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 Smithee/ Vigo County Jail By Lucy Perry
News Writer Indiana Central News A local correctional officer was arrested on a warrant Tuesday afternoon for allegedly molesting his step-daughter, following an Indiana State Police investigation. Kenneth M. Smitthee, 51, of Terre Haute, was booked into the Vigo County Jail just before 1 p.m. He is charged with child molesting - where defendant is at least 21 years of age, Class 1 felony (2 counts) and child molesting -fondling or touching with child under 14, Class 4 felony. Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse confirmed Smithee is a correctional officer at the Vigo County Jail. The suspect has been suspended without pay, pending the outcome of his criminal case, Plasse said. According to the probable cause affidavit, filed by Detective Don Curtis Jr., of the ISP, the girl’s mother reported the alleged ongoing molestation of the now 13-year-old victim to police in late September. The alleged sexual abuse began when the child was 9, just after her mother married the suspect. The incidents became more frequent during at-home learning during the COVID pandemic, “to the point something would happen daily,” according to the court documents. The girl alleges the abuse began with light, inappropriate touching and progressed to the suspect being naked, oral sex and the suspect allegedly “putting his penis in her vagina.” The suspect's wife immediately confronted him about the allegeations, of which he denied at the time. Smithee had an initial appearance in Vigo County Superior Court- Div. 5 before Judge Matthew Sheehan Tuesday afternoon.  ICN file photo By Lucy Perry Indiana Central News The Vigo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the sudden death of an inmate following a medical incident at the jail last week. William Myles, 36, of Terre Haute, was initially arrested on drunken driving charges following a two-vehicle crash on E. US 40 Tuesday evening. He died the following afternoon.  Myles/ Vigo Co. Jail Just after the crash, Myles was transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital, after agreeing to a blood draw. The hospital- administered test recorded a blood alcohol level of .361 around 7 p.m., according to the report.
Sheriff John Plasse said Myles remained at the hospital until being medically cleared by hospital personnel a short time later. Myles was then transported to the Vigo County Jail -- where he reportedly suffered a seizure while interacting with jail medical staff Wednesday around 3:15 p.m. CPR was initiated and Myles was found to have no pulse. "Emergency personnel were immediately summoned. Myles was transported from the jail to Union Hospital, where he subsequently died," Plasse said. |
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