Warrants issued for parents in child support arrears
GREENCASTLE -- Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday through Putnam County Superior Court for 40 parents charged with criminal non-support of their dependent children.
Parents in arrears in child support can be charged with a Class C felony, punishable by up to eight years in prison, if they owe more than $15,000 in back support. Those who owe less than $15,000 are subject to a Class D felony charge, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in jail.
"I have asked for received warrants from the court for these individuals to be arrested," Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter said. "Eleven of them now live out of state, and I have requested extradition orders for them to be extradited back to the state of Indiana to stand trial. We are asking those other states to assist in their apprehension and arrest.
The total support owed by those warrants have been issued for exceeds $600,000.
Warrants have been issued for:
* Dennis C. McClure, $59,157.19
* Harry R. Leak, $50,552.38
* Gary L. King, $47,239.36
* Joel B. Medina, $45,378.11
* Elvin A. VanPelt, $38,082.52
* Robert Crist, $34,889.37
* Brian Skeen, $33,064.23
* Allen L. Kennedy, $25,784
* James Upleger, $25,065.25
* Carroll Lanham, $19,236.90
* Chad H. Wilson, $17,969
* Charles Trammell, $17,860
* Christina M. LeGrand, $16,850
* Jason A. Young, $14,780
* Troy A. Martin, $13,775
* Michael King, $12,581
* Christopher Dover, $12,226
* Nathan Gootee, $11,738
* Damon Rubeck, $10,150.86
* Robert L. Clemons, $9,762.91
* Claude Terrell, $9,331.89
* Daniel R. Hagan, $8,662.11
* Keith Rogers, $7,906.24
* Don L. Smith, $7,827.50
* Brian Ohler, $7,734.43
* Joshua L. Shrout, $7,392.17
* Daryl L. Short, $7,160.69
* Jason Young, $6,670
* Jennifer N. Jones, $6,515
* Lynda L. Harris, $5,880
* Donell Johnson, $5,329
* Scott Austin Dotson, $5,204.01
* Michael Roush, $5,073.66
* Bobby J. Gilbrech, $4,820
* Ronald W. Miller, $4,764.23
* Robert A. Meyer II, $4,594
* Christopher Dover, $4,493
* Dennis Lovett, $4,345
* Marcus D. Jones, $3,372
* Rachel Strong, $2,977.70
"It should always be remembered that charges are mere allegations and defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law," Bookwalter said.