council is currently

recruiting volunteers to be
tutors.
GCLC will hold workshops at the end of the
month at the Marion Public
Library that will be led by
coordinator, Martha Miller.
Organizers will provide
volunteers with tools to be
a successful a tutor and help
students achieve theirgoals.
In the workshop we teach
everyone how to use these
workbooks (that are specifically used to teach reading)
, Miller said. And we will
have about an hour presentation where we explain
about language and writing
experience, so they can tell
me a story and I can write
it down and they can read it
because its their words. We
See VOLUNTEERS / Page A3
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on reducing the number of inmates with mental illness.

Many struggle with some
kind of addiction. Drugs or
alcohol mask the symptoms
of the mental illness, which
can cause the individual to
commit crimes to support
the addiction, Grant County
Sheriff Reggie Nevels said.
The problem is a community problem. Nevels said the
Grant County Jail needs help
from the community to address the issues.
Our goal is to try to get an
in-house treatment program
started, he said. Funding
and space are two hurdles we
need to overcome.
When a criminal is processed and placed into a jail
or prison, if he or she was
eligible for Medicaid, the services are dropped. This creates a gap in treatment after
an inmate has served his or
her time, Kokomo attorney
and mental health activist
Mark Hurt said.
Funds for forensic treatment, which includes therapy,
case management, detoxification and medication support
are needed, he said, to reduce
recidivism.
That treatment, if available
in the jail, Nevels said, must
continue once the inmate is
released or recidivism will
not decrease.
President and CEO of Cornerstone Behavioral Health
Paul Kuzcora said overcoming addictions requires addressing more than just the
physical need for drugs or
alcohol. Recently released
inmates often have no safe
place to live while transitioning back into society and subsequently resume their old
habits.
Were having a bit of a
problem in our nation figuring out who pays for housing, he said.
But the complexity of figuring out Medicaid and private
insurance prevents some people from even inquiring how

to sign up or how to resume
their previous coverage, he
said.
Chris Cunningham, Grant
Countys executive director
of Community Corrections,
said the county is applying
for a grant through the Family and Social Services Administration that would pay
for a program called Recovery Works, designed to help
inmates obtain mental health
and addictions services.
He saidRecovery Works
fills health care gaps left by
Medicaid or HIP 2.0. The
program was recently expanded to help inmates receive care within 90 days of
their release.
The program gets necessary treatment instituted as
soon as possible, Cunningham said. Unfortunately,
theres not an individual
whose job is solely to do this.
The grant application is due
Sept. 23, and he said it could
be up to 90 days before the
county finds out if the grant
has been awarded. If Grant
County does not receive the
funds, Cunningham said the
countys current financial situation does not allow for such
services.
In the meantime, Nevels
said that reducing the recidivism rate and helping repeat
offenders overcome addictions cant happen without
more community involvement.
Its a stronghold on entire families, he said. A lot
of them know they need help
and want help.
Cunningham said that several local charities offer food
and housing to released inmates. Churches within the
community have also helped,
but most depend on donations
and volunteers and more
can be done, he said.
The community and employers need to be willing to
look at (these) individuals as
being eligible for employment, Cunningham said.
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