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New Device Eliminates The Pain Of Opioid Withdrawal

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By Makenna Mays
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a neurological device that could help those suffering from opioid withdrawal symptoms.

“This is something, I think, will revolutionize the country in the way of addiction and the epidemic in our world,” said Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis.

Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, talks about the beneifts of the Bridge Device. The Bridge Device is FDA approved and help people struggling with opioid addiction. Photo by Adrianna Pitrelli, TheStatehouseFile.com

The NSS-2 BRIDGE, was created by Innovative Health Solutions, an Indiana medical technology company. The device would be installed behind the ear in the three places, like an acupuncture device, and it would send messages to the brain eliminating pain. A research study has shown that the device has led to an 84.6 percent reduction of withdrawal symptoms in as little as 60 minutes.

“Significantly reducing withdrawal symptoms lessens the dependency on opioids, allows for easier transition to medically assisted treatment and ultimately works as another tool to combat the opioid epidemic facing our country,” Brian Carrico, president of Innovative Health Solutions said in a statement.

Symptoms of opioid withdrawal include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anxiety and sleeplessness. These symptoms can be so severe that people often turn back to opioids within a few hours.

“One of the reasons why people sometimes go through detox 20 times and not succeed is because of the incredible pain,” Merritt said.

The device is worn for five days, and then patients will receive a shot of Naltrexone or Vivitrol and enter into some form of recovery or counseling.

Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, shows an FDA approved Bridge Device. The device is the first electric stimulation device to help people struggling with opioid addiction cope with the physical side effects of withdrawal. Photo by Adrianna Pitrelli, TheStatehouseFile.com

“This device will be the future of recovery,” said Merritt.

This device will be prescription only, but will cost much less than traditional medical treatments.

With the FDA clearance, doctors will be able to prescribe the BRIDGE device to patients in withdrawal as well as those suffering from post-acute withdrawal symptoms. The device will be eligible for insurance coverage as soon as states and commercial carriers adopt the technology.

Merritt sees a lot of potential uses for the BRIDGE device in methadone clinics as well as doctors’ offices for those who suffer ailments such as fibromyalgia.

“This has so much potential for our world that it’s just exciting that people will not have to use opioids to be pain free,” Merritt said.

Merritt has proposed bills for the 2018 legislative session that would impose stiffer penalties for drug dealers including a 10-year mandatory minimum for those dealing fentanyl, a powerful opioid.

Makenna Mays is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Board of Pubic Safety Minutes

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Board Of Public Safety 111517 Minutes

Attorney General Curtis Hill Joins Other States In Urging U.S. Supreme Court To Protect Public Prayer At Government Functions

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Attorney General Curtis Hill, as part of a 22-state coalition, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the practice of lawmaker-led prayer at public meetings.

The coalition filed a brief Wednesday afternoon asking the Supreme Court to hear arguments and confirm the constitutionality of the practice following an adverse ruling by a federal appeals court stemming from a North Carolina case. A follow-up ruling by the Supreme Court would clear confusion among the lower courts and, the coalition hopes, strike down the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, which could negatively affect free exercise of religion in Indiana and other states.

“The First Amendment was never intended to prohibit elected officials from praying aloud at official government functions,” Attorney General Hill said. “Our tradition of liberty in America has always promoted and protected the free exercise of religion rather than stifle it.”

The coalition argues that lawmaker-led prayer is woven into the fabric of American society and is fully consistent with the Constitution. The coalition notes that non-coercive expressions of faith in the public sector have long characterized official public proceedings in the United States. The brief further cites numerous examples nationwide of states, counties and municipalities that open meetings with prayers by government officials.

The North Carolina case, Lund vs. Rowan County, focuses on a tradition among county commissioners of opening meetings with prayers offered by one of the commissioners. The coalition’s friend-of-the-court brief is filed in support of Rowan County.

Indiana filed its brief in support of free expression of faith along with West Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, along with the Governor of Kentucky.

USI Continues Four-Game Homestand Monday

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball continues its four-game homestand with two more visitors from the NAIA when it welcomes Fisk University to the Physical Activities Center Monday at 7 p.m. and Martin Methodist College November 25 at 1 p.m. The final date of the homestand is November 30 when the Screaming Eagles open Great Lakes Valley Conference action against Lewis University.

