Felony arrests - Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023

Probation violation

A Portland man was arrested Friday for violating his probation.

Connor S. Kunkle, 23, 7395 E. 400 South, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to battery on a public safety official, a Level 5 felony. He was sentenced to three years and 95 days in Indiana Department of Correction with three years suspended and given 95 days credit for time served. A petition alleging Kunkle violated the conditions of his probation was filed Tuesday.

He was being held in Jay County Jail without bond.

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He was being held on a $4,500 bond in Jay County Jail.

Methamphetamine

A Dunkirk man was arrested Thursday for possession of methamphetamine.

John A. Fields, 24, 637 N. Elm St., is charged in Jay Superior Court with a Level 6 felony. 

He’s being held in Jay County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

Drunk driving

A Portland man was arrested Thursday for drunk driving and related charges.

Ismael Cruz, 64, 1350 Meadow Lane, was preliminarily charged with a Level 6 felony for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person and a Class B misdemeanor for leaving the scene of an accident.