Felony arrests - Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

Battery

Two Indiana residents were arrested Wednesday for battery.

Sean M. Ashley, 23, 206 W. Main St., Portland, was preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony for battery resulting in serious bodily injury. Hayley M. Hein, 23, 3310 Vantage Point Drive, Fort Wayne, was also preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony for battery resulting in serious bodily injury.

Ashley and Hein were each released on $10,000 bonds from Jay County Jail.

Drug possession

A Portland man was arrested Monday for possession of methamphetamine.

Anthony J. Pritchard, 47, 1213 W. Wayside Place, was preliminarily charged with a Level 5 felony for the alleged crime, as well as a Class A misdemeanor for driving with a suspended license.

He was being held in Jay County Jail.

Dealing drugs

A Portland man was arrested Wednesday for dealing methamphetamine.

James C. Hamner, 51, 925 W. Race St., was preliminarily charged with a Level 2 felony for dealing methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony for unlawful possession of a syringe, a Class B misdemeanor for maintaining a common nuisance and a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia.

He was being held on a $45,000 bond in Jay County Jail.