Felony arrests - Saturday, June 14, 2025

Court violations

A Portland woman was arrested Thursday for violating her probation and failing to appear in court.

Heather R. Best, 40, 1015 W. North St., pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court in April 2021 to possession of methamphetamine, a Level 4 felony. She was sentenced to  eight years in Indiana Department of Correction with four years suspended and given credit for time served. A notice alleging she violated the conditions of her probation was filed in court May 20.

In a separate case, she also failed to appear in court June 2. She was charged in Jay Superior Court with a Level 6 felony for possession of methamphetamine and a Class C misdemeanor for possession of paraphernalia.

Best was being held without bond in Jay County Jail.