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Eagles rally for 5-set win at Flagler

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AUGUSTINE, Fla.—University of Southern Indiana Volleyball rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat host Flagler College, 17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 16-14, Friday night in its second match at the Flagler Invitational.

Freshman outside hitter/defensive specialist Mikaila Humphrey (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) had 11 of her 12 kills in the final three frames, including a five-kill third set that saw the Screaming Eagles climb back into contention.

Despite dropping the first two frames, the Eagles really started to change momentum in the match in the second stanza as they rallied back from an 11-2 deficit to trim Flagler’s advantage to 21-20 late.

USI (2-0) carried that momentum into the third frame, where it posted a .314 attacking percentage to cut the match deficit in half. The Eagles got three straight kills from junior outside hitter Shelbi Morris (Brazil, Indiana) during their 4-0 run to end the third set.

Morris had four of her team-high 14 kills in the fourth set as USI stormed out to a commanding 21-12 advantage.

Flagler (0-1), which won the Peach Belt Conference title and advanced to the NCAA II Tournament in 2015, rallied to cut USI’s lead to 21-17; but the Eagles got a pair of kills from senior middle hitter/outside hitter Amy Zwissler (Bloomington, Indiana) in their 3-0 run that ended the frame and knotted the match at two-sets apiece.

USI jumped out to an early lead in the deciding set, but Flagler rallied to grab an 8-6 lead. The Eagles, however, responded with 5-0 run that featured a pair of aces from junior liberoShannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana).

Once again, Flagler bounced back, tying the score 13-13 and then blocking USI’s first match-point opportunity to match the Eagles at 14-14. Zwissler gave the Eagles a 15-14 edge with a kill; then USI sealed the victory on a Flagler attacking error.

In addition to Morris and Humphrey, the Eagles got 44 assists and 10 digs from senior setter Quin Shoultz (Columbus, Indiana), 16 digs and three aces from Farrell, and six kills and six blocks from junior middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Morris also added 11 digs.

USI returns to action Saturday at 10 a.m. when it takes on Valdosta State University, which is under the direction of former University of Evansville Head Coach Mike Swan. The Eagles close out the weekend Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when they take on Brevard College, a team they defeated in straight sets earlier today.

 

Welch and Hendrix lead Aces at EIU

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Cross country opens 2016 campaign

 CHARLESTON, Ill. – Hanna Welch and Ricky Hendrix were the top performers as the University of Evansville cross country teams opened up the 2016 season on Friday at the Eastern Illinois University Walt Crawford Open.

Welch led the way for the ladies, finishing the 5K course in a time of 18:48.14 to take 10th place overall out of 69 runners.  She was 9th among Division I runners in her debut for the Purple Aces.  Her effort was also the second-best 5K time for the squad since the beginning of last season.

Five spots behind her in the final running order was Siena Crews.  The sophomore circled the course in a time of 19:14.53.  She came home in 13th among D-I racers and 22nd on the final leaderboard.  Third on the squad was Ashton Bosler.  Her time of 20:24.53 put her 22nd in the D-I order.

Kylie Hasenour and Michelle Karp rounded out the top five for the women.  Hasenour made her college debut, finishing the race in 20:27.64 to take 23rd.  Karp was two spots behind.  Her run of 21:18.19 was good for 25th.

Next up was Anna Loef, who had her best 5K run in two years.  Her time of 23:34.38 was 21 seconds better than her fastest race of 2015.  It placed her 26thon the Division I list.  Katie Beaber was just behind with a 22:37.38 while August Martinez (23:27.62) and Hayley Elliott (25:37.71) rounded out the squad.

Ricky Hendrix burst onto the scene for the men, finishing his 8K effort in a time of 27:15.79.  His debut time was the quickest for a UE runner since Josh Genet posted a 26:29.25 in the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Championship.  He came home in 12th place.

Just behind him was another newcomer – Stanley Chepchieng.  His 28:35.05 saw him earn a 20th place finish on the Division I leaderboard.  Third for the men was Paul Schwartz.  The senior set a PR with his 28:35.16.  It bested his previous top time of 29:04.2, which was set in last year’s UE Invitational at Angel Mounds.

