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(10/10/07 3:48am)
Forgetting to bring my sneakers to the second week of my Rape Aggression Defense class was the dumbest mistake I ever made. I’ll be fine, I thought. I was wrong.\n Bloomington Police Department Officer Paul Post started the class with a quick 10-minute review lecture. He emphasized the importance of giving yourself the opportunity to escape from an attacker.\n“If you can resist, do it, and do it 100 percent,” Post said. “Don’t shut down. You’ve got a plan. You know what to do.”\nPost, Officer Monica Zahasky and independent RAD instructor Madeleine Gonin set up the punching mats while I took off my sandals and placed them to the side of the room. \nMy feet didn’t hurt at first.\nThe class arranged itself into a circle and began reviewing last week’s techniques, hand strikes and blocks. Zahasky reprimanded me again for not punching as hard as I could. \nThen the class learned another hand strike, called the hammer fist. We paired up with partners for the hammer-fist technique. I strapped the punching pad on my forearm and waited for my partner to deliver the blow. The strike didn’t startle me as much as I thought it would.\nGonin approached us and asked if we were friends. I said, of course, we’re best friends forever and ever. \n“Well, I’m not her friend,” Gonin said. She strapped the pad to her arm and let my partner punch her. Then it was my turn.\nMy partner congratulated me on how hard I punched Gonin. \n“Well, she ain’t my friend,” I said. \nAfter every successful set of punches, I did the running-man dance. At that point, I thought my feet were going to start swelling.Post, Zahasky and Gonin began teaching us to use our legs as weapons, demonstrating kicking techniques. The class learned three kicking strikes, all used to enhance space between you and your attacker or to hurt the attacker in one of the body’s weak spots.\n“Mr. Shady-man becomes Mr. Squeaky-man,” Post said after demonstrating a straight kick to the groin.We practiced the kicking strikes for about 30 minutes before I decided it was a good time to ask for a leg amputation. The pads of my feet as well as the muscle behind my knee were sore from the “rigorous” activity I was participating in.\nAt about 8 p.m., we circled up again, for what I thought was going to be a review of the day’s activities. But no, instead we were taught how to stomp our feet. For the next 10 minutes my sore and swollen feet had to stomp the ground in order to properly learn how to stomp an attacker’s foot, if he or she were to approach you from behind.\nFinally (about half an hour too early, too), we circled up and cooled down before being dismissed from class. Post, Zahasky and Gonin reminded me to bring my tennis shoes next time.
(10/09/07 3:59am)
A Bloomington resident was found dead in his car Monday morning in the 500 block of North Walnut Street.\nMonroe County Coroner Dave Toumey said the man’s death is not suspicious and has ruled it a suicide. \nThe Bloomington Police Department received a call at about 10 a.m. Monday morning reporting that a man appeared to be dead in his vehicle in front of Bynum Fanyo Associates, located at 528 N. Walnut St., BPD Capt. Joe Qualters said. \nQualters said officers determined the man was dead when they arrived to the scene. Officers believe the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Qualters said. BPD found a gun on the man’s lap and a “note” in his car, Qualters said.\nQualters said authorities believe the man parked his car in front of the business and shot himself between 7 and 7:30 a.m. Qualters said nobody seemed to notice the man until BPD received the call around 10 a.m. There were no witnesses to the death, Qualters said.
(10/09/07 12:15am)
A Bloomington resident was found dead in his car early Monday morning in the 500 block of North Walnut Street.\nMonroe County Coroner Dave Toumey said the man’s death is not suspicious and has ruled it a suicide. \nThe Bloomington Police Department received a call at about 10 a.m. Monday morning reporting that a man appeared to be dead in his vehicle in front of Bynum Fanyo Associates, 528 N. Walnut St., BPD Capt. Joe Qualters said. \nQualters said officers determined the man was dead when they arrived to the scene. Officers believe the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Qualters said. BPD found a gun on the man’s lap and a “note” in his car, Qualters said.\nQualters said authorities believe the man parked his car in front of the business and shot himself between 7 and 7:30 a.m. Qualters said nobody seemed to notice the man until BPD received the call around 10 a.m. There were no witnesses to the death, Qualters said.
