Home Blog Page 4240

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

0

Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Mary Jane Henry: Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Brittney Marie Schrock: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

James Lee Koutz: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony)

Christopher Edward Robertson: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Lisa Erin Douglas: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Niki Reanae Fallowfield: Stalking (Level 5 Felony)

Isaah Lee Bullens: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Brandon Outlaw Jr.: Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony)

Bonnie Young Bryant Jr.: Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony)

Clifford Anthony Johns II: Attempt Escape (Level 5 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Jess Powers via email at jpowers@vanderburghgov.org

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.

 

Gov. Holcomb & Community Health announce new program to prevent and treat drug addiction in moms and babies

0

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb joined state and local leaders today at Community Hospital East to announce a new Community Health Network program designed to address opioid use disorder in mothers and to treat babies born addicted to opioids.

The Community Health Network Neonatal Opioid Addiction Project was made possible through a $570,516 grant from the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Department of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA). The grant was created in 2017 legislation to address maternal opioid use disorder and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). NAS is the technical term used for the medical condition experienced by babies born addicted to drugs.

“Supporting mothers and babies impacted by addiction helps us attack the opioid crisis and reduce infant mortality,” Gov. Holcomb said. “This new program at Community Hospital East will save lives and give more Hoosier moms and babies access to treatment and ultimately better health.”

Community Health Network Foundation, the not-for-profit philanthropic organization of Community, is the fiscal agent for the new program. It will start at Community Hospital East with the ultimate goal of expanding to additional Community facilities by December 31, 2018.

“I have never met someone who wants an addiction,” said Bryan Mills, President and CEO of Community Health Network. “In our work to combat opioid addiction among expectant mothers, our goal is simple – healthier mothers and healthier babies. At Community, we believe we can achieve that by offering compassionate care in a comprehensive and collaborative way. Support from the State will bolster our efforts and help to devise evidence-based best practices that can be replicated across Indiana for the benefit of Hoosier women and children.”

Goals of Community’s Neonatal Opioid Addiction Project include:

  • Conducting screenings for all expectant mothers to identify those who need support for depression or drug use
  • Caring for expectant mothers who test positive for opioids throughout their pregnancies and after their children are born
  • Offering specialized care for newborns exposed to addictive substances
  • Developing a Maternal and Neonatal Center of Excellence for the Treatment of Drug Use Symptoms (TODUS)
  • Enhancing data collection, analysis and reporting on health outcomes, costs and best practices as well as ways to identify and remove barriers to addiction treatment and recovery

This project builds upon the success of an Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) pilot project at Community Hospital East. In 2015, the hospital became one of four statewide to pilot an ISDH program to identify and treat pregnant mothers and babies with substance use disorders.

The results were encouraging. In 2016, 45.95 percent of the hospital’s drug screens for expectant mothers were positive. By the time those mothers who tested positive came back to the hospital to deliver their babies, 55 percent of them tested negative for drug use.

Yet, there is more work to be done. Every 15 minutes, a child is born in the U.S. addicted to opioids. From 1999 to 2013, the nation saw a 300 percent increase in NAS. These babies spend five times longer in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit than babies born with no substance dependency.

Gov. Holcomb made attacking the drug epidemic and increasing treatment access for people with substance use disorder one of the five pillars of his Next Level Agenda. Promoting programs like these for moms and babies is an important piece of this comprehensive approach to fighting the opioid crisis.

Learn more at in.gov/recovery.

Help Support the ISP Youth Camps – Donate Today

0

The Indiana Troopers Youth Services (ITYS) is seeking donations to help continue the Indiana State Police’s Youth Summer Camp Program. The summer camps have been a long tradition of the Indiana State Police; dating back to the first camp program in 1970.

Youth attending the ISP Youth Summer Camp programs get a first-hand look at what it takes to be a state trooper. Some activities include SWAT, Bomb Squad, and K-9 team demonstrations, Mock Crime Scene Investigations, as well as Driving, Firearms, and Defensive Tactics simulations. The summer camps are available for youth 5th to 12th grade and are available at multiple locations around the state.

