Courtesy of BCSO
COLUMBUS,
Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) was contacted last week in reference to a suspect from Kentucky who was in the Columbus area and was using false identification. A BMV photograph confirmed that the name and birthdate he had given to law enforcement was not correct.
On April 1, BCSO received a call about an abandoned vehicle. The car, registered to a female from Hamersville, Ohio, was towed from the scene. After making contact with the owner, it was confirmed that the suspect was Brandon Jenkins, 31, of Louisville.
Deputies located the suspect on Jonathan Moore Pike and served an out-of-state arrest warrant on Wednesday.
Courtesy-Sheriff Myers FB page
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LUMBUS, Ind. – Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers reminds residents that today, Friday, April 9, is the day for the 2021 Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Summer Youth Academy fish fry. It is both a drive-thru and dine-in event this year from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at American Legion Post #24, on 25th Street, in Columbus.
Proceeds from the fish fry go to the BCSO Youth Academy and your donation allows the sheriff’s department to offer scholarships, special activities, and more.
The menu includes fish, coleslaw, and baked beans. Curb your appetite and support a great cause.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff s Office
Jordan Fields, 20, of Columbus, Indiana
LOS OSOS, Calif. - An Indiana man is in custody and facing felony charges for sexual exploitation and child pornography after he allegedly sent lewd images to a minor in San Luis Obispo County.
20-year-old Jordan Fields from Columbus, Indiana was arrested in November after a minor contacted law enforcement to report being sent the images through an online gaming platform.
Fields was eventually released from custody on bond while awaiting charges, but the FBI office in Indiana continued to investigate.
On March 25, FBI agents in Indiana took Fields into custody where he remains on federal charges of two counts of sexual exploitation/attempted sexual exploitation of a child and one count distribution and receipt of child pornography.
SAN LUIS OBISPO This afternoon, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff released new information regarding a child exploitation investigation.
The investigation began on Sept. 25, 2020, when Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspected criminal act in Los Osos.
Deputies learned that a minor resident of San Luis Obispo County was contacted through an online internet gaming platform, and lewd images were sent to the victim.
An initial report was taken and ultimately forwarded to the San Luis Obispo County Counter Human Trafficking Team, a team comprised of investigators from the Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit and the District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation, who assumed responsibility for the continuing investigation.
–The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is releasing new information regarding a child exploitation investigation. The investigation began on Sept. 25, 2020, when sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspected criminal act in Los Osos. It was learned that a minor resident of San Luis Obispo County was contacted on the internet via an online gaming platform and lewd images were sent to the victim.
An initial report was taken and ultimately forwarded to the San Luis Obispo County Counter Human Trafficking Team, a team comprised of investigators from the Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit and the District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation, who assumed responsibility for the continuing investigation.