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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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

Gerivonnie Marquis Lewis: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony)

Kayla Gaines: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Brandon William Alka: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

April Marie Darden: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor)

Floyd Edwards Jr.: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony)

Cary Brent Fetcher: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony)

Anthony Lamar Summers: Conspiracy Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony)

William R. Spradley Jr.: Conspiracy Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), ConspiracyDealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony)

Sarah Kaye Butler: Conspiracy Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Matthew Alexander Woods: Attempt Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)

Jade Marie Siscel: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Dale Tyler Robinson: Possession of narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)

Kayla Kimberly Plymesser: Aiding  Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Robert Mullinix: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Colton M. Cox: Aiding  Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Three score in double-figures as Aces downed at Loyola

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Gasper, Miller, and Casteel combine for 42 of Evansville’s 63 points

 

CHICAGO, Ill. - The University of Evansville women’s basketball team got off to a hot start, but was cooled-off in the second quarter in an 82-63 loss to Loyola in Chicago, Ill. on Sunday afternoon.

“The first quarter wasn’t too bad. We gave them some easy looks and some things they shouldn’t have, but that second quarter is unacceptable,” said Aces head coach Matt Ruffing. “Credit to Kate (Achter) and her staff. They got their kids to play harder than we did and that’s something we’ve seen over and over and over again.”

Junior guard Kerri Gasper (15) and redshirt sophomore guard Marley Miller (14) combined for 29 points to lead the Aces while freshman guard Kayla Casteel added 13 points for UE. Gasper came within range of a triple-double, tallying seven boards and five assists to go along with her 15 points. For the Ramblers, Jessica Cerda paced Loyola with 16 points, all coming in the opening half.

Miller got Evansville off to a fast start as the Olney, Ill. native scored the Aces’ first five points and put UE ahead 5-2 in the opening two minutes. After Loyola pushed back with an 8-0 spree to take a 10-5 lead, sophomore guard Macie Lively drained a jumper and Miller got involved again with her second triple to tie the game at 10. A heavily contested first quarter ended with a pair of Rambler free throws that gave Loyola a narrow 19-17 advantage.

Loyola controlled much of the second quarter as the Ramblers utilized a 16-2 run in the first six minutes of the period to open up a 16-point 35-19 lead. Gasper helped stop the run with a pair of free throws under the three minute mark in the frame, but Loyola closed the quarter with an 8-0 run to take a 43-21 lead into the halftime break.
The Aces offense got going once again in the third quarter as Evansville cut its deficit to 19 twice in the first three minutes of the period. It was the Ramblers who once again had an answer as Loyola manufactured a 6-0 run to push its lead to 24 at 51-27 with 4:55 left in the quarter. With 53 second left in the frame, Casteel splashed home a three-pointer to trim Loyola’s lead to 17 before the Ramblers responded with five-straight points to grab a 22-point advantage. In the final seconds of the quarter, Casteel hit her second triple of the game as the Aces headed into the fourth quarter trailing 64-45.

In the fourth period, Evansville got its deficit as low as 18 on two separate occasions, but each time Loyola responded. Two free-throws by Gasper trimmed the Ramblers’ lead to 75-57 with 2:20 left in the contest, but Abby O’Connor hit a three in response as Loyola earned the 82-63 win.

The Aces were out-shot by the Ramblers in the game, 50% (33-66) to 38.5% (20-52), while Loyola won the rebounding battle, 40-28.

Evansville returns home to battle Indiana State on February 2 at 7 p.m. in the Aces’ annual Play 4 Kay game.

Eagles land multiple top 10s at Tom Hathaway Distance Classic

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Indoor Track & Field had many strong performances in running events Friday and Saturday at the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Senior Melina Gryschka (Garbsen, Germany) won the 600 meters in one minute, 43.31 seconds. Freshman Amanda Moore (Farmersburg, Indiana) gave USI the top two spots, finishing in 1:47.90. Moore also had a top 10 in the 400 meters.