The ITYS fund raising goal is $10,000 and you can help us reach that goal with a donation to this Go Fund Me site https://www.gofundme.com/ itys-summer-camp-program.  Using Go Fund Me gives you peace of mind knowing your donation is going directly to support youth attending ISP summer camps. There’s no phone solicitor to leave you wondering if the call is legitimate or just another phone scam.

All funds raised will go toward scholarships for youth attending the camp programs, inclusive of lodging, meals, and nominal administrative costs.

Thank you for considering making a donation to the camp programs that have been an important part of the Indiana State Police for nearly five decades. No donation is too small and every donation helps continue the legacy.

MORE CAMP INFORMATION:

Interested in having your child attend one of the ISP Youth Camps? Visit us at http://trooper.org/camps/

To learn more about the ISP Youth Summer Camp Program, visit us at http://trooper.org/

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

0

http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/jail-recent-booking-records.aspx

EPD Activity Report

0

EPD Report

Daily Scriptures for the Week of April 30, 2018

0

MONDAY
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NIV

TUESDAY
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 NIV

Wednesday
““I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”” John 16:33 NIV

THURSDAY
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 NIV

FRIDAY
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NIV

SATURDAY
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 NIV

SUNDAY
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” Romans 14:19 NIV

FOOTNOTE: Submitted to the City-County Observer by Karen Seltzer

IS IT TRUE APRIL 30, 2018

8

We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

IS IT TRUE that according to the publication Human Progress, 2016 was the first year in human history when 1% of the population owned more wealth than the remaining 99%?…in spite of that the number of people in the world who lived in absolute poverty is lower than it has ever been?

IS IT TRUE today 6 Billion of the 6.5 Billion people on earth do not live in poverty while the other 500 Million do?…that the ration of people not in poverty to those who are is at an all-time high of 12?…just 40 years ago in 1977 was the first year that the critical ratio was one meaning an equal number of people were in and out of poverty?

IS IT TRUE historically the ration has been about 3 people in poverty for every one that is not?…this means that insofar as raising people out of poverty is concerned during the period of time since World War 2 the ratio of those out of poverty to those who are in poverty has improved by 3,500 percent?

IS IT TRUE this progress is attributed in whole to the massive creation of wealth that widespread industrialization and the information age have made possible?…the very wealth that drives the resentment between the 1% and the 99% is what generated the resources to reduce poverty?

IS IT TRUE people at all economic levels need to start looking at how they live and cease obsessing over where they are in the fictitious ranking of wealth?…one small bite of an ever-expanding pie is much better than having nearly all of a static pie?

IS IT TRUE from a lifestyle perspective, a low wage worker today lives better and more securely than a wealthy person 100 years ago?…with the invention of things like modern medicine, refrigeration, industrialized farming, electronics, transportation and housing, one of today’s less fortunate live a better life than the so-called robber barons like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt?

IS IT TRUE the time is now to wake up and smell the roses?…with only 500 million still living in poverty, down from 1.8 Billion in 1970 when poverty hit its peak, we can literally eliminate poverty in another 20 years?…that won’t keep the obsession with pecking order in check though because envy seems to be at the very root of human nature?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel without GOP Chairman Wayne Parkes support that County Commission Candidates Steve Hammer will lose?

Please take time and read our articles entitled “Statehouse Files, Channel 44 News, Daily Devotions, Law enforcement, Readers Poll, Birthdays, Hot Jobs, and Local Sports.
You are now are able to subscribe to get the CCO daily.
If you would like to advertise on the CCO please contact us CityCountyObserver@live.com

 

