Felony arrests - Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024

Domestic battery

A Fort Wayne man was arrested Monday for domestic battery.

Drew R. Hire, 32, 175 Country Forest Drive, was preliminarily charged with a Level 6 felony.

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

Probation violation

A Muncie man was arrested Sunday for violating his probation.

Dillion L. Conwell, 32, 2107 S. Elm St., pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to failure to return to lawful detention, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to 545 days in Jay County Jail with one year suspended and given 80 days credit for time served. Conwell was placed on probation for one year. A petition alleging he violated the conditions of his probation was filed in court Dec. 18.

Conwell was being held on a $575 bond in Jay County Jail.