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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of the felony cases filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Curtis Lee Woodard Rape, Level 1 felony

Rape, Level 1 felony

Rape, Level 1 felony

Rape, Level 1 felony

Rape, Level 1 felony

Rape, Level 1 felony

Criminal confinement, Level 3 felony

Criminal confinement, Level 3 felony

Strangulation, Level 6 felony

Domestic battery, Level 6 felony

Interference with the reporting of a crime, Class A misdemeanor

Seth Matthew Wrinkles Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Possession of marijuana, Class A misdemeanor

Donald Xavier Freels Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Tyler A. Lane Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Brandy Lea Hall Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanor

Walter J. Richardson Jr. Criminal confinement, Level 6 felony

Criminal trespass, Class A misdemeanor

Edward Theodore Ziemer Jr. Battery resulting in serious bodily injury, Level 5 felony

Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Residential entry, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor

Joseph Daniel Stewart Auto theft, Level 6 felony

Deangelo Dewayne Armstead Theft, Level 6 felony 

Brett Wayne Heathcock Battery by means of a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony

Justin Andrew Mills Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony

False informing, Class B misdemeanor

Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor

Nicholas Allen Cox Battery by means of a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony

Strangulation, Level 6 felony

Battery resulting in bodily injury, Class A misdemeanor

Battery resulting in bodily injury, Class A misdemeanor

Aaron James McCleave Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony

Dealing in marijuana, Level 6 felony

Possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor

Driving while suspended, Class A infraction

Casey N. Pointer Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony

Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanor

Governor Pence to Offer Remarks at 500 Festival Memorial Service

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Governor Mike Pence will honor fallen heroes at the 500 Festival Memorial Service presented by Rolls Royce. Later in the afternoon, Governor Mike Pence will join Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer and Speaker Brian Bosma to ceremonially sign House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1378, which requires the Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) to divest from any business that engages in action to boycott, divest or sanction the state of Israel. Later in the evening, Governor Pence will offer a greeting at the 16th Annual Salute! Concert to celebrate Indiana’s bicentennial. Details below.

 

Friday, May 27:

 

12:00 p.m. EDT — Governor Mike Pence to offer remarks at 500 Festival Memorial Service presented by Rolls Royce

*Media are welcome to attend.

Indiana War Memorial, 431 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

 

4:00 p.m. EDT — Governor Mike Pence to ceremonially sign HEA 1378

*Media are welcome to attend.

Indiana Statehouse – Rotunda, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204

 

7:00 p.m. EDT — Governor Mike Pence to offer greeting at the 16th Annual Salute! Concert regarding Indiana’s bicentennial

*Media are welcome to attend.

Bartholomew County Courthouse Lawn, 234 Washington St, Columbus, IN 47201

 

Eagles net three All-America honors in men’s 10k

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BRADENTON, Fla.—Despite seeing its two-year run on 10,000-meter national championships end, the No. 11 University of Southern Indiana men’s track and field team had three student-athletes earn All-America honors in the 10,000 meters and another advance out of the prelims and into the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase Thursday night at the NCAA II Outdoor Championships.

Senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) finished fourth in the 10,000 meters to lead the Screaming Eagles, who are ninth with five points in the team standings after the opening day of competition.image_handler.aspx image_handler-2.aspx

From the start of the race, Guy, along with the rest of the field, faced an uphill battle as Missouri Southern State University freshman Vincent Kiprop, who was second at the NCAA II Cross Country Championships in November, bolted out to a seven-second lead in the first lap of the race.

Kiprop never let his lead slip below five seconds as it became apparent midway through the race that the real competition was for second place.

Guy, the 2014 national champion in the 10,000 meters as well as the runner-up a year ago, had a slim lead for second place for much of the race before slipping down two spots by the time the competition came to an end. He finished the race with a time of 29 minutes, 46.86 seconds, nearly 23 seconds off of Kiprop’s winning mark of 29:23.92.

Despite not winning the title, Guy collects first-team All-America honors, bringing his career totals to 15 athletic All-America awards and 17 overall. He is a four-time All-American in the 10,000 meters.

Joining Guy in earning All-America awards was junior Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) and senior Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois). Josh Guy, the twin brother of Johnnie Guy, finished ninth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 30:32.28 to earn second-team All-America honors, while Pence, the defending national champion in the event, was 12th with a time of 31:13.39 to earn second-team accolades.

Junior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) got the action underway for the Eagles earlier in the evening as he finished 10th in the prelims of the steeplechase to qualify for the finals Friday evening. Broughton was sixth in his heat as he crossed the finish line in 9:07.80, just 4.06 seconds off the top time of the day.

