Public Records

William V. Spalding, 44, of 95 Cowherd Lane in Lebanon was indicted in Marion Circuit Court last week for first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, first-degree cruelty to animals, possession of marijuana and first-degree persistent felony offender. 

• Community Action Executive Director Lynn Robey reviewed the council’s annual report with the court. According to Robey, all programs are doing well except for the congregate meal program, which has lost funding. The congregate meal program provides 5,793 meals, annually. Robey also reported that the reforms to the retirement system will cost Community Action an additional $480,000, annually. Robey informed the court that she will be retiring in June. Magistrates voted to give Community Action the court’s annual allocation of $15,000. 

Beechfork Baptist Church in Gravel Switch is suing its former bookkeeper after she allegedly embezzled thousands of dollars from the church over the past several years.
According to the complaint, filed on July 6 in the Marion Circuit Clerk’s Office, Beechfork Baptist Church alleges that Connie Tungate of Lebanon wrote and cashed numerous checks made payable to herself (or family members) from December 2014 to April 5, 2018.
Tungate was a member of the church, employed as its bookkeeper and served as the church treasurer from 2014-2018.

A Lebanon man who was arrested for assaulting a blind man will serve additional jail time and have to pay restitution to victim.
Darrell Craig, 62, of Lebanon was arrested on Feb. 14, and charged with fourth-degree assault after punching David Holliday in the face while he was walking down the sidewalk on West Main Street in Lebanon with his guide dog, Major.
Holliday’s nose was broken, and he had to undergo surgery on Feb. 23.