At 2:30 a.m. Thursday, the Carmel Police Department was called to the 1000 block of Indian Trail Drive in Gramercy Apartments on a report of a domestic violence incident involving a shotgun. The nature of the call prompted a SWAT callout.
The female victim told officers that the suspect, her ex-boyfriend, Scott A. Nocco, 28, Carmel, entered her residence with a shotgun and struck her several times with it. Police say during the struggle, the shotgun was fired but no one was struck. The female victim was able to escape the residence.
While SWAT was on the way to the scene, Nocco was able to jump from a balcony and flee the scene undetected by officers. SWAT officers later located Nocco at his residence in the 4900 block of Woodcreek Drive and took him into custody without incident.
Nocco was arrested on the following charges: Criminal Confinement, Level 3 Felony; Criminal Recklessness, Level 5 Felony; Domestic Battery, Level 5 Felony; Intimidation, Level 5 Felony; Criminal Mischief, Class A Misdemeanor; and Interference with Reporting of a Crime, Class A Misdemeanor.
The Carmel Police Department was assisted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department and the Fishers Police Department.
Nocco is being held at the Hamilton County Jail.