Local farmer John Reagle was arrested at Duffy’s Bar & Grill after drunkenly harassing other patrons with what he claimed was his ex-girlfriend’s severed hand.

Sheriff’s investigators are working to find out whether the alleged hand is real and, if so, who it belongs to.

Is this hand the result of a tragic accident, the first hint of a fatal incident, or an elaborate hoax?

Ready to get started? Check out the Helping Hand Case Introduction and Case Recap. Then review the Latest Case Information.

The Helping Hand case documents are presented in reverse chronological order in the Case Files.

• Click the Evidence, Interview, Biography, or Press tag at the top of the Case Files page to filter by document type.
• Click the Day tags at the top of the Case Files page to filter case documents by the day they happened in the investigation.

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The Helping Hand investigation began on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, and will run for about eight weeks.