BEDFORD — A 19-year-old was arrested early Sunday morning following a disturbance on Westwood Drive in which police say she used a wooden birdhouse to repeatedly strike a homeowner’s front door while highly intoxicated.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Officer A. Manke of the Bedford Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 4:01 a.m. on November 1, 2026, to the 220 block of Westwood Dr. after receiving a report of a female pounding on a door and damaging property.
As officers approached the area, dispatch advised that the suspect had fled the scene on foot, heading eastbound across the street. Officer Manke located a female later identified as 19-year-old Morgan Williams of Enterprise, Indiana, stumbling through a property on Edgewood Drive.
Police noted that Williams exhibited slurred speech, smelled of alcohol, and was disoriented, at one point claiming she was in Bloomington after coming from West Lafayette.
The homeowner reported to police that he and his wife were awakened when Williams began banging on their front door with a wooden birdhouse from the property, causing damage. The homeowner informed her that law enforcement was being called and stated he wished to pursue criminal mischief charges for the destroyed birdhouse.
Williams was uncooperative and belligerent during initial contact and was transported to IU Health Bedford for medical clearance. While at the hospital, she continued to be disruptive, telling staff and officers that she was 19 and had been drinking with friends while trying to locate a friend’s house nearby.
Following her medical clearance, Williams was transported to the Lawrence County Jail. A preliminary breath test administered at the jail yielded a blood alcohol concentration (BrAC) result of 0.180%.
Williams faces preliminary charges of public intoxication, criminal mischief, illegal consumption, and disorderly conduct.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This article is based on the information provided in the probable cause affidavit and does not represent a final determination of guilt or innocence.