Game coverage for the USI home games, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, also is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7 WREF and 95.7FM The Spin.

Fisk, an institution of 800-plus students based in Nashville, Tennessee, is 5-1 overall, while Martin Methodist, an institution of 1,127 students based in Pulaski, Tennessee, is 0-6 and will play Cumberland University Tuesday before visiting USI.

USI Men’s Basketball Week 4 Notes:

USI opens home schedule with a victory. The University of Southern Indiana opened its 2017-18 home schedule with a 93-67 victory over Brescia University. The Screaming Eagles had five in double-digits, led by the 19-point effort of junior guard Alex Stein. Freshman forward Emmanuel Little followed Stein with 16 points and a team-best 12 rebounds.

Little doubles-up. Freshman forward Emmanuel Little has produced a pair of double-doubles in the first five games of 2017-18. Little’s first double-double was 17 points and 10 rebounds versus Kentucky Wesleyan College, while the second was the 16-point, 12-rebound performance against Brescia. He also leads USI in rebounding through five games with 8.0 boards per contest.

Lighting up from long range. Senior guard Marcellous Washington and junior guard/forward Nate Hansen lit up the nets from long range in the last two games, hitting a combined 14-of-20 from behind the three-point arc (70 percent). As a team, USI is 21-of-39 from beyond the arc (53.8 percent) in the last two outings.

Leaders through five games. USI has three players averaging in double-digits through the first five games of 2017-18. Junior forward Alex Stein leads the scorers with 18.4 points per game, while senior guard Marcellous Washington and junior guard/forward Nate Hansen round out the double-digit scorers with 16.6 and 15.5 points per contest. Freshman forward Emmanuel Little leads the team on the glass with 8.0 rebounds per outing.

USI in the middle of a four-game homestand. USI reaches the midway mark of its four-game homestand when it takes on Fisk University November 20 at 7 p.m. The second half of the homestand includes Martin Methodist College November 25 at 1 p.m. and the 2017-18 GLVC-opener versus Lewis University November 30 at 7:30 p.m.

  • USI vs. Fisk. USI is playing Fisk for the first time in the history of the program.
  • USI vs. Martin Methodist. USI won the only meeting with Martin Methodist, defeating the Redhawks, 100-62, last season in the Bellarmine Classic. Senior center Carter Davis had a career-high 22 points and nine rebounds in the victory.

Food Inspection Reports

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Food Inspection Reports 11-16-17

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No. 1/9 Indiana Wins 12 Events on Friday at Purdue Invitational

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The No. 1/9-ranked Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams continued to excel in the pool and the diving well on Friday at the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.

 

The team broke another school record, one pool record and tallied three NCAA A cuts on Friday night. The Hoosiers won 12 of the 16 event finals, including all four relays.

 

The No. 9 Hoosier women lead the eight-team field with a total score of 597.5 points. No. 14 Florida is in second place with 459.5 points, while Virginia Tech is third with 377.

 

The No. 1 Indiana men’s team is in second place, up one spot from Thursday with a total of 562.5 points. No. 3 Florida leads with 667 points, while No. 24 Virginia Tech is in third with a score of 377 points.

 

200 Medley Relay

The Hoosier women started the night off with a record swim, as the 200 medley relay of Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Christine Jensen and Grace Haskett set the school record, winning with a mark of 1:34.58. The time is a NCAA A cut and also the fastest time in the nation so far this season.

 

The IU men made it a clean sweep in the event, as the team of Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Blake Pieroni won with a NCAA B cut of 1:25.09. The time is the fastest in the country this year and is the third-best mark in program history.

 

Also for the Hoosiers, the team of Wilson Beckman, Sam Apa, Bruno Blaskovic and Nikola Miljenic took ninth overall with a time of 1:26.75.

