Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - Felony arrests

Confinement

A rural Portland man was arrested Tuesday for confinement and related charges.

Josh A. Guntle, 35, 2698 E. Treaty Line Road, was preliminarily charged with a Level 3 felony for confinement, a Level 5 felony for battery committed with a deadly weapon and a Level 6 felony for domestic battery.

He was being held in Jay County Jail on a $65,000 bond.

Domestic battery

A Montpelier man was arrested Saturday for domestic battery and related charges.

Keiton M. Stacy, 23, 1417 E. Indiana 18, was preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony for domestic battery to a pregnant person and a Level 6 felony for strangulation against a pregnant person.

He was being held on a $13,000 bond in Jay County Jail.

Intimidation

A Portland man was arrested Friday for intimidation.

Derek M. Edwards, 33, 701 S. Western Ave., was preliminarily charged with a Level 6 felony, along with a Class C misdemeanor for disorderly conduct. He’s being held on a $4,500 bond in Jay County Jail.

Drug possession

A Portland man was arrested Saturday for possession of a narcotic drug.

Joshua M. Best, 40, 932 W. High St., was preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony.  He was released from Jay County Jail on a $7,000 bond.

Probation violation

A Berne man was arrested Tuesday for violating his probation.

Keith R. Price Jr., 52, 505 Debra Lane, pleaded guilty in August to dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 5 felony. He was sentenced in Jay Circuit Court to four years in Indiana Department of Correction with all but 217 days suspended, given credit for time served and placed on probation. A petition alleging he violated the conditions of his probation was filed Dec. 4.

Price was being held on a $10,000 bond in Jay County Jail.