Broughton will toe the line in the finals Friday at 6:15 p.m. (CDT), while Johnnie Guy and Pence will compete in the 5,000 meters Saturday at 7:05 p.m.

 

 

Phone Scam: Fake Deputy US Marshal Claims Victim Missed Jury Duty

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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of telephone fraud involving a caller claiming to be a Deputy US Marshal.

The caller claimed that someone in the household missed jury duty and that a bench warrant had been issued.  The caller stated the victim could clear up the arrest warrant by paying a fine and requested money cards (typically purchased at convenience stores) as a form of payment. Today one victim lost nearly $2,000 to the scammer.

This type of scam, in one form or another, occurs routinely all over the United States every day. Residents are advised to treat any unsolicited caller who requests payment or access to personally identifiable information with extreme skepticism, regardless of who the caller claims to represent. When in doubt get the caller’s name, hang up, and then call the business or government entity back at a phone number you know to be correct.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

IS IT TRUE MAY 27, 2016

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IS IT TRUE we are hearing that downtown St. Mary’s Parish is seeing an exodus of parishioners to other churches in the Diocese?  …that this appears to be in reaction to the most recent changes in clergy at the ST. Mary’s parish?   …we wonder if any of our readers can provide us with additional information concerning this issue?

IS IT TRUE that the extremely politically moderate Mayor Winnecke and his top lieutenant Wayne Parke have suffered a second crushing defeat in a month at the hands of the conservative wing of the local Republican party?  …that the first was the resounding loss of their chosen candidate for County Commissioner, Alex Schmitt, to the very capable Cheryl Musgrave? …the second defeat came last night at the party’s caucus, at the hands of their own precinct committeemen, when the conservative wing of the party chose well-known, and well liked small businessman Sean Selby over the past treasurer of the Vanderburgh County Libertarian party, Robb Myers to oppose Ben Shoulders for County Commissioner?  …we are totally surprised that this election was not even close with Selby defeating the Winnecke/McClintock/Parke backed Myers by a 57% to 43% margin?

IS IT TRUE that the taxpayers of Vanderburgh County are now paying surrounding counties to house our jail inmates, because we followed the penny-wise and pound foolish judgment of past County Commissioner  when building our County Jail/Corrections Center?  …we hear that our current, very hands-on Sheriff Dave Wedding may be seeking to alleviate the seriously over-crowded jail by seeking funding to build an addition to the current facility?  … we should keep partisan politics out of the discussion of how to solve the current over crowding problem of housing inmates in the future?

IS IT TRUE we were told that GOP Chairman Wayne Parke announced at last nights political caucus that he will support Sean Selby this fall?   …we wonder if he will also support Cheryl Musgrave?   …considering the poor record the Winnecke/Parke dream team has in supporting political candidates should be great news for Mrs. Musgrave?

IS IT TRUE that the local mainstream media is putting an overly positive spin on the legal settlement reached between the City and Mrs. Louise Milan?  …we are hearing that the spin doctors of the Winnecke  administration are telling people that the legal settlement costs was $100,000?  …we find this figure is not believable, because the legal appeal to SCOTUS alone likely cost that much?  …in addition to three years of legal wrangling, we won’t be surprised that the total legal costs for this law suit will go well over $1 million dollars?

FOOTNOTES: Our next “IS IT TRUE” will be posted on this coming Monday?

Todays “READERS POLL” question is:  Do you feel that Winnecke/Parke support of Robert Myers helped Sean Selby to win the Republican primary battle for County Commissioner?

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God Bless The Little Sisters Of the Poor

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God Bless the Little Sisters Of The Poor

By Tom Purcell

God bless the Little Sisters of the Poor. They just put our overzealous federal government back in its constitutional place.

The Little Sisters of the Poor is an international congregation of Roman Catholic nuns who have devoted their lives to caring for the elderly poor. Since the order’s 1839 founding in France, its mission has been to give dignity and love to the frail and weak in the very last stage of their lives.
When ObamaCare became the law of the land, it demanded that the sisters purchase insurance policies for the order’s employees that cover the cost of contraception, abortive drugs and sterilization. But the nuns could never do so because their vow is to advance the dignity of life for every person, including the unborn.
The Little Sisters sought a religious exemption from the rules, but, according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a legal group that defended the sisters in court, the government said the nuns were not religious enough to be exempt. The government insisted that the ObamaCare exemption applied only to churches and church-controlled ministries.

The government threatened massive fines against the 27 retirement homes that the sisters operate in the United States — at a cost of $100 per employee per day or $70 million in fines per year. This amount represents one-third of the Little Sisters’ operating budget and would have severely hampered the sisters ability to care for the elderly poor.  So, in 2013, the good sisters sued the government.

