From Decatur County Sheriff Bill Meyerrose
On November 19, 2024, it was reported to the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department that
numerous golf carts and a dirt bike had been stolen from the North Branch Golf Couse.
In the early morning hours of November 20, 2024, a white pick up truck was located in
Batesville, IN with a golf cart in the bed of the truck. Batesville Police Department
officers momentarily lost sight of the truck, but quickly located it, unoccupied and with
the doors open. The occupants of the vehicle had fled the scene on foot. The golf cart
found in the bed of the truck was confirmed to have been stolen from North Branch.
The investigation led to an apartment located at 1085 Arlington Dr., Batesville. As the
investigation continued, a search warrant was requested and granted for this apartment as
well as a storage locker in this apartment complex. Upon execution of the search warrant
at the apartment, two males were located. Upon execution of the search warrant on the
storage locker, a golf cart, confirmed stolen from North Branch, and the dirt bike stolen
from North Branch were located. The storage locker was rented in the name of one of the
residents located in the apartment.
The two males in the apartment were both arrested and charged Buron allegations involving burglary as a Level 5 Felony and Theft as a Level 6 Felony. The males were identified as:
Jayden Allen Nichols-McDonald, 20 years of age, 1085 Arlington Dr., Batesville, IN, and
Tyson Boyd Ingle, 18 years of age, 5520 Dollar Hide South Dr., Indianapolis, IN.
As a part of the investigation, it was discovered that the stolen golf carts were being sold
on FaceBook Marketplace. If you have any information in regards to recently purchasing
a golf cart, you are urged to contact Det. Ally Sullivan at the Decatur County Sheriff’s
Department at 812-663-8125.
We would also like to thank the Batesville Police Department for their assistance.
Under the law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed
to be innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.