A Jefferson County man is due in court after White County Sheriff’s authorities were called to break up an active dispute. According to the report, law officers were called to a West Sycamore home in Carmi Sunday at about a quarter till 8pm. Dispatch alerted the caller said her ex, 26 year old Michael Dent of Mt. Vernon, IL tried to drag a white female out of a vehicle. The woman declined to sign a complaint, however a check of active warrants revealed Dent was wanted on a 2024 White County warrant related to a Domestic Violence charge. He was subsequently taken into custody and then released under the Pre-Trial Fairness Act.