The Screaming Eagles were also successful in the 800 meters, taking three of the top five spots. Freshman Ashley Lawhorn (Frankfort, Kentucky) finished second in 2:32.95, with junior Sarah Hamilton(Chandler, Indiana) and senior Kate Duty (Owensboro, Kentucky) finishing within two tenths of a second of each other in fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the mile run, the Eagles placed five runners in the top 10, with junior Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) leading the way with a second place finish in 5:16.88. Senior Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Illinois) also earned a top five in 5:18.93.

After five top 10s in the mile, USI bested that with six top 10s in the 3000 meters. Junior Kate Henrickson(Boonville, Indiana), freshman Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana), and senior Bryce Cutler(Benzonia, Michigan) finished second, third, and fourth, respectively, with Henrickson coming in with a time of 10:38.14.

USI also took second and third in the distance medley relay.

The Eagles will next be in action Friday at the Tiger Small College Invitational hosted by DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

Nolan, Grau collect wins at Tom Hathaway Distance Classic

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Indoor Track & Field senior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) and sophomore Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) each picked up their first wins of the season at the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic this weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Grau took first in the 800 meters, finishing with a time of one minute, 57.70 seconds. Also in the 800 meters, junior Darius Payne (Louisville, Kentucky) crossed the line in fifth in 2:02.76.

Nolan led three Screaming Eagles in the top six of the mile, completing the event in 4:23.78. He bested teammate sophomore Nathan Hall (Springfield, Missouri) by .08 seconds, as Hall came in second in 4:23.86. Senior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) finished sixth.

The Eagles took the top two spots in the distance medley relay, with the team of Grau, Almustapha Silvester (Indianapolis, Indiana), freshman Arie Macias (Godfrey, Illinois), and Hall bringing home the win in 10:19.27.

Freshman sprinter Andrew Pierce (Muncie, Indiana) also had a successful meet, finishing fifth in the 60 meters and sixth in the 200 meters. He had a time of 7.24 seconds in the 60 meters and 23.89 seconds in the 200 meters.

In the field, freshman Tyrell Nickelson (English, Indiana) grabbed a pair of top three finishes, taking second in the high jump and third in the triple jump. He jumped a height of six feet, 2.75 inches in the high jump, while going for 39’6″ in the triple jump.

The Eagles will next be in action Friday at the Tiger Small College Invitational hosted by DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

February Programs at cMoe

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At cMoe, we provide fun, play based, interactive and hands-on learning experiences for children and their families. Join us every day to discover, explore and imagine!

Family Free Night, is Thursday, February 1st from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Create family memories and spark your children’s imagination on Family Free Night! Last admittance is at 7:30pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult age 18 or over. Sponsored by Old National Bank.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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IS IT TRUE JANUARY 29, 2018

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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 we wonder what the current status of the $750,000 water and sewer bill that the owners of the McCurdy allegedly owe to the Evansville Water and Sewer Utilities Department?  …we have been told that the people who lease apartments at the McCurdy currently have running water? …if any of our readers have an excessive water bill that isn’t paid current their water would be cut off?

IS IT TRUE when a business has excessive operating costs and serious long-term debt they don’t do another capital project for a while?  …last week the Mayor and At-large City Councilwomen Michelle Mercer announced a private and public partnership to raise funds to designed and develop the Roberts Park property?  …its obvious that government isn’t ruined like a business?

 IS IT TRUE we are told that any candidate running for re-election that has wasted our tax dollars on questionable capital projects or voted on tax increases may have a problem of getting re-elected?
IS IT TRUE in June of 2017 Evansville City Councilman Jonathan Weaver raised the idea of privatizing the Mesker Zoo?…Public records indicate the city-funded over $4.8 million for the zoo this year, but the zoo only brought $1.1 million in revenue?…Weaver reportedly says that $3 million loss got him thinking that with tax dollars being in short supply that Evansville would be well served to turn this loser over to a private investor? …we can’t wait to see what the newly appointed City Council Finance Chairman Jonathon Weaver is going to do about the privatizing of the zoo issue?