 

400 IM

For the IU women, Sam Lisy led the way with a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 4:10.93 to place fourth overall. Reagan Cook took eighth in the A Final, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 4:19.34. Freshman Josie Grote was 10th overall with a mark of 4:19.59

 

On the men’s side, Spencer Lehman took fifth in the A Final, touching the wall with a NCAA B cut of 3:52.33. Jackson Etter was seventh overall, touching with a NCAA B cut of 3:52.32. Matt Jerden took 13th with a personal-best time of 3:54.62, while Ethan Curl was 18th in 3:55.61. Trey Hubbuch placed 19th with a mark of 3:56.00.

 

100 Butterfly

Christine Jensen was terrific for the Hoosiers, winning the 100 butterfly with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 52.17. Jensen’s mark is the second-best in the nation and ranks her as the second-best swimmer in the event in IU history.

 

Shelby Koontz took fourth overall with a personal-best and B cut of 52.85, while Lilly King placed sixth overall with a PR and B cut of 53.63. With their times, Koontz ranks as the sixth-best and King the eighth-best in the event in IU history.

 

For the Hoosier men, Vini Lanza had a nice showing, winning with a NCAA B cut of 46.56 that ranks as the fourth-fastest time in the nation this year. IU was dominant in the A Final, sweeping the top-six spots with NCAA B cut marks.

 

Nikola Miljenic was second in 47.21, while Josh Romany took third with a personal-best time of 47.21. Bruno Blaskovic was fourth in 47.88, Corey Gambardella was fifth in 47.89 (PR) and Oliver Patrouch took sixth with a mark of 48.16. Wyeth Brock was 14th overall with a PR time of 49.34.

 

Miljenic now ranks as the fourth-best swimmer in the event in IU history, while Romany moves up to seventh all-time. Blaskovic comes in at No. 15, while Gambardella is now 18th on IU’s all-time list in the event.

 

200 Freestyle

Kennedy Goss was the next Hoosier to notch a win, touching first in the 200 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 1:44.48 that ranks as the sixth-best time in the NCAA so far this year.

 

Delaney Barnard was fourth with a B cut of 1:47.05, while Maria Paula Heitmann was fifth overall with a NCAA B cut of 1:47.09. Camryn Forbes took 14th with a time of 1:49.82, while Laurel Eiber was 22nd in 1:50.80. Josie Grote was right behind in 23rd with a mark of 1:51.14, while Cassy Jernberg took 25th with a time of 1:49.71.

 

Blake Pieroni continued his dominance in the event, winning with a NCAA A cut, pool record and top-time in the nation – 1:32.33. Mohamed Samy was fourth overall with a B cut of 1:34.43, while Nicholas Carlson was sixth in a B cut of 1:37.00.

 

Griffin Eiber was 12th overall with a PR of 1:38.01, while Adam Destrampe was 18th in 1:39.16. Gage Hamill took 29th with a personal-best time of 1:40.67.

 

100 Breaststroke

Speaking of dominance, Lilly King laid down the best time in the country in the 100 breast, winning with a NCAA B cut mark of 59.12. Laura Morley was sixth overall with a B cut time of 1:02.15, while Abby Kirkpatrick touched the wall seventh in a NCAA B cut time of 1:02.41. With her time, Kirkpatrick ranks as the 11th-best swimmer in the event in IU history.

 

Mackenzie Atencio tied for 10th place with a time of 1:03.01, while Hope Hayward touched in 19th place with a mark of 1:03.16. Taylor Truex took 28th with a time of 1:05.64.

 

Ian Finnerty made it a clean sweep for Indiana in the event, winning the A Final with a NCAA B cut time of 51.99 – the best time in the nation this year. Sam Apa was great for IU, taking third with a PR of 53.28 that ranks him as the eighth-best performer in the event at Indiana. Gary Kostbade took sixth overall with a time of 54.56.

 

Brock Brown placed 13th overall with a B cut of 54.88, while Matt Jerden was 15th in a NCAA B cut time of 55.24. Nikola Andjelic placed 17th in a PR of 55.49, while Jack Kucharczyk was 18th in 55.63. Steve Husch placed 20th in 56.00, while Thomas Vanderbrook was 23rd in 56.51.

 

With their times, Kostbade ranks as the eighth-best swimmer in the event at IU, while Brown enters the list at No. 18.

