Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 - Felony arrests

Child solicitation

A Hartford City man was arrested Thursday for child solicitation.

Bradly J. Donner, 24, 2773 N. Indiana 3, was preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony for child solicitation.

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

Sexual misconduct

A Dunkirk man was arrested Friday for sexual misconduct.

John R. Norris, 32, 323 N. Meridian St., was preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony sexual misconduct by a service provider with detainee.

He was released from Jay County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

Domestic battery

Two Jay County residents were arrested recently for domestic battery.

Andrew J. Bailey, 35, 209 W. 7th St., Portland, was arrested Sunday and preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony for domestic battery. He was released from Jay County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

Daniel R. Miller, 29, 1 S. Union St., Redkey, was arrested Thursday and preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony and Level 6 felony, both for domestic battery, along with a Class A misdemeanor for invasion of privacy. He was being held on a $14,000 bond in Jay County Jail. 

Failed to appear

A Bryant woman was arrested Friday for failing to appear in court.

Kimberly S. Hurst, 58, 118 E. Main St., failed to appear Feb. 1 in Jay Superior Court for a case in which she’s charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony, resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.

She was being held without bond in Jay County Jail.

Probation violation

A Richmond woman was arrested Friday for violating her probation.

Bobbie L. Smith, 46, 810 Indiana Ave., pleaded guilty in September 2022 to possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony. She was sentenced to two years in Jay County Jail with one year suspended, and a petition alleging she violated the conditions of her probation was filed in Jay Circuit Court on Jan. 29.

Smith was released on a $5,000 bond from Jay County Jail.