They argued that their constitutional right to freely practice their faith was being obstructed by our ever-growing government. The federal district court in Denver, Colo., ruled against them.
Thankfully, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an injunction siding with the sisters. Her injunction temporarily stopped the fines as the case worked its way through the legal process.
The sisters appealed the district court ruling. They lost again in 2015 when the 10th Circuit Court ruled against them and sided with ObamaCare.

The Little Sisters filed a petition to the Supreme Court. Finally, last week, the Supreme Court gave the sisters a huge win.

According to the Becket Fund, “The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the lower court rulings against the Little Sisters, ordered the government not to fine the Little Sisters, and said the lower courts should provide the government an opportunity ‘to arrive at an approach going forward that accommodates the petitioner’s religious beliefs.’”

What is most puzzling about the whole situation, however, is that none of this was necessary.
The sisters “never sought to prevent the government from providing these (contraception) services, but have simply asked that the government pick a way that doesn’t force them to deliver services — like the week-after pill — that violate their faith.”

President Obama himself acknowledged that “the government can continue to provide these services without the Little Sisters and their health plan,” according to the Becket Fund.
So why did our government attack the wonderful sisters who have dedicated their lives to caring for the elderly poor?

It beats me, but it is a textbook case of why I and others worry about the erosion of our country’s most basic freedoms as our overzealous government extends its tentacles more deeply into every aspect of our everyday lives.

In our current state, it takes the incredible fortitude of a group of selfless nuns to protect and restore our freedoms.

They fought the good fight against a mighty foe so that they may continue to practice their faith freely in what is supposed to be the freest nation on Earth.
God bless the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Attorney General Zoeller To Host Summit On Addressing Mental Health and Addiction

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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will host the sixth-annual Criminal & Civil Justice Summit this Friday, May 27, to focus on addressing mental health and addiction in the justice system.

The summit will bring together leaders in all branches of government and the mental health community to discuss solutions to growing concerns about how mental health issues and drug addiction are plaguing the state, and contributing to crime and recidivism.

“It is an unfortunate reality that in many communities, the biggest local mental health facility ends up being the county jail or the state prison,” Zoeller said. “Individuals with mental health conditions or addiction problems are a large portion of those violating the law and facing incarceration. This is among the biggest problems facing our state and system of justice today, and we need innovative solutions now.”

The summit will include panel discussions on alternative sentencing and treatment solutions for mentally ill or addicted offenders, and will feature panelists including Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush, former Attorney General of Maine Jim Tierney, state legislators, county sheriffs, the president of Mental Health America of Indiana, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, and others.

Below is an agenda for the summit, which will be hosted at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, 530 W. New York St.

  • 8:30 a.m. Welcome – Andrew Klein, Dean of the IU McKinney Law School

  • 8:45 a.m. Opening remarks – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller

  • 9:00 a.m. Emerging AG Roles and Public Health Issues: Examination of the Correlation – Jim Tierney, Director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School and former Attorney General of Maine

  • 9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Overview of Sentencing Reform Legislation      
    Moderator: Steve Creason, Chief Counsel of the Appellate Division, Office of the Indiana Attorney General
    Panelists: Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, Indiana Supreme Court; Greg Steuerwald, State Representative; Larry Landis, Executive Director of the Indiana Public Defenders Council; David Powell, Executive Director of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council

  • 10:45 a.m. Panel Discussion: Implementation of Legislation through Recovery Works
    Moderator: Steve McCaffrey, President of Mental Health of America, Indiana
    Panelists: Julia Lanham, Deputy Commissioner of Re-entry, Department of Corrections; Sara K. Cozad, Asst. Deputy Director of Adult Mental Health and Addiction Services FSSA – Division of Mental Health and Addiction; William “Chris” Cunningham, Director of Grant County Community Corrections; Linda Brady, Chief Probation Officer at Monroe County Government

  • 11:30 a.m. Protecting Civil Liberties through Treatment in the Prison System – Ken Falk, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

  • 1:15 p.m. Breakout sessions
    Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative – Michelle Tennell, State Director of Indiana’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), Indiana Judicial Center, Indiana Supreme Court
    Civil Commitment – Sharon Blair, Advocate; Steve Davisson, State Representative
    View from Corrections: Alternative Sentencing in Practice – Amy Summerfield, Deputy Prosecutor of Hamilton County; Sheriff Nielsen, Boone County Sheriff

  • 2:15 p.m. Indiana’s participation in the National Institute of Corrections Evidence Based Decision Making Initiative – An Innovative Approach to Problem Solving
    Panelists: Justice Steven H. David, Indiana Supreme Court; Judge Mark E. Spitzer, Grant Circuit Court; Mary Kay Hudson, Director of Court Services, Indiana Judicial Center; Steve Creason, Chief Counsel of the Appellate Division, Office of the Indiana Attorney General

The Criminal and Civil Justice Summit is open to the media at no cost. To RSVP, contact Public Information Officer with the Attorney General’s Office, Molly Gillaspie, at molly.gillaspie@atg.in.gov or 317-232-0168. 

