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Former correctional officer turns self in to authorites

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 ~ Updated 11:32 AM
By JARED JERNAGAN, Editor
Micah White

Wanted on three felony counts for suspected drug trafficking, a former Putnamville correctional officer turned himself in Tuesday morning.

Micah White, 30, Linton, turned himself in to Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Helmer.

White was formally charged in Putnam Superior Court last week with Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Level 5 felony conspiracy to commit trafficking with an inmate and Level 6 felony official misconduct.

However, police were unable to serve the arrest warrant, with Putnamville Correctional Facility announcing Friday that White was considered a fugitive.

White’s charges are related to an alleged incident of trafficking from early November. The investigation is ongoing.

White has hired Indianapolis attorney Marcelino Lopez to represent him in the case.

If convicted of all three counts, White could face as much as 14.5 years in prison.

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  • Hope they throw the book at him

    -- Posted by Putnam County Fan on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, at 2:57 AM

  • @Putnam County Fan--everyone makes mistakes including you.

    -- Posted by donantonio on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, at 5:59 AM

  • Nahh I’m perfect hahaha

    -- Posted by Putnam County Fan on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, at 4:03 PM

  • There is only one man who is perfect and it ain't you.

    -- Posted by donantonio on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, at 7:50 PM

  • Putnam County Fan -- He is refering to Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables. Don is a huge Hugh Jackman fan. I happen to agree here, his voice as Jean Valjean, exquisite!

    -- Posted by BJCP96 on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 9:45 AM

  • No, I was not referring to Hugh Jackman. And I am not a fan of his, either.

    Jesus is the only perfect man. Period. It seems your spiritual education is lacking. Read Hosea 4:6.

    Putnam County Fan does not know me nor do they know what I like. Nor do I know Putnam County Fan, too.

    -- Posted by donantonio on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 4:29 PM

  • Don -- Ok, but I think we can both agree Greatest Showman was no where near as good, musically. I mean Les Mis is such a great story and I mean the pageantry, WOW!

    -- Posted by BJCP96 on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 5:04 PM

  • If you really liked the story then you would be able read it in French. It is so much better to read it in French.

    I do not know who Hugh Jackman is nor do I care.

    No one is greater than Jesus Himself. As far as pageantry goes, all one has to do is go outside and admire the world and all in it (excluding all those who write on this site).

    I think you have your priorities in all the wrong places.

    -- Posted by donantonio on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 6:01 PM

  • I can read in French but if I read out loud I can't understand what I'm saying. It's weird. I once saw Les Mis outside at a drive-in so I had all the splendors of the film and the outside world.

    Anyway, Wolverine was a good one, another Hugh Jackman classic!

    -- Posted by BJCP96 on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 7:32 PM

  • Then you don't know French. Nice try.

    -- Posted by donantonio on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 7:50 PM

  • Ou dois-je?

    -- Posted by BJCP96 on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, at 8:01 PM
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