Deputy Prosecutor Wins Summary Judgment On Malicious Prosecution Claims
Sharp and Trathen signed a probable cause affidavit, which led to a warrant for McGann’s arrest. However, the sergeant, who eventually resigned, was acquitted on both counts
McGann then filed the instant suit against Trathen, Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry and Sheriff John Layton, who were eventually dismissed. The remaining claims in Monday’s opinion alleged malicious prosecution and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress on Trathen’s part.
Specifically, McGann claimed Trathen violated his rights by failing to disclose her connection to the case. Pollack’s father, Michael Pollack, is a marketing executive at the local CBS affiliate that aired “Close to Home,†a connection the former deputy claimed should have been disclosed.
But Magnus-Stinson disagreed, noting McGann failed to provide evidence of a direct connection between Trathen and Michael Pollack, so “she could not have disclosed a connection that did not exist.†Though there was evidence of a connection between Trathen and CBS, the chief judge said McGann did not argue that he had the right in 2014 “to be free from an investigation when the investigating official has a connection to the victim’s father.â€
Similarly, Magnus-Stinson rejected the argument that Trathen’s connection to CBS was exculpatory and instead found she was entitled to qualified immunity as it related to her failure to disclose the connections. However, she disagreed with Trathen’s argument that she was also entitled to absolute immunity, finding the deputy prosecutor performed investigatory work that is not protected by such immunity.
Finally, the chief judge determined McGann dismissed his claims of negligent and intentional inflection of emotional distress by failing to mention them in his Statement of Claims.
Peewinkle’s Holiday Cabaret
Public Show:  Nov. 25, 1 pm – $8
School Show:  Nov. 28 & 29, 9:30 & 11 am – $5
 Younger Than Age 2, Free
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Peewinkle’s Puppet Studio at the Indiana State Museum will once again bring to life Peewinkle’s Holiday Cabaret. Students will not only be entertained and educated by the variety of puppets, but will learn about the many multi-cultural winter festival customs of Diwali, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Christmas and Kwanzaa. The glittering 36-foot set will host a live ballerina as well as large rod puppets and marionettes. This 45-minute production is a perfect kickoff to the holiday season for Pre-K through 4th grade elementary school students. To make reservations online, visit Peewinkle’s website, or call 317.232.1637.
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Black Friday Membership Sale  for CMoe
Join cMoe for our Black Friday membership sale from 9:00am to 4:00pm. NEW cMoe Family Memberships will be on sale for $75.00 (Regular price $99). To purchase a membership or gift membership, you must come to the Children’s Museum. The sale is for NEW memberships only. Previous memberships must have lapsed at least 1 full year to be eligible for the sale price.
Memberships include admission for 2 adults and all children in household for one year, a subscription to the cMoe eNewsletter, advance notice for programs and events, 10% discount for cMoe’s Gift Shop, Birthday Parties and Camps, invitations to special Member-Only events (i.e. “Evening with the Elves”) and 2 FREE one-day guest passes.
cMoe will also offer a 20% discount on Gift Shop items for all visitors. The museum will be open for play during its’ normal business hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm.
EPD Looking To Locate And Identify Suspects In Drop Box Thefts.
The Evansville Police Department is looking to locate and identify two suspects in a series of thefts in Evansville as well as Kentucky. These suspects are fishing checks and/or money orders from drop boxes. The attached picture are from Eden Place apartments in Evansville.
The actions of these two individuals are jeopardizing the livelihoods of families especially during the holiday seasons! It is imperative that we find them. If you have any information on these suspects contact Detective Sergeant Jordan at 436-7991 or Detective Weigant at 436-7992.
HOT JOB IN EVANSVILLE
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Eagles crack Top 25 in advance of Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball debuted at No. 17 in the first regular-season edition of the 2017-18 Division II Media poll Tuesday and are receiving votes outside the USA Today Sports/Division II Coaches’ Poll.
USI (4-0) returns to action Saturday at noon (CST) when it takes on No. 25 Grand Valley State University at the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. The Eagles also play Northern Michigan University Sunday at noon before opening Great Lakes Valley Conference play the following week.
