 Wilson/Vigo Co. Jail By Lucy Perry Indiana Central News Police say a screwdriver-wielding shoplifter was arrested after allegedly threatening a gas station clerk who confronted him about the theft Wednesday afternoon. Derrick W. Wilson, 35, was booked into the Vigo County Jail around 6 p.m. He is charged with robbery. Terre Haute Police Department officers responded to the Marathon Gas Station at S. Third and Poplar Streets just after 4:30 p.m. When approached by the clerk regarding allegedly stolen items, Wilson became hostile --- allegedly threatening to kill the employee and another man present at the scene. Wilson reportedly brandished a screwdriver at that time. "He then pulled out a screwdriver, at which time he made threats of stabbing the man and returning later to do the same to the clerk," according to the report. He fled the scene prior to police arrival. Officers ultimately located the suspect at S. Seventh and Oak Streets and took him into custoday. Wilson is set to appear in Div.1 Superior Court Thursday morning.  ICN file photo  Biddy/ Vigo Co. Jail By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News An escaped inmate was apprehended following a multi-agency police pursuit Tuesday evening in Terre Haute. Timothy Biddy, 59, of Terre Haute, was booked into the Vigo County Jail and charged with the following:
The Clay Co. Jail escapee was ultimately taken into custody at N. 25th and Beech Streets, where he was found to be in possession of marijuana and driving a stolen vehicle out of Collinsville, Illinois. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Matt Ames, Trooper Daniel Organ was patrolling in northern Vigo County when he heard dispatch advise Biddy was recently seen driving a silver passenger car in the area. Organ located the suspect vehicle at Parke Avenue and Clinton Street around 6:15 p.m. Biddy disregarded a an attempted traffic stop and fled the scene at a high rate of speed in the vehicle. Ames said he then traveled across the center island in the roundabout, at the intersection of Fruitridge and Haythorne Avenue,fleeing southbound on Fruitridge Avenue. Suddenly, Biddy stopped. "The pursuit traveled through several city streets, reaching speeds of 90 MPH. After reaching the high rate of speed, Biddy came to an abrupt stop," Ames said, saying he was taken into custody without incident at that time. --- Assisting: Several Troopers from the Putnamville State Police Post, Clay County Sheriff’s Department, Vigo County Sheriff’s Department and Terre Haute Police Department. |
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