Police Respond to Domestic Violence Call, Arrest Stabbing Victim

 
 

A Rochester man is jailed on a domestic battery charge after police responded to a report of a stabbing at his rural Fulton County residence. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 9:30 yesterday morning about a stabbing in the 700 block of County Road 300 West. Through an investigation they determined that a fight between Nicholas Ponto, 30, and his girlfriend had turned physical, and Ponto was stabbed in the left shoulder. He was taken to Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester for treatment of injuries before being arrested. The authorities stress this is an ongoing investigation and say Ponto’s girlfriend reportedly suffered injuries as well during the fight.

 

Kewanna Man Faces Charges Stemming from Fatal 2012 Hunting Trip

 
 

A Kewanna man accused of fatally shooting a friend in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun during a 2012 hunting trip in rural Fulton County faces multiple felony charges. Indiana Conservation Officers and Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Matthew Carlson, 25, at his residence Wednesday night. He’s charged with reckless homicide and criminal recklessness as C felonies as well as a D felony offense of criminal recklessness. The charges stem from the Sept. 30, 2012 shooting death of Kenneth Moore, 28, of Rochester. Investigators say the men were hunting together on private property north of Rochester with another adult male and a 12-year-old boy. Information released shortly after the incident occurred indicates the hunting party split into two groups, and Moore and the boy walked into an adjacent cornfield. Shortly afterward, Carlson picked up the gun and shot Moore in the head. He was pronounced dead a short time later at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester.

 

Cops Find Four Kids During Meth Raid, Four Adults Arrested

Four Fulton County residents are jailed on multiple felony charges after police reportedly found active meth labs, drugs and paraphernalia in a home with four minor children located next to an elementary school. Officers from the Indiana State Police Peru Post Meth Enforcement Team, Fulton County Sheriffs Department and Rochester Police Department raided a home at 311 Fulton Avenue in Rochester. Continue reading