IS IT TRUE its time that the self-proclaimed conservatives on City Council demand a full and detailed disclosure of all the operating expenses of the Evansville Thunderbolt Hockey team that the City of Evansville is responsible for?

IS IT TRUE we are being told that the Evansville city employees Healthcare costs are still out of control and will still are faced with another major shortfall issues in this year’s budget year?  …we wonder where the City Controller is getting the extra money to pay for the city employees Healthcare shortfall in 2018 budget since the Riverboat Fund is about drained for this year?
IS TRUE TRUE that Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding will announce that he shall run for re-election on Feb 8, 2018, at the Civic Center at 3:30 PM?  …we are hearing that the popular Sheriff may run un-opposed?
IS IT TRUE the North Main renovation project is now complete? …that the newly designed streets won’t allow for two buses to pass each other?  … it’s been reported that a city fire truck can’t use the newly installed street on North Main? …its obvious whoever designed the newly installed North Main street didn’t have the good sense to use a tape measure to find out how wide a road should be to allow buses or a fire truck  to use this street before pouring concrete?…it looks like the project design geniuses somehow decided to put 20 pounds of product in an 18 pound bag and now are standing in amazement that it wouldn’t fit?
IS IT TRUE that one thing done right the second time around on North Main was replacing the dilapidated water pipes? …it’s obvious that common sense doesn’t run deep in the Civic Center?
IS IT TRUE this is not the first time something that was literally stupid happened with infrastructure improvements?…once upon a time someone approved a paving project on Diamond Avenue that wouldn’t allow a semi truck to pass under a railroad bridge without getting stuck?…the first truck through got stuck and the tires had to be flattened to let it pass?…we guess that one was missed by 6 inches too?…that one required an expensive rework too?…then there was the scoreboard at the new expensive ball fields that weren’t useful for baseball?…the same ball fields missed the length of the base paths for the leagues that the park was built for?…we really need to bring back vocational education so then professional design folks in Evansville can learn to read a ruler?…the advice measure twice and cut once doesn’t even save someone from making a mess when the design is wrong?…you can’t even make this sort of idiocy up and it always falls on the taxpayers to bail out the 1st grade failures of the City of Evansville?
IS IT TRUE that we wonder, if any current member of our City Council went to buy a new car Dealership and signed a legal contract to purchase a MERCEDES-BENZ and they were told that they had to accept a Volkswagen for the same price, would they agree to the transaction?  … their answer should be “HELL NO”?  …this is seemly what happens every time the city gets involved in a big-ticket capital project (new downtown Hotel, North Main Street project, new Smart Water meters, Amazonia project at the Zoo. etc.)?
 Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Are you glad that the State of Indiana will be allowing alcohol sales on Sunday?
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Senate Committee Approves Tougher Abortion Regulations

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January 29, 2018

By Emily Ketterer
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Legislation that would that would add more reporting and tracking requirements to Indiana’s abortion regulations passed a Senate committee Wednesday.

Among the provisions in the 12 pages of Senate Bill 340 are more inspections of abortion clinics, additions to informed consent forms patients must review and sign, and the reporting of complications to the Indiana Department of Health.

Those in opposition to the bill said the regulations are unnecessary while those in support saw them as a contribution to the safety of women.

Part of the bill mandates an annual inspection of abortion clinics and requires more information from those applying to open clinics. Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, one of the authors of the bill, said it’s important to know what is happening inside clinics.

“There’s that infamous abortion doctor in Philadelphia where women died,” Brown said. “We’d want to know if there’s a physician out there who are killing women because of surgical complications or administering medicine improperly.”

Lynne Bunch, the vice president of patient services at Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, said the legislation is not about safety and the bill would eliminate the safe access to abortion.

“Decades of data also show abortion in the United States is one of the safest procedures in medicine,” Bunch said. “Please do not set up a system whereby the avenue to safe legal abortion is prevented with more hurdles and will eventually eliminate it.”

Christina Francis, an anti-abortion OB-GYN from Fort Wayne, said the complications that arise from abortions often go unreported, making informed consent difficult.