(10/08/07 3:59am)
The Bloomington Police Department arrested two Bedford painters Thursday afternoon after they allegedly got into a fist fight at their job.\nTravis Wells, 36, faces preliminary charges of battery and public intoxication. Jonathan Self, 22, faces a preliminary charge of public intoxication.\nBPD was dispatched at about 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon to Virgo Apartments, 519 N. Lincoln St., after Wells and Self began punching each other after lunch, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nOfficers learned that Wells and Self had gone out to lunch and began fighting over cigarettes, Canada said. Self told officers he was upset that he couldn’t buy cigarettes, so he left and went back to the work site.\nWhen Wells returned he could not immediately find Self but eventually found him on the third floor of the apartment complex talking to residents, Canada said. Wells and Self got into an argument and began fighting. Witnesses told officers that Wells was punching Self while holding him in \na headlock.\nSelf lost a tooth during the fight and underwent surgery for an injury to his lip, Canada said.\nBoth men were transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(10/05/07 4:06am)
An Indianapolis man was shot and killed by Indiana State Police early Thursday morning after murdering his ex-wife and fleeing the scene with her children, police said.\nMajor Jones III, 28, was fatally shot by Indiana State Trooper Terry Watson while he held a child on his lap. Watson shot Jones after Jones became agitated and pointed a gun toward the child and police officers in a “threatening manner,” according to an Indiana State Police press release.\nJones’ ex-wife, Jessica Jones, 26, was shot seven times by her ex-husband, said Vigo County Coroner Dr. Roland Kohr.\nMajor Jones had met his ex-wife at about 11 p.m. Wednesday to give her child support money, said Bill Bergherm, assistant chief of criminal investigation for the Terre Haute Police Department. They got into an argument, and Major Jones tried to shove her into his vehicle, Bergherm said. \nJessica Jones ran to the Drury Inn, located at 3040 S. US Highway 41, but could not get into the building, Bergherm said. Major Jones shot her several times before fleeing the scene with Jessica Jones’ four children in a black 2003 GMC sports utility vehicle, according to the press release. Major Jones was the father of three of the children, while one was Jessica Jones’ child from another relationship. The children ranged in age from 2 to 6 years old, according to the press release.\nTerre Haute officers located Major Jones’ vehicle driving eastbound on I-70. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but it sped up and continued to flee, according to the press release. Troopers set up stop sticks, devices used to pop car tires, to force it to stop. Officers were successful after the stop sticks deflated three of the vehicles tires, forcing Jones to stop. \nThe officers negotiated with Jones and convinced him to let three of the four children out of the vehicle. Jones held the fourth child on his lap and had a handgun in his possession, according to the press release. Watson fired one shot at Jones, killing him. \nJones was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hendricks County coroner, according to the press release. The children were not harmed and have been released to the Vigo County Department of Child Services.\nThe autopsy for Jessica Jones was performed Thursday morning at the Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Kohr said she had seven gunshot wounds, including two to her head. \n“This was obviously a domestic dispute,” Kohr said.
(10/05/07 3:53am)
A Bloomington woman contacted the Bloomington Police Department early Wednesday morning after she was allegedly raped.\nThe victim, a 22-year-old woman, told police that she met her alleged attacker on MySpace and decided to meet him for dinner, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. The victim said the suspect did not want to drive home, so she directed him to a Motel 6. \nThe victim said she was raped in the suspect’s hotel room. She told police the suspect was drinking before the rape occurred. \nAfter the rape, the victim went to the hospital immediately for examination, Canada said. She had abrasions to her face and elbow.\nOfficers were unable to locate the suspect or his vehicle.\nAnyone with any information is encouraged to call Det. Rob Shrake at 349-4477.
(10/04/07 8:36pm)
A Bloomington woman contacted the Bloomington Police Department early Wednesday morning after she was allegedly raped.\nThe victim, a 22-year-old woman, told police that she met her alleged attacker on MySpace and decided to meet him for dinner, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. The victim said the suspect did not want to drive home, so she directed him to a Motel 6. \nThe victim said she was raped in the suspect’s hotel room. She told police the suspect was drinking before the rape occurred. \nAfter the rape, the victim went to the hospital immediately for examination, Canada said. She had abrasions to her face and elbow.\nOfficers were unable to locate the suspect or his vehicle.\nAnyone with any information is encouraged to call Det. Rob Shrake at 349-4477.