 

100 Backstroke

Ali Rockett continued her great fall season, winning the 100 backstroke with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 51.93. Rockett’s time, which is the third-best in the country this year, ranks her as the fourth-best performer in the event in school history.

 

Marie Chamberlain was third overall with a B cut of 53.29, while Rachel Matsumura was fifth with a NCAA B cut time of 53.80. Grace Haskett continued her tremendous week, placing seventh overall with a B cut time of 54.25.

 

Kendall Hermann placed 10th overall with a B cut of 53.74, while Camryn Forbes was 13th with a PR and B cut of 54.57. Katie Keller placed 16th overall with a time of 55.42.

 

For the IU men, Jacob Steele led the charge, placing third overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 48.08 that ranks him as the 11th-best swimmer in the event in Hoosier history. Wilson Beckman placed fifth overall with a B cut of 48.25.

 

Thomas Vanderbrook was 11th overall for Indiana with a time of 49.31, while Ali Khalafalla was 12th in a time of 49.38. Wyeth Brock placed 19th with a time of 49.88.

 

3-Meter Dive

James Connor was impressive for Indiana, notching his first win of the season with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 463.80. His score ranks as the ninth-best in school history.

 

Freshman Andrew Capobianco continued his great season, placing third with a qualifying score of 383.45. Mory Gould placed 10th overall with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 327.70.

 

800 Freestyle Relay

The Hoosiers ended a superb night at the Purdue Invitational by sweeping the 800 freestyle relays.

 

For the women, the team of Kennedy Goss, Delaney Barnard, Maria Paula Heitmann and Shelby Koontz won with a time of 7:10.79 that ranks as the fourth-best time in the country.

 

The Hoosier men put an exclamation point on a great night, as the relay of Ian Finnerty, Blake Pieroni, Mohamed Samy and Vini Lanza won with the top time in the country, a NCAA A cut of 6:17.75. The time ranks as the fifth-best in school history.

 

Competition will continue on Saturday at the Purdue Invitational with the prelims of platform diving, 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay at 10:00 a.m. ET. Finals will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET.

 

Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 

Women’s 200 Medley Relay

  1. Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Christine Jensen, Grace Haskett – 1:34.58 (School Record, NCAA A Cut)

 

Men’s 200 Medley Relay

  1. Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni – 1:25.09 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Wilson Beckman, Sam Apa, Bruno Blaskovic, Nikola Miljenic – 1:26.75

 

Women’s 400 IM

  1. Sam Lisy – 4:10.93 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:14.51, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Reagan Cook – 4:19.14 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 4:17.46, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Josie Grote – 4:19.59 (Prelims – 4:21.22)

 

Men’s 400 IM

  1. Spencer Lehman – 3:52.33 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 3:50.36, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Jackson Etter – 3:52.32 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 3:52.29, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Matt Jerden – 3:54.62 (Personal Best; Prelims – 3:55.92)
  4. Ethan Curl – 3:55.61 (Prelims – 3:57.09)
  5. Trey Hubbuch – 3:56.00 (Prelims – 3:57.06)

 

Women’s 100 Butterfly

  1. Christine Jensen – 52.17 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 51.87, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Shelby Koontz – 52.85 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 53.35, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Lilly King – 53.63 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 53.91, NCAA B Cut)

 

Men’s 100 Butterfly

  1. Vini Lanza – 46.56 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 46.58, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Nikola Miljenic – 47.21 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 47.11, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  3. Josh Romany – 47.31 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 47.98, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Bruno Blaskovic – 47.88 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 47.81, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  5. Corey Gambardella – 47.89 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 48.38)
  6. Oliver Patrouch – 48.16 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 48.31)
  7. Wyeth Brock – 49.34 (Personal Best; Prelims – 49.35)

 