Aaron Cochran was fourth for the Aces squad.  In his first collegiate race, Cochran took 22nd with his time of 28:55.66.  Ross Frondorf completed the top five for UE, taking 23rd on the heels of a 29:04.00.

Tucker Dawson and Andrew Barrett finished 25th and 26th, respectively, in the D-I order.  Dawson debuted with a time of 29:25.81 while Barrett completed the race in 30:14.15.  Ben Woolems, Jonathan Newby and Daniel Zoufal were the other performers for the Purple Aces.  Woolems ran a 31:17.96 with Newby checking in with a 32:02.69.  Zoufal ran a 35:20.53.

Following an off weekend, UE returns to the course on Sept. 16 in Bloomington for the Indiana Collegiate Championships.

Convicted Felon Arrested after Firing a Stolen Handgun at Off-Duty Police Officers

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On Friday, September 02, 2016 the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office arrested a convicted felon who fired a handgun at two off-duty Evansville police officers.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to an “officer assist” call at approximately 11:03am this morning at 6021 Felstead Road. Two off-duty Evansville police officers had been clearing a wooded area on an adjacent piece of property when they began receiving gunfire from the direction of 6021 Felstead Road. The officers retrieved their firearms and approached two suspects while identifying themselves as police officers.

Mr. Michael David Gauer initially complied with commands to surrender, but then began to resist one of the officers. Once responding sheriff’s deputies arrived Mr. Gauer was taken into custody and found to be in possession of a stolen handgun. A defaced handgun with an obliterated serial number was also recovered nearby. A second suspect was also detained, but was later released.

Mr. Gauer is a convicted felon whose past offenses include a 2009 conviction for Burglary as a Class B Felony, making his possession of a firearm a Level 4 Felony. The investigation remains open and additional charges or arrests are possible.

ARRESTED:

Michael David Gauer (pictured above), 29, of Evansville. Criminal Recklessness while Armed as a Level 6 Felony, Receiving a Stolen Firearm as a Level 6 Felony, Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon as a Level 4 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A Misdemeanor, Possession of an Altered Handgun as a Level 5 Felony, Pointing a Loaded Firearm as a Level 6 Felony

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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SIUE Tournament Up Next For Aces Volleyball

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UE To Face Green Bay And SIUE On Saturday

Another tournament awaits the Purple Aces as they are set to head west to Edwardsville, Ill. for a pair of matches on Saturday.  Evansville opens play on Saturday at noon versus Green Bay before taking on host SIU Edwardsville at 7 p.m.

In last week’s season-opening trip to the Indiana Invitational, the Aces went 0-3, but showed steady improvement as the weekend moved along.  The top match of the weekend saw UE battle the host Hoosiers to the end, dropping the final two matches by just two points each.

Mildrelis Rodriguez, who was Evansville’s top returning offensive player, did not disappoint in Bloomington.  After notching 217 kills as a freshman, she tied for the team lead with 22 last weekend.  She also tied for second with a total of 16 digs in three matches.  Last year, her average of 3.23 digs per set was 14th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Also showing some offensive prowess was true freshman Rachel Tam.  She tied Rodriguez’ total of 22 kills on the weekend.  She registered the top single-match total of the weekend for the Purple Aces, registering 10 against Northern Kentucky.  She notched at least six kills in all three matches while hitting .227 against the Norse.

Deja Clark showed poise in her first weekend of collegiate action, posting 15 kills at the IU Invitational.  Her best match came in the opener versus Marshall as she notched six kills and hit .286.

In her first action as the Aces’ libero/defensive specialist, Olivia Goldstein did a solid job.  She notched a team-best 29 digs in the opening weekend, an average of 3.22 per frame.  Goldstein finished with 10 digs in the matches against Marshall and Northern Kentucky.  She also recorded five assists and a service ace.

Coming off of a 17-13 campaign in 2015 and an even 8-8 Horizon League mark, Green Bay got off to a perfect start in their home tournament last weekend.  The Phoenix earned wins over South Dakota State, Eastern Illinois and Stephen F. Austin to begin the 2016 campaign.  Abby Jeffcoat led the way in the tournament as she recorded a total of 33 kills, good for an average of 3.67 per set.

