Versailles, In. — A Batesville resident has been sentenced to 13 ½ years following a conviction for drug and theft charges.
Ripley Circuit Court judge Ryan King ordered Curtis Gridley, 41, to serve 11 years for attempted manufacture of methamphetamine and 2 ½ years for theft with a prior conviction. Gridley was given credit for 383 days served.
Court documents say in December of 2016 Gridley purchased or took items consistent with manufacturing drugs from three Batesville businesses. One of Gridley’s family members told police he was with Gridley when he made chemical purchases from Kroger and CVS and took a pipe cutting tool from Gillman Do it Best Home Center. Detectives confirmed the theft through surveillance footage from the store.
