Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 - Felony arrests

Child molestation 

A Portland man was arrested Saturday for child molestation.

Dominick A. Huffman, 22, 515 N. Meridian St., was charged in Jay Circuit Court with a Level 3 felony for child molestation, a Level 5 felony for child exploitation and another Level 5 felony for possession of child pornography. He was being held on a $45,000 bond in Jay County Jail.

Drug possession

A Portland man was arrested Saturday for drug possession.

Alan W. Shawver, 40, 840 W. 100 North, Portland, was arrested Saturday and charged in Jay Superior Court with a Level 6 felony for possession of methamphetamine and a Class B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana. 

He was being held on a $3,000 bond in Jay County Jail.

Battery

A Texas man was arrested Tuesday for battery.

Omar R. Martin, 27, 17310 LegendBrooke Court, Houston, was preliminarily charged with a Level 6 felony for the alleged crime.

He was being held on a $3,000 bond in Jay County Jail.

Probation violation

Two Jay County residents were recently arrested for violating their probation orders.

Michael A. Lemaster, 41, 235 E. Rogers St., Portland, was arrested Friday. He previously pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to nonsupport of a dependent, a Level 5 felony. Lemaster was sentenced in February 2022 to six years in Indiana Department of Correction with three years suspended. A petition alleging he violated the conditions of his probation was filed Aug. 30. Lemaster also was preliminarily charged with a Level 6 felony for unlawful possession of a syringe. He was being held on a $2,500 bond in Jay County Jail.

Diamond J. Hudson, 29, 208 W. Fourth St., Ridgeville, was arrested Friday. She pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to unlawful possession of a syringe, a Level 6 felony, and she was sentenced in February 2022 to 545 days in Jay County Jail with one year suspended. A petition alleging she violated the conditions of her probation was filed Sept. 5. She was being held in Jay County Jail without bond.