Latest News

Dubois County SWCD 2026 Annual Meeting Honors Awardees and Elects New Supervisor Actors Community Theatre Opens 2026 Scholarship Applications Equipment Violation Leads to Felony Charges for Sulphur Man Sheila Asbell Announces 2026 Run for Dubois County Recorder Darren C. Patterson Named Top 1% Mortgage Broker in Indiana

A Huntingburg man is accused of impersonating an officer to get custody of a juvenile over the weekend.

The Dubois County Sheriff says 63-year-old Jim Zink is a former office employee. He worked as a jail officer for about a year in 2017.

Deputies say he went to the southside McDonald’s in jasper on Sunday and demanded a juvenile employee be released to him.

SHERIFF KLIENHELTER says video from the business shows ZINK showing a sheriff’s badge and that juvenile leaving with him.

Zink is facing charges of impersonating a public servant.

Leave a Reply