Local fugitive found in a Greenwood apartment

Michael W. Nida, II; photo courtesy of Columbus Police
Michael W. Nida, II; photo courtesy of Columbus Police

A Columbus fugitive was arrested Tuesday night in Johnson County. Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department, says that 21-year-old Michael W. Nida, II was arrested just after 10 p.m. after authorities learned he was inside of a Greenwood apartment. CPD, with help from detectives from the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Greenwood Police Department, took Nida into custody without incident.

Lt. Harris says that Nida was transported back to Columbus and booked in the Bartholomew County Jail on the following charges:

Bartholomew County Probation Warrant on original charge of Intimidation (Level 5 Felony)
Domestic Battery with Bodily Injury (Level 5 Felony)
Strangulation (Level 6 Felony)
Interfering with the Reporting of a Crime (Class A Misdemeanor)

Nida is being held on $200,000 bond.