Holiday closings listed

Monticello City Hall will be closed Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 for the Christmas holidays.

The offices of the County Judge-Executive, Wayne County Sheriff, County Attorney, and PVA will also be closed Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 for the Christmas holidays.

Outlook office to be closed

The Wayne County Outlook office will be closed Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 for the Christmas holidays. The office will be open regular hours on Friday, December 26.

Henry charged in burglary

On Monday, December 15, Monticello Police responded to a complaint that a man had forced his way into an apartment at Horse Hollow and was demanding drugs.

Officers arrived a short time later and arrested Aaron Henry, 26, of Monticello. He was charged with second degree burglary and theft of a controlled substance. Henry was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

Henry is accused of taking an estimated 10 Tylenol 3 tablets while inside the apartment.

McGuire, Young charged with forged checks

Following an investigation into the report of a stolen checkbook and several forged checks passed at local businesses, the Monticello Police Department served arrest warrants on two individuals.

On Monday, December 15, officers served Marty McGuire, 34, with a warrant charging him with complicity to commit forgery first degree and complicity to commit criminal possession of a forged instrument second degree.

Also on December 15, officers served Jack Young, 35, with a warrant charging him with complicity to commit forgery first degree and complicity to commit criminal possession of a forged instrument first degree.

McGuire and Young allegedly passed personal checks on Melvina Bell’s account, then encouraged her to report them stolen and forged. Bell was indicted by the Wayne County Grand Jury in November for her alleged participation.

Bell arrested on drug charge

A Wayne County man has been arrested on 28 felony drug charges. Following a month-long investigation by the Monticello Police Department, officers arrested Darryl "Doc" Bell, 60, and charged him with 24 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or false statement, and four counts of trafficking in a controlled substance second degree.

Bell was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center on Wednesday, December 17. Bond was set at $10,000 cash only.

Bell is accused of visiting several of the local doctors between January 27 and November 21 of this year, and receiving numerous prescriptions for Oxycontin, Xanax, Vicodin, and Tylox. All of these prescriptions were filled at local pharmacies, according to the Monticello Police Department.

The investigation is continuing.

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