Women’s 200 Freestyle

  1. Kennedy Goss – 1:44.48 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:45.65, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Delaney Barnard – 1:47.05 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:47.35, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Maria Paula Heitmann – 1:47.09 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:48.43)
  4. Camryn Forbes – 1:49.82 (Prelims – 1:49.17, Personal Best)
  5. Josie Grote – 1:51.14 (Prelims – 1:50.17, Personal Best)
  6. Laurel Eiber – 1:50.80 (Prelims – 1:50.55)
  7. Cassy Jernberg – 1:49.71 (Prelims – 1:51.08)
  8. Samantha Kraus – 1:53.07 (Personal Best)
  9. Anne Rouleau – 1:55.60
  10. Anna Kirkpatrick – 1:56.88 (Personal Best)

 

Men’s 200 Freestyle

  1. Blake Pieroni – 1:32.33 (NCAA A Cut, Pool Record; Prelims – 1:35.88, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Mohamed Samy – 1:34.43 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:36.02, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Nicholas Carlson – 1:37.00 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:37.42, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Griffin Eiber – 1:38.01 (Personal Best; Prelims – 1:38.57)
  5. Adam Destrampe – 1:39.16 (Prelims – 1:39.74)
  6. Gage Hamill – 1:40.67 (Personal Best; Prelims – 1:40.77)
  7. Joey Snodderly – 1:42.75
  8. Matthew Kint – 1:44.10 (Personal Best)

 

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

  1. Lilly King – 59.12 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:00.36, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Laura Morley – 1:02.15 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:02.27, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:02.41 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:02.22, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)

T-10. Mackenzie Atencio – 1:03.01 (Prelims – 1:02.89)

  1. Hope Hayward – 1:03.16 (Prelims – 1:03.11)
  2. Taylor Truex – 1:05.64 (Prelims – 1:06.41)

 

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

  1. Ian Finnerty – 51.99 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.18, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Sam Apa – 53.28 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 54.18, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Gary Kostbade – 54.56 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 54.37, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  4. Brock Brown – 54.88 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 54.79, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  5. Matt Jerden – 55.24 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 55.49)
  6. Nikola Andjelic – 55.49 (Personal Best; Prelims – 55.50)
  7. Jack Kucharczyk – 55.63 (Prelims – 55.76)
  8. Steve Husch – 56.00 (Prelims – 55.88)
  9. Thomas Vanderbrook – 56.51 (Prelims – 56.34)

 

Women’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Ali Rockett – 51.93 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 52.18, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Marie Chamberlain – 53.29 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.07, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Rachel Matsumura – 53.80 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.51, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  4. Grace Haskett – 54.25 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 53.39, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  5. Kendall Hermann – 53.74 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 54.31, NCAA B Cut)
  6. Camryn Forbes – 54.57 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 54.58, NCAA B Cut)
  7. Katie Keller – 55.42 (Prelims – 55.04, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  8. Anna Kirkpatrick – 59.87

 

Men’s 100 Backstroke

  1. Jacob Steele – 48.08 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 48.36, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Wilson Beckman – 48.25 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 48.07, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Thomas Vanderbrook – 49.31 (Prelims – 49.28, Personal Best)
  4. Ali Khalafalla – 49.38 (Prelims – 49.06)
  5. Wyeth Brock – 49.88 (Prelims – 49.63, Personal Best)

 

Women’s 1-Meter Dive

  1. Mya Kraeger – 236.95

 

Men’s 3-Meter Dive

  1. James Connor – 463.80 (NCAA Zones; Prelims – 460.20, NCAA Zones)
  2. Andrew Capobianco – 383.45 (NCAA Zones; Prelims – 399.55, NCAA Zones, Personal Best)
  3. Mory Gould – 327.70 (NCAA Zones; Prelims – 331.05, NCAA Zones)
  4. Clark Carter – 292.75 (Personal Best)

Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

  1. Kennedy Goss, Delaney Barnard, Maria Paula Heitmann, Shelby Koontz – 7:10.79

 

Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay

  1. Ian Finnerty, Blake Pieroni, Mohamed Samy, Vini Lanza – 6:17.75 (NCAA A Cut)

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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

Amber Marie Zeller: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Sara Melissa Wilhite: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), False informing (Class B misdemeanor)

Kaine William Logan Tanner: Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)