Judging Judges – Gavel Gamut by Jim Redwine

1

Gavel Gamut
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com

Much as a judge must decide the cases in front of her or him, on Tuesday, May 08, 2018
Posey County voters must decide whom to nominate to run in November’s general election for
Circuit Court Judge. When a judge is deciding a case the first thing is to analyze the evidence.
Voters can do the same thing before they cast their votes. Whether the office in question is
President of the United States or Circuit Court Judge the process should be the same. Such things
as relevant experience and prior good or bad behavior should be considered. But especially with
judges there is no substitute for good character and mature judgment.
Judges decide the issues most dear to us. Such matters as who goes to jail, how children
are reared and how property is divided are just a few of the countless critical issues a judge must
determine. Voters must determine who can best untangle these often thorny cases.
If you have followed this column, you know I have often written about the process of
judging and what makes a good judge. However, after more than 37 years of my own experience
as judge where I have observed and dealt with countless judges I am convinced that the most
vital qualification for judging is good character. Of course, voters should consider a judicial
candidate’s honesty, background, experience, past successes or failures and good or bad
behavior, but the most important factor in evaluating a potential judge is character. Without good
character nothing else matters. With good character other deficiencies can be overcome.
While politics should never play a role in a judge’s decisions, Indiana requires in most of
our 92 counties that judges be nominated by a political party. I think this is not the best system of
judicial selection, but such matters are within the Legislative Branch’s authority. And, since I
believe in democracy and I think democracy works best with a clear separation of the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches, I must defer decisions on the method of selecting
judges to the Legislature.
So that means on Tuesday, May 08, 2018 Posey County must select judicial candidates
for the general election in November. The Posey County Republican Party has already
determined that Attorney Craig Goedde will be the Republican candidate. Congratulations to
him.
As for the Democrat Party, which has honored me with its nomination for judge seven
times, a judicial nominee for this election is still needed. With the criteria referred to earlier in
mind I respectfully suggest Attorney Trent Van Haaften would be an excellent choice. I have
known Mr. Van Haaften since he and our son played Pony League baseball together on a team
his father and I helped coach. They also played football together for Mt. Vernon High School
from which they graduated in 1983. Mr. Van Haaften was president of their Senior Class. I can
speak about him from long-time personal knowledge. Of course, each voter should decide for
themselves.
Both Mr. Van Haaften and Mr. Goedde are hardworking and knowledgeable attorneys
who have handled many cases before me and I know them both personally. Each has mature
judgment and sound character. Either would work well with the unopposed and excellent
candidates for Prosecuting Attorney, Travis Clowers, and Sheriff, Tom Latham. I would have
confidence Posey County’s legal system would continue to well serve all of us if either is elected
judge.
For more Gavel Gamut articles go to: www.jamesmredwine.com

ADOPT A PET

0

Enoch is an 8-year-old Welsh Terrier. He is a super laid-back, sweet boy! His adoption fee is $110 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

Judge orders early satellite voting precincts for Marion County

0

Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

A federal judge Wednesday ordered Marion County to establish at least two early satellite voting precincts in time for the November general election, though the court refrained from requiring them in time for the May 8 primary election.

Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued an injunction in a suit brought by Common Cause and the NAACP. The suit filed in 2017 alleged that the county election board’s decision in recent years to permit early voting in just one location countywide provided unequal access to the ballot and violated voting rights in Indianapolis, particularly for minority voters.

Barker’s injunction was issued contemporaneously with a 48-page order that found that there was too little time before the May 8 primary to order early voting precincts, creating too great a burden on the Marion County Election Board.

“The benefits to Plaintiffs at this late hour, meanwhile, would be comparatively modest. Finally, while the character and magnitude of Plaintiffs’ injury does not vary with the type of election (primary or general), the public’s interest in an electoral market free from arbitrary governmental interference in favor of one political party over another is less impaired in the primary-election context. And the public, too, would be ill served by last-minute upheaval and confusion in the administration of the May primary,” Barker wrote in Common Cause Indiana, et al. v. Marion County Election Board, et al, 1:17-cv-1388.

“As to the November general election, however, we find that the balance of equities tips in Plaintiffs’ favor,” Barker wrote. “… Plaintiffs’ fair likelihood of success on the merits, and the constitutionally fundamental nature of their asserted injury, justify the imposition of this reduced burden. “Both Plaintiffs and the public are positioned to enjoy the full benefits of (early in-person) voting restored to its 2008 levels, while the public will suffer minimal disruption to any ongoing election preparation efforts, and will reap the harvest of an electoral contest conducted without a governmental thumb on the scale.”

The Election Board in earlier years offered early in-person voting in two to four locations. In 2008, the county established early-voting sites at North Central High School and at the Southport Government Center. But in more recent years, the Election Board voted against satellite early voting facilities, so early voting was available only at the County Clerk’s office in the City-County Building.

While Barker’s order puts the force of law behind requiring Marion County to provide early in-person voting locations, the board previously indicated it would expand early voting in 2019.

1...4,2394,2404,241...7,271Page 4,240 of 7,271