JENNINGS COUNTY — The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate James Helton for the crime of intimidation with a weapon and pointing a firearm, according to the sheriff’s department.
The incident occurred on Aug. 22, 2019 in the Hayden area and where Helton is accused of pointing a firearm at an individual and making threats, the department said.
Prior to deputies’ arrival to the incident in Hayden, Helton left the area and went to his home in Jackson County which is located on county line road with Jennings County.
Deputies arrived at Helton’s residence and observed Helton’s vehicle in the driveway, the same vehicle Helton had driven to the incident in Hayden. Deputies attempted to make contact with Helton but could not get a response, deputies said.
After several attempts to call Helton out and without a response, a Jennings County search warrant was obtained to search for Helton inside of his residence, which was
a large pull behind camper, deptuies said. The Indiana State Police was contacted to execute the search warrant for Helton. After several attempts to call Helton out, the state police SWAT team made entry into the camper. Helton was not located inside of the trailer.
Jennings County Sheriff Kenny Freeman and Jackson County Sheriff Rick Myers were both on scene for the duration of this incident.
Freeman encourages anyone with information on the whereabouts of James Helton to
contact the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office at 812-346-5111 or the anonymous tip line at 812-346-0342.