(10/03/07 10:53pm)
A Bloomington resident was arrested Tuesday night after police say he discharged a firearm within city limits. \nKeyston J. Rice, 21, faces preliminary charges of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon after admitting he fired a handgun in Bloomington, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nOfficers were dispatched to the 1100 block of South Clarizz Boulevard Tuesday night at about 11:20 p.m., after witnesses reported that Rice had fired shots, Canada said, reading from a police report. Witnesses at the scene reported hearing between four to six shots fired, Canada said, and pointed officers in the direction of the shots.\nWhen officers located Rice, he told them he received a phone call from his ex-girlfriend, who claimed someone was trying to “grab her.” Rice grabbed his gun, ran to her house and began shooting to try and scare his ex-girlfriend’s attacker, Canada said. Rice admitted to officers that he fired the weapon.\nOfficers found three shell casings at the crime scene and recovered the handgun from the ex-girlfriend’s residence, Canada said. Officers also confiscated another handgun from Rice’s residence, he said.\nRice was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(10/03/07 4:07am)
I wasn’t excited or nervous; I was eager. Eager to learn.\nThe Bloomington Police Department held their first Rape Aggression Defense course of the year Monday night, and I was one of nine students in the class.\nOfficers Paul Post and Monica Zahasky, both certified to teach RAD classes, will be instructing the class every Monday evening this month.\n“We’re going to think about things in advance (so) you’ll be in a better situation if anything were to happen,” Post said. “The end goal of RAD is escape.” \nAs students filled the training room in the BPD headquarters, 220 E. Third St., I thought back to the last time I attempted to take a self-defense class. After the warm-up, I got so sick from the rigorous physical activity, I threw up twice in the bathroom.\nTo my relief, the amount of physical activity in the course depends on how much activity you want to do, Post told me. He explained there is a difference between protecting yourself and becoming the attacker.\n“If you have a chance to run, run,” he said.\nRAD pamphlets and wellness forms sat at each of the chairs. I filled the forms out, debating whether or not I would lie about my weight.\n“Do we have to put our real weight on the form?” another student asked jokingly.\nPost started the projector and pulled up a power point presentation to explain the purpose of the course.\nAccording to the program’s Web site, RAD is designed to help women with self-defense tactics. The course begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while teaching the basics of hands-on defense training.\nRAD is the only self-defense program that is endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Post said.\nPost explained, with help from the power point, the importance of not giving an attacker the opportunity to \nattack you.\nAfter an hour and a half lecture, I finally got to learn the techniques of self-defense.\nWe warmed up for 10 minutes with jogging and stretching before delving into the techniques. Fortunately for me, the warm-up did not involve throwing up.\nThe first three techniques we learned were the defensive stances: cautious contact, warning contact and defensive stance. Each stance is for the different levels of danger you feel when “Mr. Shady” is approaching you. The warning contact and defensive stance also require verbalization – shouting “Step back!” and “No!” respectively.\nWe transitioned into blocking and striking motions for the last hour of class. The instructors held up red pads for us to block and punch.\nZahasky looked at me and told me she wanted me to punch the pad. “I am punching it!” \nI yelled.\n“Be as forceful as you can,” Post said. He explained that being forceful is a preemptive measure to make sure “Mr. Shady” can never get close enough to attack.\nThe class ended after a five-minute cool down period. Post congratulated the class on the completion of our first RAD class. He spoke about next week’s class and how we’ll \nbe using our knees for \nself-defense.\nI packed up my belongings and got ready to leave the building. Before leaving, Post personally congratulated me on not throwing up.
(10/03/07 4:03am)
The Bloomington Police Department arrested a Bloomington resident Monday night after he alledgedly battered a nurse in late September.\nClinton D. Dininger, 24, faces preliminary charges of battery resulting in a bodily injury.\nOn Sept. 24, the victim, a nurse at Bloomington Hospital, went to Dininger’s room to help him get comfortable in his hospital bed. While she attempted to help Dininger, he struck the left side of her body and bruised her, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nSeveral witnesses in the hospital told officers Dininger was being uncooperative and very loud, Canada said. Because Dininger was being treated at the hospital, officers could not arrest him. Officers filed a probable cause affidavit for Dininger’s arrest, Canada said.\nBPD Officer John Hoffmeister served the warrant for Dininger on Monday night at his home in the 100 block of South Pete Ellis Drive, Canada said.\nHe was arrested and transported to the Monroe \nCounty Jail.
