A Seymour man faces 10 preliminary charges, including eight felonies, after being arrested on a warrant in connection with an incident that occurred last month.
John Brandon Shepherd, 37, faces a Level 5 felony charge of battery by means of a deadly weapon, seven Level 6 felonies and two misdemeanors after his arrest Friday.
The Level 6 felonies include strangulation, domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16, confinement, three separate invasion of privacy charges and theft with a prior conviction.
At midnight Dec. 23, 2019, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department officers Zach Elliott and Brad Barker and Reserve Officer Dakota Burke responded to call in the 8000 block of North U.S. 31 in reference to a battery.
When officers arrived, a woman told them Shepherd had battered her and took some items.
The woman said Shepherd had thrown a brick through her car window while she was in it and the glass cut her, police said.
Upon further questioning, the woman said Shepherd battered her in the presence of a 15-year-old.
Shepherd wasn’t in the area when officers arrived, and Burke filed for an arrest warrant on Shepherd, which was issued Dec. 26.
Attempts to locate Shepherd were unsuccessful until Friday when Shepherd was located in a vehicle in Seymour.
Burke and fellow Reserve Officer Richard Rotert located Shepherd along with Elliott and Officer Justin Amos.
Shepherd was taken to the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown, where he was being held Monday without bond.
Shepherd also was charged with a Class A misdemeanor of interfering with the reporting of a crime and a Class B misdemeanor of criminal mischief.
Upon conviction, a Level 5 felony is punishable between one and six years with an advisory sentence of three years. In addition, the person may be fined up to $10,000.
A Level 6 felony is punishable by six months to two and a half years if convicted with an advisory sentence of one year.
Class A misdemeanors can result in $5,000 in fines and one year in jail, while Class B misdemeanors are punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and 180 days in jail.