North Vernon, IN—Friday afternoon, Jennings County Sheriff Deputies received a call of a man in Country Squire Lakes that was asking children to get into his vehicle, which was described as a white Chevrolet Tahoe. Deputies responded to the area and while searching the area, Deputy Chris Gholson observed a white Chevrolet Tahoe and conducted a traffic stop. Deputy Gholson witnessed the driver, Charles E. Messer, 47, of North Vernon, drinking from an alcohol bottle as he approached the vehicle. After conducting an investigation, Messer was taken into custody and charged on allegations of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication, and Refusal of a Chemical Test.
