Rensselaer, IN – Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance early Friday morning, leading to the arrest of a DeMotte man on multiple felony charges.
According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched around 2:42 a.m. on September 19 to a residence about two miles south of DeMotte, Indiana. Following an investigation, officers took 28-year-old Rogelio Garcia of DeMotte into custody and transported him to the Jasper County Detention Center.
Authorities said Garcia is facing preliminary charges that include domestic battery causing injury to or involving a pregnant victim, which is classified as a Level 5 felony. He is also accused of domestic battery as a Level 6 felony, domestic battery involving a victim under 14 years old as a Level 6 felony, and interference with the reporting of a crime, a Class A misdemeanor.
The sheriff’s office emphasized that arrests and charges are only accusations and that every person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
The case remains under investigation, and no additional details about the circumstances of the incident were immediately released. Residents in Jasper County and nearby communities, including DeMotte and Rensselaer, are encouraged to follow updates from local authorities as proceedings continue.
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