Dunkirk woman involved in shooting incident

HARTFORD CITY — A Dunkirk woman was involved in an incident that resulted in a Hartford City man being shot Thursday.

Amanda Adams, 37, was arrested on five felony drug charges in the incident, during which Glen Wilburn, 42, Hartford City, was shot and injured. He was arrested on eight felony charges.

According to a press release from Indiana State Police, Hartford City police officers were serving a warrant in the south 500 block of Jefferson Street just before 9 p.m. Thursday. Wilburn was shot while police officers were attempting to arrest him and others at the residence.

Wilburn was treated by officers at the scene until emergency medical personnel arrived, the release says. He was then transported to a hospital with what are described as “minor injuries” and later released back into police custody.

No officers were injured in the incident.

Wilburn faces a litany of drug-related charges, including a Level 2 felony for dealing cocaine or narcotic drugs; Level 3 felonies for dealing methamphetamine, possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug and possession of methamphetamine; a Level 4 felony for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon; a Level 5 felony for obliterating identification marks on a handgun; and Level 6 felonies for maintaining a common nuisance and unlawful possession of a syringe.

He was also preliminarily charged with three misdemeanors related to drug and paraphernalia possession.

Adams was arrested on five felonies in the incident. She is preliminarily charged with a Level 3 felony for possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug; a Level 5 felony for possession of methamphetamine; and Level 6 felonies for unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a common nuisance. She also faces misdemeanor charges for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Wilburn’s criminal history includes pleading guilty to possession of cocaine in 2018 and dealing methamphetamine in 2016, both in Jay County, and dealing in a narcotic drug in 2018 in Delaware County.

State police will release information to Blackford County Prosecutor’s Office for review when their investigation is complete.