NORTH VERNON — A North Vernon man who serves as the golf director and manager of St. Anne’s Golf Course in North Vernon has been suspended from his position without pay for two weeks.
The North Vernon City Council took that action, by a 4 to 1 vote, at its meeting Monday about golf director Robin P. Brown. Council member Jack Kelly voted against suspending Brown, saying the issue “is a private matter” relating to an employee and should not be discussed at a public meeting.
The decision follows the filing of formal charges against Brown in Jennings County Circuit Court on Jan. 23 related to his Jan. 6 arrest by North Vernon police.
Brown, 56, has been charged by the Jennings County prosecutor with one felony and two misdemeanors, court documents state. He has been charged with:
- Intimidation, a Level 6 felony
- Operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 but less than .15, a Class C misdemeanor
- Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor
According to a North Vernon Police Department incident report detailing the arrest, filed Jan. 8 by North Vernon Police Officer Kyle Hall, the officer was on patrol at 2:46 a.m. Jan. 6 when Jennings County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Mellencamp contacted him and said he had first observed Brown displaying signs of possible intoxication at the North Vernon Taco Bell.
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