Bobcat bandit doesn’t remember anything

A Florida man used a Bobcat Loader to break a glass door of the Dubois County Division of Family Services, 695 W. 2nd Street, Jasper, Thursday morning.

According to police, they received a complaint of a man driving a Bobcat Loader down 2nd Street from Clay Street at about 2:05 a.m. The man was knocking down street signs and hitting light poles, according to the report.

When officers arrived in the area, they located the Bobcat, later identified as belonging to Jay-Kem, Inc., outside the Division of Family Services office. It had been used to break the glass door on the east side of the building.

Jasper City Police officers, Dubois County Sheriff’s deputies, and an Indiana State Police trooper entered the building and located the subject, Korey D. Groover, 29, of Holly Dr., Davenport, Fla., laying on the floor inside one of the offices.

Officers arrested Groover without incident. When Groover was asked why he stole the Bobcat, he told police that he was really drunk and did not recall anything after he left JR’s Bar on Clay St.

A syringe was located in Groover’s pocket during the arrest, as well as the keys to the Bobcat.

Groover was taken to Memorial Hospital for a blood draw and police determined he had a blood alcohol content of .18 percent. He also had marijuana in his system.

According to police, the damages reached $9,800.

Groover was booked into the Dubois County Security Center on charges of Level 5 felony burglary, Level 6 felony theft, Level  6 felony possession of a syringe, and A misdemeanor criminal mischief.