Investigator Kyle Watkins
Gleason man charged with sexual battery by an authority figure
Story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Investigative Reporter On March 27 Investigator Kyle Watkins with the Gleason Police Department was dispatched to an address in Gleason regarding a juvenile victim. Upon arrival and speaking with the 13-year-old girl, she stated that in Nov.-Dec. of 2022 while she was asleep in her bed, that 33-year-old John R.…
Read MoreGleason man arrested for food assistance theft and fraud
On Feb. 8 Investigator Kyle Watkins was contacted by Patrolman Travis regarding a case the Dresden Police Department was investigating. Travis stated that the victim did not give anyone permission to use his food stamp card with his name on it and that it had been stolen and used multiple times in Gleason. The card…
Read MoreRidgley woman arrested on meth charges in Gleason
A Ridgley woman is facing meth charges after a traffic stop led to a search of her vehicle in Gleason. On Jan. 24 a traffic stop was conducted by Investigator Kyle Watkins with the Gleason Police Department on a silver Chevrolet traveling on Highway 22 with dark window tint. During the course of the stop…
Read MoreBethel Springs woman arrested on meth charges in Gleason
On Jan. 8 a cooperating individual with the Gleason Police Department was given U.S. currency to purchase one gram of meth at a set location in Gleason. The drug transaction was observed by Assistant Chief Lowe and recorded by an audio recorder. Once the transaction was over, Lowe advised that 43-year-old Yvonne Idette Nelson was…
Read MoreGreenfield man arrested for meth
On Dec. 20 at 9:00 a.m. Investigator Kyle Watkins with the Gleason Police Department observed a white Hyundai turn on East Union Street from James Mill with the front passenger not wearing a seatbelt. Upon conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle, dispatch advised that the driver, 53-year-old Gary Wallace, had an active warrant out…
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