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Updated: 3:04 PM EST February 1, 2021
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. Connersville police arrested a man Saturday for stabbing and seriously injuring a utility worker on the north side of city.
Devin Michael Franklin, 26, of Connersville, is being held in the Fayette County Jail for attempted murder and resisting arrest.
The worker, Darrin Poore, 34, of Straughn, is recovering from his injuries in an Indianapolis hospital, according to a media release from CPD.
Police were called 2144 Vermont Ave. in Connersville on Saturday for a reported stabbing. Officers found Poore with life-threatening cuts and stab wounds.
A witness described Franklin running from the scene, and after a brief chase, officers used a taser to get him in custody and arrest him.
Milan, IN South Eastern Indiana Natural Gas Co., Inc. has announced that effective January 1, 2021, it became a part of the Beynon family portfolio of companies, which includes several natural gas utilities. Mr. Wortman of South Eastern Indiana Natural Gas Co., Inc., has been a board member of Ohio Valley Gas Corp. (OVG), a Beynon family-owned company, for fourteen years. This change was made in the best interest of the customers and the dedicated employees according to officials.
The Wortman and Beynon families share a dedication to providing safe and reliable natural gas service to customers, and in being good stewards within the communities served. Ira D. Beynon, founded OVG to be about people and relationships, and this belief is being carried on by the third generation of the Beynon family.