Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Jeffrey Shawn Young: Domestic battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)
Russell Herbert Summers: (Attempt) Burglary (Level 5 Felony)
David Wayne Calloway III: Assisting a criminal (Level 6 Felony)
David Wayne Biggs: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
William Jamane Clark: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Rashawn Lamour Cartwright: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony)
IS IT TRUE that Mr. Hall did make an investment to become a 10% owner and it was recently reported that he “gave” his shares to VenueWorks/VW Sports LLC?…at some point we may learn what the sales pitch to Mr. Hall was to convince him that this was a worthwhile investment?…it could be possible that a business pro forma was constructed enough to make him think he would be a minority owner in a team that draws 4,000 paying fans per game?…anyone who has ever been to the games would have seen through such a ruse?…the taxpayers of Evansville were bamboozled by the best consultant that former Mayor Weinzapfel could hire to think that Ford Center would pay for itself?…the taxpayers are now stuck with a $9 Million dollar plus per year bill to pay because that business pro forma was garbage?
IS IT TRUEÂ in his exclusive Channel 44 TV interview that Mr. Hall did not offer an opinion about the future of Ice Hockey in Evansville?…he probably can’t if he got so much as a hot meal for his 10% ownership because such deals between private entities always come with a non-disclosure agreement?…his posture was however that of a person who was ticked off over the possibility of being bamboozled?
FOOTNOTE: Â Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Do you feel that the taxpayers of Evansville should spend another dollar to subside Ice Hockey at the Ford Center?
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APRIL 11TH, 2017 
JOJO GENTRY SPORTS
Sports Director JoJo Gentry speaks exclusively with Hall three days after the Bolts season comes to a close.
Thursday, April 13, 5 – 9 pm, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Evansville
The unique experiences and signed memorabilia available at Youth First’s Passport to Adventure Benefit Auction will no doubt attract theater, sports and music enthusiasts to the Double Tree Hotel Thursday evening. The auction also features vacation packages, artwork, jewelry, home décor, and gift certificates for restaurants and services. Admission is FREE.
Fans of unique experiences, sports, music, and more will enjoy:
The annual auction presented by United Companies supports Youth First’s efforts to transform lives and strengthen young people and their families, resulting in more positive, productive citizens and a stronger, healthier community. The agency is best known for providing Youth First Social Workers to area schools, Strengthening Families programs, community prevention coalitions, and The Truth Is social norms marketing strategy to prevent underage substance abuse.
For more information about the Passport to Adventure Auction or to RSVP or place an online bid, please visit www.bidpal.net/yfpassport or call 812-421-8336.
University of Southern Indiana Softball begins a 10-game homestand Friday at noon when it hosts the University of Wisconsin-Parkside for a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.
The Screaming Eagles, who jumped two spots to No. 8 in the latest NFCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, also host Lewis University in a GLVC twinbwill Saturday at noon.
Live stats and GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI Softball Notes
COA Affirms Dismissal Of Armed Burglary Charge
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawer.com
A Huntington County woman who stole a gun as part of a plan to trade the gun for drugs will not be charged with armed burglary because the gun was not used to “arm†the woman during her crime, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
In October 2015, Andrew Stoffel returned to his home and discovered that it had been burglarized, with a handgun with three magazines and a safe missing. Amber McHenry was charged with Level 2 and Level 4 felony burglary counts for her alleged involvement in the crime.
McHenry moved to dismiss the Level 2 felony charge of burglary while armed with a deadly weapon, arguing because she obtained the handgun in the course of the burglary, it could not be used to elevate her charge. The trial court granted McHenry’s motion, prompting the state’s appeal in State of Indiana v. Amber E. McHenry, 35A04-1609-CR-2080.
In a Wednesday affirmation of the trial court’s decision, Indiana Court of Appeals Senior Judge Ezra Friedlander noted that one of McHenry’s accomplices, Rolly Dulworth, had told McHenry and other accomplices where to find the gun based on an earlier conversation with Stoffel at his home. Then, during the robbery, McHenry used Dulworth’s information to locate the gun, which she later traded for heroin.
“Applying ‘using or involving a weapon’ as the plain meaning of the term ‘armed,’ we observe that a person is not armed merely by virtue of possessing a weapon,†Friedlander wrote. “Rather, there must be something more indicating the use or involvement of the weapon in the crime. The evidence here does not indicate that McHenry handled the gun in a manner indicative of using it or involving it in the crime in any way.â€
Rather, the judge said McHenry seemed to view the gun as “loot†that could later be used to obtain drugs.
“Indeed, it seems illogical that the defendant who steals a gun is charged with a higher-level felony than a defendant who steals other items, such as coins or tools, even though the crimes are committed in the same, unarmed manner,†Friedlander wrote.