Christina Francis, an OB-GYN from Fort Wayne, discusses women’s health in favor of Senate Bill 340.
Photo by Kirsten Nielsen
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“Unfortunately, many abortion providers report a complication rate of zero or nearly zero, but this is only because many of them do not see their own complications,” Francis said. “Many women present themselves to a local emergency room, and their complications are not tied back to their abortions.”

Sue Swayze of Indiana Right to Life said they have been working for years to get regulations on reporting complications.

SB 340 identifies by name 27 possible complications that the bill says can be linked back to abortions. The bill adds a number of questions that must be asked of patients who show up in the hospital with any of the complications, which must be reported to the health department.

Haylee Brannon, who had an abortion, said the list of psychological and physical complications to report is meant to shame women who have had one.

Haylee Brannon shares her abortion story and opposition to Senate Bill 340.
Photo by Kirsten Nielsen
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“I would have reported how mentally and emotionally exhausting it was to jump through so many hoops in order to obtain a procedure I knew I was certain I wanted and I knew was 99 percent safe,” Brannon said. “I would have reported that the only trauma I endured was from pulling into clinic lined with protestors waving posters of dead babies.”

Another provision expands informed consent, requiring physicians to tell women of alternatives such as the Safe Haven law. This law allows a person to anonymously surrender an infant to an emergency services establishment without risk of arrest or prosecution.

Physicians must also provide all information about the medication before prescribing an abortion-inducing drug, which is more commonly used today.

Swayze said the drug regulation is important because it is currently not as regulated and women are four times more likely to experience a complication if they take an abortion-inducing pill.

“I don’t want them to not understand the chemical activity that is going to be happening in their body,” Swayze said.

The bill passed in a 6-1 vote. Sen. Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, was the only member in opposition to the bill. He said the bill is unconstitutional and takes away the right of women to choose.

“This is nothing but big brother state government sticking their nose into an area of a person’s life where they have no business knowing about,” Lanane said.

FOOTNOTE: Emily Ketterer is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Medical Marijuana Goes To Interim Study Committee

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By Emily Ketterer
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana House unanimously passed a resolution that would have an interim legislative study committee take up the issue of medical marijuana.

The committee, which would meet later next summer or fall, will explore whether there are medical benefits to the use of marijuana, which is currently classified as a Schedule I drug by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

The resolution also urges that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule II drug, which says that although the drug has a high potential for abuse, there are medical uses. Marijuana is currently in the same class as LSD and heroin while drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines are Schedule II drugs.

Rep. Jim Lucas, R- Seymour, compared the danger of marijuana to alcohol during the debate on HR 2. Photo by Andrew Longstreth, TheStatehousaeFile.com

“Under a Schedule I drug, it says there are no medical benefits and it is highly addictive. It is very difficult to do deep scientific studies,” said the author of the resolution, Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne.

Lehman said they are asking the study committee to look at what medical benefits come from marijuana and to find a delivery method other than inhalation and ingestion.

Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, co-authored the resolution and addressed the negative stigma surrounding marijuana. He presented physical examples of aspirin, cigarettes, and alcohol, which he said are all substances that can have negative effects but can still be purchased.

“Hey, it’s not the boogie man. The horror stories we are hearing aren’t true,” Lucas said.

Lucas and others who spoke noted that medical marijuana can help veterans with post-traumatic stress syndrome.

“There are veterans out there who want to see this. Twenty-two veterans every day take their lives because of PTSD, depression, anxiety,” Lucas said. “What do we do? We prescribe them drugs that may cause suicide. That’s insane.”

House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, said the resolution to study medical marijuana doesn’t necessarily mean it will pass in the future.

“I think we just need to know a lot more about it before we do anything and my mind can be changed,” Bosma said.

Lehman said that just because medical marijuana is going to a study committee, that doesn’t mean they will never hear from it again.

“I think this is something that all Hoosiers have said, ‘it’s time to move forward,’” Lehman said.

FOOTNOTE:  Emily Ketterer is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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