Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Preliminary plea of not guilty entered for Pamela Ramseyer, 62, Bluffton, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor; and operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in her body, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond continued at $1,500. Larry Mock appointed public defender.
On July 23, 2021, Ossian Fire Department first responders, Wells County EMS, Ossian Police officers and Wells County Sheriff’s deputies responded to The Ossian Deli on a report of a woman passed out at the steering wheel of a vehicle parked in the parking lot.
The woman turned out to be Ramseyer.
Ramseyer allegedly appeared lethargic and was unable to complete field sobriety tests. During the course of the investigation, a deputy reportedly found a prescription bottle of the attention deficit disorder drug Adderall in Ramseyer’s possession. The prescription was for one pill daily and had been filled two days earlier. Just 12 pills were left in the 30-pill bottle.
A toxicology test reportedly showed the presence of THC — the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, methadone, amphetamine and Phenylpropanolamine — the active ingredient in over-the-counter cold medications.
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Preliminary plea of not guilty entered for Jared J. West, 34, Ossian, charged with possession of methamphetamine and auto theft, both Level 6 felonies, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
No bond set. Larry Mock appointed public defender
While on patrol March 22, a Wells County Sheriff’s detective spotted a vehicle parked at the Wabash Street Pak-A-Sak convenience store. The vehicle was occupied by a man — who turned out to be West. The deputy performed a license plate check and discovered that the 2006 Dodge Charger had been reported as stolen out of LaGrange County.
The detective observed the Charger leave the parking lot quickly and head east on Wabash Street then north on Main Street. The deputy followed and pulled the vehicle over at Ind. 124 East. West was ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint.
West informed the deputy that he was unaware that the vehicle had been stolen as he had just purchased the Charger from a man whom law enforcement suspect has been involved in multiple vehicle thefts.
The detective interviewed West and West reportedly told the detective that anything found inside the car belonged to the person whom West had bought the car from.
What law enforcement reportedly found inside the car were two plastic bags containing four grams of a white substance believed to be methamphetamine, 200 small plastic jewelers bags, two digital scales, multiple bubble pipes with burned white residue inside, two torches, razor blades, a lock box, a blue plastic plate with white residue, a brown clipboard with white residue, a stolen license plate registered to a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck, a written note stating that a man had sold a 2004 Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck to the man suspected of several auto thefts, and an application for a Michigan vehicle title for the stolen Dodge Charger.
West reportedly had been in possession of the car for at least a week.
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Preliminary plea of not guilty entered for Tavis James Beavans, 36, Bluffton, charged with operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalency of greater than .08 percent but less than .15 percent, a Class C misdemeanor. Bond continued at $500. Larry Mock appointed public defender.
On April 5, Bluffton police officers responded to a report of a “rolling domestic disturbance” in a vehicle at the intersection of Townley and Johnson streets. The officer spotted a blue Jeep Liberty at Johnson and Spring Streets with a man — later identified as Beavans — behind the steering wheel and a woman walking on the adjacent sidewalk. Beavans reportedly drove the Jeep from Spring onto Johnson and the officer spoke with him.
As the officer was getting information from Beavans, he noticed that Beavans had a handgun tucked into his waistband. The officer ordered Beavans to place his hands on the steering wheel, which he reportedly did, but then dropped his right hand toward the firearm. The officer then drew his service weapon and ordered Beavans to put both hands on the steering wheel.
Other officers arrived and Beavans was handcuffed and the firearm retrieved from his waistband
The investigating officer noted that Beavans smelled of alcohol and allegedly blew a .141 percent alcohol concentration equivalency on a Breathalyzer test.
Infractions
Judgment of $14.50 and court costs of $135.50 assessed against Marcus Troyer, 42, rural Bluffton, found guilty of distracted driving.
