Johnathan Heckaman

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident on Syracuse Lake which resulted in one person being arrested. 

Around 6 p.m. Monday evening, Indiana Conservation Officers received a call from Syracuse Police regarding a sunken boat at the public access site on Syracuse Lake. 

Johnathan Heckaman, 33, of Syracuse, was subsequently arrested after he sunk his own boat while attempting to put it on the trailer at the Syracuse Public Access Site. He faces charges of Boating While Intoxicated. 

Indiana Conservation Officers would like to remind the public to use good sound judgment when out on the water this summer. Don’t drive drunk and wear a lifejacket.