Indiana State Police Remind Motorists to Buckle Up During Holiday Travel

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Memorial Day weekend traditionally starts off the summer travel season, and this weekend is shaping up to be the busiest in the Hoosier State in years. With the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 Race this weekend, along with lower fuel prices, travelers can expect a record number of motorists on the roadways.

Law enforcement throughout the state, including the Indiana State Police, will be participating in the Click it or Ticket Campaign and Operation CARE, or Combined Accident Reduction Effort. Troopers will be looking for aggressive drivers, impaired drivers, and those that don’t buckle up. According to NHTSA, (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) seatbelts reduce your risk of injury and death in a crash by 50%.

“The Indiana State Police welcome the thousands of visitors from across the nation and around the world coming to central Indiana this weekend to enjoy the ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’.”, stated ISP Superintendent Doug Carter. “I encourage everyone to buckle up for safety, just as the 33 drivers in the Indianapolis 500 do each time they are behind the wheel of a race car or their own car.

With the expected increase in traffic, it’s important that motorists follow the safety tips below:

•Obey all speed limits and always use your turn signals.
•Never drink and drive. Always have a designated driver.
•Make sure everyone is buckled up and children are properly restrained in child seats.
•Watch for and expect slowed or stopped traffic when approaching construction zones.
•Make sure you are well rested. A fatigued driver is as dangerous as an impaired driver.
•Avoid following too close. Use the two-second rule. Maintain following distance in construction zones.
•Don’t text and drive.
•SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER for emergency, utility and highway service vehicles.
Motorists are encouraged to report suspected impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. Give a vehicle description, location, and direction of travel. Never follow an impaired driver.

Synek blast sends Evansville into next round

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After watching Ryan Brady get out of a jam in the top of the 10th, senior catcher Boomer Synek wasted little time in bringing the game to a dramatic end on Thursday afternoon, sending a 2-1 pitch sailing over the wall in left to hand the Aces a 4-3 victory over Illinois State in the first elimination game of the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship at Bob Warn Field.

“I knew I hit it well enough, and I honestly didn’t know it was gone until I looked over to the dugout and saw that they were all jacked up,” Synek said. “It’s a special win and we’re going to remember this for a while, but we have to put it away. We still have a lot of work ahead of us.”

With the win, the Aces (28-26) advance to Day 3, where they will face the loser of a contest between Dallas Baptist and Southern Illinois that will take place later Thursday evening. Meanwhile, Illinois State ends its season with a 17-37 record.

Synek, who had not previously won a postseason game with the Aces, secured the first MVC tournament win for the program since the 2013 season.

An All-MVC catcher out of Northbrook, Ill., Synek had the best seat in the house in the top of the 10th as reliever Ryan Brady worked out of an unenviable situation on the mound. After a wild pitch helped put runners on second and third with no outs, Brady induced three consecutive ground balls, fielding the last two himself, to keep the game level at 3-3 and set the stage for Synek.

“For Brady to get up there in that situation and get three groundballs, that just shows you how good he can be,” UE head coach Wes Carroll said. “He was able to pound the inside of the zone with his fastball, and that was a big time moment for him and our program. He came up big for our seniors here in the conference tournament, and it was fantastic to see.”

The Aces fell behind early in the contest after UE starter Alex Weigand gave up a pair of scores in the top of the third inning, but a three-run fourth put the Aces ahead for the first time this week. Josh Jyawook got things started with a lead-off double, and Trey Hair followed up with a single through the right side to cut the deficit in half. Back-to-back hits from Travis Tokarek and Eric McKibban brought home the tying run, and Shain Showers followed up with a groundout to make it 3-2.

Jyawook led the Aces at the plate in the contest, going 3-for-4, and as a team the Aces were out-hit 10-7.

From there, Carroll turned to veteran reliever Brent Jurceka, who recorded a pair of quick outs in the fifth before a nearly two-hour rain delay brought the game to a halt. The senior right-hander returned after the extended break, finishing the game with one earned run on three hits over five innings. He struck out three.

“That shows his grit, and it shows his toughness,” Synek said of Jurceka. “He’s been our guy all year, and today shows what he’s about. We’ve got his back, and he’s got ours. What he did today was really special, and it sparked us.”

Brady was credited with the win, his second of the season, and the Aces will begin play once again in the MVC Tournament at 8 a.m. Central time on Friday. With a win, UE would play another game later Friday afternoon.

 

 

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