(10/01/07 2:03am)
The Bloomington Police Department has arrested two suspects in a robbery that took place Wednesday.\nAntwaine L. Edmonson, 23 and Willie B. Harris, 18, each face a preliminary charge of armed robbery. Police say Edmonson admitted involvement in the crime Thursday, and Harris turned himself in to police the following day.\nOn Wednesday, a 21-year-old Bloomington resident reported to BPD that he was at home with his family when Edmonson and Harris came to his door and asked to use the bathroom and the phone, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said. \nHarris then allegedly put the phone in his pocket, pulled out a gun and robbed the victim.\nEdmonson and Harris fled the scene in a white car and with an undisclosed amount of money, Canada said. Authorities believe the driver of the vehicle was a white female.\nAfter the robbery, Det. Kevin Hill received information that Edmonson goes by the name “Twan G” and was able to obtain a phone number for him. Hill interviewed Edmonson on Thursday, and police say he admitted to being involved in the robbery. Harris turned himself in Friday morning.\nEdmonson and Harris were transported to the Monroe County Jail and are each being held on a $20,000 surety bond and \n$500 cash.\nOfficers are still looking for the driver of the white vehicle. Hill is investigating the robbery and believes others were involved with crime, Canada said.
(09/30/07 8:15pm)
The “suspicious” death of an IU student who was found dead early Thursday morning is being investigated by the Bloomington Police Department and the Monroe County Coroner’s Office. \nJunior Jeremy Kritzman, 21, was found dead in his apartment, located in the 200 block of North Walnut Street, after BPD responded to an emergency call at about 1 a.m. Thursday, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. Kritzman’s friends pried open his apartment door after they had not heard from him in a couple of days, Canada said.\nWhen officers located Kritzman, he appeared to have been dead for several hours, Canada said. After investigating, officers located “a little bit of white residue” in Kritzman’s apartment that was sent to a lab for analysis, Canada said.\nMonroe County Coroner David Toumey said Kritzman had “probably been dead for some hours” by the time officers found him in his apartment.\n“It’s an obviously suspicious death,” Toumey said. “I don’t think it’s a natural death.”\nThe Terre Haute Regional Hospital will perform an autopsy Friday morning, Toumey said. The toxicology reports will not be available for another four to six weeks, he said.
(09/28/07 3:06am)
The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a robbery involving a handgun Wednesday night.\nThe 21-year-old victim was at his home with his family when two men came to his door, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. One of the men asked the victim to use his bathroom while the other male asked to used the phone, Canada said.\nThe second men then pulled out a gun and asked the victim for his money, Canada said. Both suspects fled the scene in a white vehicle with an unknown driver described as a white male.\nThe suspects were described as two black males. One of the suspects was described as having a dark complexion, between the ages of 18 to 25, and about five feet and six inches tall.\nBPD encourages anyone with information to call 349-4477.
(09/27/07 7:44pm)
An IU student died early Thursday morning after friends found him unresponsive in his apartment.\nJunior Jeremy Kritzman, 21, was found dead in his apartment after the Bloomington Police Department responded to an emergency call at approximately 1 a.m. Thursday morning, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nWhen officers located Kritzman, he appeared to have been dead for several hours. According to the police report, Kritzman’s friends pryed open his apartment door after they had not heard from him in a couple of days.\nCanada said officers located “a little bit of white residue” in his apartment that was sent to a lab for analysis.\nBPD has turned over the investigation to the Monroe County Coroner’s office. Kritzman’s cause of death is still undetermined.
(09/26/07 1:24am)
A Bloomington man was arrested Monday night for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Peoples Park.\nPeter Torgersen, 38, faces preliminary charges of battery on a police officer, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement.\nBloomington Police Department Officer Shane Rasche was on patrol Monday night when he spotted Torgersen drinking a bottle of beer, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. \nRasche got out of his car and approached Torgersen. While Rasche was talking on his radio, Torgersen pushed him against his car and ran off behind Nick’s English Hut, Canada said, reading from the police report.\nTorgersen was taken into custody and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/25/07 3:01am)
A Bloomington man allegedly connected to a stabbing was arrested Sunday night.\nDavid Wiles, 19, was arrested by Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Scott Oldham after police say he fled from the scene of the stabbing with \nthe suspect. \nWiles faces preliminary charges of illegal alcohol consumption.\nBPD is currently looking for the suspect who allegedly stabbed the victim.\nBPD responded to a call at approximately 1:45 a.m. Monday at the corner of Hunter Avenue and Highland Avenue regarding a possible stabbing, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nWhen officers arrived, the victim stated that he was arguing with an unidentified man when the suspect became involved. \nThe suspect retrieved a knife from a white Honda and slashed the victim on his left side and finger, Canada said. \nWiles, the driver of the white Honda, drove away with the suspect in the passenger seat.\nOldham located Wiles’ vehicle and took him into custody for illegal alcohol consumption. \nOldham was unable to locate the suspect.