Adopt A Pet

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Demo is a male American Staffordshire (“pit bull”) puppy w/ minor form of mange. It’s called demodectic mange. He’s in treatment and it will go away soon… then all his hair will come back! Demo’s only 6 months old so he’s a very happy boy. His adoption fee is $100 and includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

IMPD officer accused of shotgun confrontation must face civil suit

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

An Indianapolis police officer accused of threatening two people with a shotgun in the parking lot of an apartment complex where he doubled as a security guard must face a trial on one of the alleged victims’ civil-rights complaint, a federal judge has ruled.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Anthony Bath was denied a motion for summary judgmentWednesday in a civil suit brought by Ja’Mille C. Taylor. District Judge William T. Lawrence ruled Taylor’s claims of excessive force and unreasonable seizure may proceed to a trial scheduled for Jan. 22, 2018. Lawrence granted the city of Indianapolis’ motion for summary judgment on Taylor’s claims.

Bath, a 13-year IMPD officer, also worked as a guard at the Woods of Eagle Creek apartment complex where the confrontation took place. Taylor arrived around 10:45 p.m. July 23, 2014, after finishing a shift as a mental health clinician at Community North Hospital. A former resident at the apartment complex, she met with Hudson Bowers III in the parking lot outside the apartment where he lived. The record notes Taylor and Bowers are African-American and Bath is white.

Taylor’s suit alleges Bath, wearing a T-shirt and boxer shorts and brandishing a shotgun, rushed at her car, accused the two of dealing drugs, and shouted, “You (expletives) are out here being loud with your music on! You woke up my nine-month-old baby!” The suit alleges no music was playing and there was no drug activity, and that Bath pointed the shotgun at Taylor. When Taylor grabbed her cellphone and said she was calling police, Bath replied, “I am the police,” then knocked the phone out of her hand, the suit alleges.

The suit claims Bath forcefully ordered Taylor and Bowers to the ground at gunpoint, then had a woman believed to be his girlfriend go inside his home to retrieve handcuffs. He then handcuffed Taylor after restraining her on the ground by placing his knee on the back of her neck.

After IMPD units arrived, Taylor was released. The suit says a search of her car found no incriminating evidence, and Lawrence wrote in his order that the supervising IMPD officer at the scene ordered Bath to apologize. Taylor was not charged.

Taylor later filed a Citizens Police Complaint against Bath, and Lawrence noted then-IMPD Chief of Police Richard Hite “found that Officer Bath had violated several IMPD policies. Specifically, Officer Bath was disciplined for conduct unbecoming an officer for using demeaning and affronting gestures towards Ms. Taylor and Mr. Bowers; failing to have his law enforcement identification when taking a police action; causing a negative response from a citizen who challenged his authority and called 911; improperly involving a citizen in a police action; failing to control his weapon; and failing to obtain a valid work permit, putting his courtesy officer status in question.”

Lawrence’s order under the summary judgment review standard presents facts in the light most favorable to Taylor, and also notes that Bath’s version of events differs dramatically. Attorney Edward Merchant represents Bath, who in his answer to the complaint largely denies the allegations, but admits that he did identify himself as a police officer to Taylor.

“We feel Officer Bath’s actions were at all times justified in the apprehension and arrest of Ms. Taylor,” Merchant, a partner at Ruckelshaus Kautzman Blackwell Bemis & Hasbrook, said Thursday.

Taylor in court filings said she suffered physical injuries, required counseling, and lost income, among other things, because of the confrontation. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages as well as legal fees. Her attorney, Carman Malone, said litigating the matter has also been emotional for Taylor. “She’s had to undergo a lot of stress because of this situation, and we hope to get it resolved,” Malone said Thursday.

Meanwhile, Bath, who remains an IMPD officer, has sued Indianapolis in state court because the city has refused to defend him in this litigation. He contends he was acting in his capacity as an IMPD officer as well as a security guard for Woods of Eagle Creek.

“The case recently filed in Marion County asks the Court to order the City of Indianapolis to satisfy its statutory obligation of defending and indemnifying Officer Bath in the civil case filed against him in federal court,” Merchant said in a statement Thursday. “Now that the Court has issued its Order on Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment in federal court, we expect to move forward swiftly with the Marion County case.”

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