Advocate found intoxicated in court

A 70-year-old woman was arrested this week at the Hancock County Courthouse because she was found to be intoxicated right before she was supposed to testify as a court-appointed advocate for special-needs children. Niegel Allen, a volunteer for East Central Indiana Court Appointed Special Advocates, was preparing to testify when an attorney at the hearing noticed the smell of alcohol on her breath. A portable breathalyzer showed she had blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. She spent the night in jail and was released on her own recognizance.