New Point marshal arrested at Ripley County 4-H Fair
Wanda English Burnett - Editor

According to information from the Indiana State Police, 30-year-old Rick Denny of Greensburg, was arrested following a disturbance at the Ripley County 4-H Fair on Tuesday, July 27.

ISP Cpl. Dan Elmore responded to the scene and said he received initial information that Denny was a Westport Police Officer. He later discovered Denny was the New Point Town Marshal, but was on an unpaid leave of absence from the department at the time of the incident at the fair.

Witnesses said several people were involved in what they perceived to be a fight near the area that the Motocross races were taking place at the grandstands on Tuesday evening about 7:49 p.m. Authorities noted that the people involved were told to leave the fairgrounds, but Denny did not.

According to a press release from Cpl. Robert Garcia of the Indiana State Police, Versailles Post, the case is still under investigation.

A charge of Disorderly Conduct is pending against Denny, who bonded out of jail and awaits an initial hearing in Ripley County Superior Court.