CARTHAGE – On August 27, 2024, around 1:00 pm., the Indiana State Police Central Special Weapons, and Tactics (SWAT) Team served the arrest warrant at 10532 North Carthage Pike on Richard E. King II, 60, of Carthage, for intimidation.
A joint investigation by Indiana State Police Detectives and the Department of Natural Resources revealed that around July 22, 2024, the Indiana Department of Environmental Development received a complaint about Wood’s Campgrounds. When workers contacted the campground to investigate the matter, they reported King making threatening comments over the phone. Officers took King into custody without further incident and transported him to the Rush County Jail.
Richard E. King II was arrested and preliminarily charged with:
- (Two counts) Intimidation – committed due to occupation, a Class 6 Felony.
- (Two counts) Intimidation – a threat to commit a forcible felony, a Class 6 Felony.
- Intimidation, a level A Misdemeanor.
