Pierceton man arrested for criminal confinement after having part of finger bit off

The Pierceton man who had part of his finger bitten off during the alleged beating of another man back in December has been arrested.

40-year-old Shawn Jefferson was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on Monday. He faces several charges including criminal confinement. Jefferson is accused of working with 32-year-old Heather Hersha to hold a man captive, put him in the trunk of his own car, and drop him off in a wooded area.

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Hersha was arrested in early January in connection to the incident.