The Cougars began their 2016 season last weekend at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Dayton, going 1-2.  Following a season-opening victory over Wright State, SIUE fell to Dayton and Toledo.  Ashley Witt was the Cougar’s top offensive weapon in the tournament.  She notched a total of 42 kills, ahead of Taylor Joens’ final tally of 32.

Justices Rule Expungements Can’t Erase Civil Forfeitures

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Justices Rule Expungements Can’t Erase Civil Forfeitures

Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Supreme Court held Thursday that Indiana’s second-chance laws that allow expungement of certain criminal convictions do not permit erasure of records of civil forfeitures connected to expunged charges.

Chief Justice Loretta Rush wrote for the court in determining a case of first impression that the Legislature didn’t intend to include civil forfeitures records and made no provision in the law for doing so found at I.C. § 35-38-9-1. Rush wrote that to hold otherwise would create unintended consequences, such as the inability of someone to expunge a civil forfeiture if they weren’t convicted of a crime, because the statutes require a criminal conviction.

“Indiana’s comprehensive new expungement statutes provide second chances by broadly allowing records from arrests, juvenile delinquency allegations, criminal charges, and misdemeanor and felony convictions to be expunged. But the plain meaning of the relevant expungement statute does not include civil forfeiture records,” Rush wrote for the unanimous court. Justice Robert Rucker concurred in the result without writing separately.

This case arose from a Madison County drug conviction in which D.A. was arrested by police in 2002 who made controlled cocaine buys. He was charged and convicted on possession and dealing counts and $720 was seized in a civil forfeiture related to the drug activity.

In 2014, D.A. petitioned for expungement, which was granted. However, Madison Superior Judge Dennis Carroll denied D.A.’s petition to expunge records of the civil forfeiture. A divided Court of Appeals reversed, with Judge Edward Najam writing for the majority that held the purpose of the statute would be frustrated if the relief was only partial and failed to expunge an associated forfeiture.

The justices aligned with the dissent of Court of Appeals Judge Michael Barnes, who wrote that the Legislature would have included forfeitures in the records that may be expunged, but has failed to do so even as the law has been revised since initial passage in 2013.

While the law doesn’t permit expungement of forfeitures, Rush used the opinion to reinforce the language of I.C. § 35-38-9-10(b), which prohibits discrimination because of a conviction that’s been expunged or sealed.

“Importantly, however, public access to these types of records does not diminish Section 10’s prohibition on discrimination based on an expunged conviction or arrest record. In fact, Section 10’s protection reaches all expunged convictions, even though conviction records from many felonies remain publicly accessible. So, public access to civil forfeiture records — or any other records that may somehow be linked to criminal activity — does not remove Section 10’s strong protection. In other words, discrimination based on an expunged conviction or arrest record is prohibited — even though the criminal activity may be referenced in publicly available records.“

The case is D.A. v. State of Indiana, 48S02-1604-MI-183.

Governor Pence Announces Low-Interest Disaster Loans for St. Joseph and Surrounding Counties

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Governor Mike Pence today announced the availability of low-interest disaster loans for five Northern Indiana counties after severe weather and flooding that began August 15.

“The severe weather events of this month have devastated several of our local communities, but they’re not alone in their efforts to recover,” said Governor Mike Pence. “The willingness of Hoosiers to assist their neighbors in need through their generosity and compassion, combined with these low-interest disaster loans, can help ease the suffering of those affected as they move forward from these difficult circumstances.”

The loans are available to residents, businesses and non-profit organizations through the U.S. Small Business Administration. Eligible counties are St. Joseph, LaPorte, Starke, Marshall and Elkhart. The loans also will be available to two Michigan counties contiguous to St. Joseph County – Berrien and Cass.

Assessments are ongoing from the tornadoes that caused widespread damage in the state on August 24. Damage assessment data from those storms and a federal assistance application are still being evaluated.

Loan Amounts – Businesses and Organizations

Businesses and private non-profit organizations of any size may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster-damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets.

For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of all sizes, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.

Loan Amounts — Citizens
Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace disaster damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace disaster damaged or destroyed personal property.

How to Apply

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/ or by mobile device at m.fema.gov. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free Helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.
Additional details on the locations of Disaster Recovery Centers and the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

Deadlines to Apply

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is November 1, 2016. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 1, 2017.

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