(09/21/07 3:34am)
After three months of investigation, the owner of “Balloons over Bloomington” turned himself into authorities Wednesday for cheating 24 customers out of rides.\nKevin DeVoe, 51, faces three preliminary counts of theft.\nAccording to a statement released by the Bloomington Police Department in June, officers were investigating a complaint from an out-of-town couple concerning a hot air balloon ride they paid for but never received.\nThe couple purchased a $300 certificate from “Balloons over Bloomington” in April 2006, but DeVoe canceled their ride. They rescheduled in May 2006, but their appointment was canceled again. DeVoe told the couple their ride would be rescheduled for 2007, but when the couple tried to contact him, the company’s phone was disconnected.\nDuring the investigation by BPD Det. Richard Hunter, DeVoe attempted to sell his hot air balloon on eBay. Whether or not he actually sold the balloon is unknown, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nDeVoe is currently at the Monroe County Jail and is being held on a $5,000 surety bond and $7,500 cash.
(09/20/07 4:07am)
Friday was not the first time Pelfree has dealt with law enforcement.\nThe FBI arrested Pelfree for conspiracy or intent to distribute methamphetamine in 1992, after indicting several other members involved in running a Bloomington methamphetamine lab.\nAccording to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in 1991 the FBI investigated Pelfree and 13 others for involvement in the methamphetamine lab. The lab ran from November 1990 until March 1991 and produced about 110 kilograms (22 pounds) of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana.\nPelfree was “continuously in and out” of the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex from March 1992 until he was released in January 2003, said a representative of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(09/20/07 4:03am)
The Monroe County man accused of murdering two men in late March is pleading not guilty.\nAuthorities arrested Jerry E. Pelfree, 51, after receiving a tip about two bodies located in steel drums on Pelfree’s property in the 6000 block of West Ison Road. \nAccording to the Monroe County Circuit Court, Judge Marc Kellems entered Pelfree into a preliminary plea of not guilty Tuesday afternoon. Pelfree’s pre-trial conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. Nov. 13. Monroe County Attorney Ron Chapman, who could not be reached for comment by press time, will be representing Pelfree. \nPolice discovered the bodies after receiving a tip from an informant, Troy D. Harden, 37, who has been incarcerated in Monroe County Jail since June 21 for various charges, including battery of a police officer and possession of cocaine. Harden told authorities he was present at the time of the murders, according to the probable cause affidavit filed Sept 17. \nThe bodies were identified earlier this week as Douglas A. Brown, 23, and Everett L. Shaw. 34. Both died from gunshot wounds to the head.\nBoth Brown and Shaw had previously served time in Monroe \nCounty Jail. Shaw was last booked into the Monroe County Jail in 1999 for public intoxication. Brown was arrested in 2006 for driving with a suspended license and failure to appear.\nMonroe County Sheriff Jim Kennedy said he didn’t know if anybody else would be charged in connection to this case. He said if anyone else was charged, it would not happen until after the trial begins.\nHarden told authorities that he was with Pelfree, Brown and Shaw when they acquired a stolen all-terrain vehicle they intended to exchange for drugs. Brown had previously been in a relationship with Pelfree’s daughter, Michelle Ritter, and threatened to kill her after they broke-up, according to the affidavit.\nAuthorities believe Pelfree shot Brown and Shaw in the head with a .22 caliber rifle, according to the probable cause affidavit. Harden helped Pelfree move the victim’s bodies into the steel drums, according to the affidavit. Harden said Pelfree used a sledge hammer to break the bodies down so they would fit.\nSept. 14, officers received a search warrant for Pelfree’s and his daughter’s homes. They found the bodies in steel drums on Pelfree’s property. Authorities also recovered a .22 caliber rifle from Pelfree’s daughter’s home, located in the 800 block of Lemon Lane. \nThe bodies were transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital for a medical examination.\nAfter Pelfree was taken into custody, he told the Monroe County Jail officer that he kills people when he gets angry.\nPelfree is currently being held without bond at the Monroe County Jail.
