Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 - Felony arrests

Domestic battery

A Portland man was arrested Friday for domestic battery.

Brandon L. Fisher, 42, 2824 W. 75 South, was preliminarily charged with a Level 6 felony for the alleged crime.

He was being held without bond in Jay County Jail.

Failed to appear

A Michigan man was arrested Sunday for failing to appear in court.

Matthew V. Orlando, 43, 5805 Elvira, Pinckney, (formerly of Goshen, Indiana) pleaded guilty in July in Jay Circuit Court to a Level 5 felony for unlawful carrying of a handgun. His other charges — two Level 6 felonies for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level of 0.15% or more, two Class A misdemeanors for resisting law enforcement and possession of marijuana, two Class C misdemeanors for violating a driving suspension and possession of paraphernalia, and a habitual offender enhancement — were dismissed as a part of his plea agreement.

He was being held without bond in Jay County Jail.