Both games can be heard on WSWI 95.7 FM, while live stats, audio and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI Women’s Basketball Notes (11/21)
• Last week. USI Women’s Basketball posted a pair of Midwest Region victories with its 77-50 win over Ohio Dominican and its 77-54 triumph over previously unbeaten Wayne State. USI dominated the glass, out-rebounding its opposition by an average of 13.0 rebounds per game.
• Leaders. Senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) averaged 18.0 points and 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists per game to lead the Eagles last week. Senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) contributed 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per contest, while shooting a blistering 55.6 percent (15-27) from the field last week.
• Season Leaders. Grooms leads USI with 19.0 points per game, while Dahlstrom is chipping in 17.5 points and a team-high 9.8 rebounds per contest. Junior forward Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) is chipping in 9.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per appearance, while senior guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) is contributing a team-high 4.3 assists and 4.5 steals per outing.
• Dahlstrom nets GLVC honor. Dahlstrom earned GLVC Player of the Week honors for her efforts in USI’s wins over Ohio Dominican and Wayne State. Dahlstrom had 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican before racking up 19 points and eight rebounds in USI’s win over Wayne State.
• USI proficient from FT line. USI drained 82.3 percent (28-34) of its free throw opportunities last week. The Eagles were 13-of-16 from the charity stripe against Ohio Dominican and 15-of-18 against Wayne State.
• Eagles continue to rule second half. The Eagles have outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points per contest in the second halves of their first four contests. That included a 30-6 third-quarter in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican as well as a 24-2 third quarter in USI’s win over Northwood.
• Davidson, Sherwood each post career highs. Junior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) and sophomore guard/forward Morgan Sherwood (Charleston, Illinois) each posted career highs last week. Davidson scored a career-best 10 points in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican and dished out a career-high five assists in USI’s win over Wayne State; while Sherwood had a career-best 11 points in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican.
• Dahlstrom’s double-double streak ends at two. Dahlstrom saw her streak of double-doubles to begin the year end at two after coming up one rebound shy of a third double-double in USI’s win over Ohio Dominican.
• Up next. The Eagles take on Midwest Region foes Grand Valley State and Northern Michigan at the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. Saturday’s matchup marks just the second time that USI and Grand Valley State have met in women’s basketball, while Sunday’s meeting with the Wildcats is the seventh time the Eagles and Northern Michigan have met in women’s hoops.
• A look at Grand Valley State. The Lakers, who qualified for the NCAA II Tournament a year ago, are off to a strong start to the 2017-18 season after posting four straight wins over GLVC opposition, including a 66-52 win over Lewis on Sunday and a 77-57 triumph over Indianapolis Friday. Junior guard Natalie Koenig is one of four players averaging in double-figures in the scoring column with a team-best 15.3 points per contest.
• A look at Northern Michigan. Junior guard Darby Youngstown is averaging 14.8 points per game to lead the Wildcats, who begin the week with a 3-2 mark after going 2-1 against teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference last week. Northern Michigan began the year with a win over Indianapolis and a loss to Lewis.
• USI, Northern Michigan have Tourney history. Of the six previous meetings between USI and Northern Michigan, two have been in the NCAA II Tournament and have had a regional title on the line. The Eagles defeated the host Wildcats, 78-67, to capture the 1997 Great Lakes Regional title. USI, once again, won a regional championship in 2001 when it defeated Northern Michigan, 86-77, in Houghton, Michigan.
• What’s ahead? Following this weekend’s slate, USI begins GLVC play with a home game November 30 against Lewis and a road game December 2 against Indianapolis.
Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings
Thanksgiving Quotes: 15 Best, Most Famous Thanksgiving Day Sayings
“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.†-Erma Bombeck
“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.†– W.J. Cameron
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,†that would suffice.†-Meister Eckhart
“For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!†-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.†-Gerald Good
“So once in every year we throng
Upon a day apart,
To praise the Lord with feast and song
In thankfulness of heart.†-Arthur Guiterman
“Praise God even when you don’t understand what He is doing.†-Henry Jacobsen
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.†-John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.†-Irv Kupcinet
“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.†-Robert Caspar Lintner
“Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.†-Edward Sandford Martin
“Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
Patient of labour when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and off’rings, and a thankful strain.†-Alexander Pope
“Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.†-E.P. Powell
“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.†-H.U. Westermayer