(09/19/07 4:56am)
Police uncovered more information this week relating to two bodies discovered at a Bloomington residence. \nThe remains of the two unidentified bodies found in steel drums over the weekend were identified Monday as Everett L. Shaw and Douglas A. Brown. Police believe the events surrounding their deaths stemmed from a dispute about a stolen all-terrain vehicle. \nJerry E. Pelfree, 51, was arrested Friday evening after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Bloomington Police Critical Incident Response Team raided his property and found the remains of Shaw and Brown in 55- and 35-gallon steel drums. Both men died from gunshot wounds to the head March 27. Pelfree faces two preliminary counts of murder.\nMonroe County Sheriff Jim Kennedy said Brown and Shaw had arrest records.\nShaw, Brown, Pelfree and Troy Harden, who later became an informant, were involved in acquiring a stolen John Deere “Gator,” an all-terrain vehicle, in late March of this year, according to the probable cause affidavit filed Monday. The four men stayed at Pelfree’s residence in the 6000 block of West Ison Road for a few days after acquiring the Gator.\nHarden, who is currently an inmate at the Monroe County Jail, requested to get in touch with his uncle, Brown County Sheriff Robert “Buck” Stogsdill. Harden told Stogsdill about the murder. Stogsdill got in touch with the Bloomington Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. \nHarden told authorities Sept. 14 that Brown had been involved in a relationship with Pelfree’s daughter Michelle Ritter, and that Brown had threatened to kill her over their break-up, according to the affidavit. Harden described Brown as “volatile and a legitimate danger.”\nA few days after they obtained the stolen Gator, Shaw and Brown were working on repairing an automobile when Pelfree came out of his home with a .22 caliber rifle in his hand. Pelfree called Shaw and Brown over to him, and when they approached, Pelfree shot Shaw multiple times in the head, according to the affidavit. \nLater in the day, Harden entered Pelfree’s mobile home and noticed Brown slumped on the couch. He was dead when Harden and Pelfree entered the trailer. Pelfree directed Harden to assist him in moving the bodies. Harden told officers they attempted to put the bodies into steel drums, but they would not fit. Pelfree used a sledge hammer to break the bodies down so they would fit into the steel drums, according to the affidavit.\nBPD Capt. Joe Qualters said a possible motive for Pelfree was the threat to his daughter. Motives in Shaw’s death are unclear, but Qualters said it’s possible that Pelfree wanted to keep Shaw quiet.\nPelfree contacted Luke Jackson, his daughter’s current boyfriend. Jackson assisted Pelfree and Harden with moving the drums to the cargo area of a red box truck on the property, according to the affidavit. \nWhen interviewed on Sept. 14, Jackson told authorities he assisted Pelfree in removing the drum from the box truck. He told officers he did not know whether there were bodies inside of it, but the drum did have a bad odor. Pelfree told Jackson the steel drums contained a deer carcass, according to the affidavit. Jackson told officers the barrels were heavy and that they could not be far away from Pelfree’s home. Jackson told officers to look around the red truck.\nOn Sept. 14, officers received a search warrant for Pelfree’s home, as well as his daughter’s. The .22 caliber rifle was recovered from the daughter’s home, located in the 800 block of Lemon Lane.\nOfficers found Pelfree inside his home. When he declined to answer any questions, officers took him into custody. \nWhile searching the property, officers located two barrels wrapped in plastic under a pile of debris. Officers disassembled the debris pile and removed the plastic covering of the smaller barrel. Officers found what appeared to be a human skull with black hair and numerous bones, according to the affidavit.\nAfter being transported to the Monroe County Jail, Pelfree was questioned. The jail officer asked Pelfree, “What do you do when you get angry?” Pelfree responded, “I kill people.”\nThe skeletal remains of Shaw and Brown were transported to Dr. Roland Kohr, a forensic pathologist at Terre Haute Regional Hospital, for identification purposes. The bodies were identified by descriptions provided by family members.\nMonroe County Coroner David Toumey said definitive identification will take four to six weeks, pending verification of the victims’ DNA by the Indiana State Police’s Laboratory Division.\nKennedy said Harden would not be receiving any special treatment for the tip-off.\n“He’s an inmate, and that’s it,” he said.