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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records
EPD Activity Report: February 23, 2014
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Unequal protection and due process claims fail because juvenile was not sentenced
Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com
The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a teenager’s claim of unequal treatment and violation of his due process rights because he incorrectly referred to the juvenile court’s disposition order as a sentence.
TLC, the teenager, was given home placement and later placed in several youth treatment facilities for his behavioral problems. After he hit his mother and put her in a headlock, the state filed a delinquency petition against him, alleging that he committed the offenses of battery and criminal mischief, both Class B misdemeanors if TLC had been an adult.
The juvenile court subsequently awarded wardship of TLC to the Indiana Department of Correction.
TLC appealed, arguing, in part, that the juvenile court erred in “sentencing him.†He said he received unequal treatment under the law and his due process rights were violated.
The Court of Appeals noted TLC incorrectly asserted he was sentenced. It pointed out that the juvenile court issued a dispositional order rather than a sentence because it provided for treatment rather than punishment.
In regard to TLC’s other claims, the Court of Appeals noted he did not present any evidence supporting his unequal protection and due process rights arguments.
Also, the COA found TLC presented no evidence that he was treated any differently than the other juveniles under similar circumstances, so his equal protection argument fails.
“In sum, all of TLC’s claims are based on the false premise that TLC received a sentence, which he did not,†Judge John Baker wrote in In the Matter of TLC, a Child alleged to be a Delinquent Child v. State of Indiana, 60A01-1308-JV-377. “Thus, TLC has no sentencing claim on appeal. The juvenile court tried home placement without monitoring, home placement with monitoring, Southwest, Valle Vista, and the Gibault facilities, all before turning to the DOC. For all these reasons, we conclude that the juvenile court’s placement and disposition of TLC was consistent with the logic and effect of the facts and circumstances before it. Thus, TLC’s claim fails.â€
Liverpool Legends…EVSC’s Beatles Invasion Planned March 15
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four coming to America, “Liverpool Legends…EVSC’s Beatles Invasion†– a live concert featuring the Grammy-nominated Beatles tribute band of the same name – will take place at Central High School’s auditorium at 7 p.m. March 15. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the open seating event. Accompanying the Liverpool Legends during the performance will be the Central Singers and Central Band.
Liverpool Legends Beatles Tribute Band is comprised of four musicians and actors who were hand-picked by Louise Harrison – sister of the late George Harrison of The Beatles. Louise’s involvement with Liverpool Legends makes them the only Beatles Tribute band in the world with a close, direct biological link to the original group.
The EVSC Friends and Alumni Association is hosting this concert as its first event, bringing those who care about the EVSC together for a fun and exciting night. Tickets will be $25 (pre-event) or $30 at the door. Tickets may be obtained online at www.evscschools.com/alumni or at the Central Athletic Ticket Office. Cash or Checks are acceptable payment at the ticket office. Checks may be made out to “EVSC Alumni Association.â€
“We are so excited to bring everyone the complete ‘Beatles Experience’ and incorporate students into the show,†said Ben Shoulders, president of the EVSC Friends and Alumni Association. “We hope everyone will come to Central to not only witness this historic performance, but also support the EVSC.â€
Headlining their own production in Branson since 2006, Liverpool Legends have been voted Best New Show, Best Band and Best Show. Finishing their sixth season, their show once again was spotlighted by receiving the prestigious Visitors’ Choice Award for Best Show in 2009 and also Best Show in 2010. Liverpool Legends received national attention as they re-created The Beatles famed 1966 concert at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
In 2012 Liverpool Legends along with Louise Harrison were nominated for a Grammy Award for their work on “Fab Fan Memories” – a Beatles Bond. Recently the Liverpool Legends were chosen over every other Beatle Tribute band in the world by top television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, Pirates of The Caribbean, National Treasure) to portray the band that changed the course of music and the world forever.
Members of Liverpool Legends have toured the world, playing in historic venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Cavern Club in Liverpool, recording at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London and performing with Denny Laine (co-founder of Wings with Paul McCartney), Pete Best (the original Beatles drummer) and the Boston Pops. They appeared on The Travel Channel’s “Beatlemania Britain” and headlined “International Beatles Week” in Liverpool where 100,000 Beatles fans jammed Victoria Street to hear them in concert.
For additional information, call 812-435-EVSC.
Pence won’t rule out run for president
By Jessica Wray
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s Gov. Mike Pence is leaving the door open on a potential 2016 presidential campaign.
In a conversation Friday with NBC’s Chuck Todd of “The Daily Rundown,†Todd asked if there was a chance voters could see Pence on the ballot for the 2016 presidential race – and Pence didn’t rule it out.
“You know, I haven’t spent one second thinking about anything other than the job that I was hired to do,†Pence said.
But when pressed, he didn’t say he wouldn’t run. As Todd prodded Pence, the governor touted facts about Indiana’s economy without directly addressing his questions.
But Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said it’s unlikely that Pence’s name will crop up as a serious contender for 2016. With only a year into his first term as governor, Sabato said it’s difficult to see Pence giving up the governorship so early to pursue presidential aspirations.
“That’s why I don’t take it seriously,†Sabato said. “I could see him running after two terms as governor. Absolutely. He would be finishing in 2020 and at 6-1/2, 7 years as governor.â€
Sabato, who helps create the Center for Politics’ Crystal Ball presidential watch lists, said he hasn’t seen a concrete indication that Pence is ready to make a commitment.
Robert Dion, chair of the political science department at the University of Evansville, said it’s a win-win situation for Pence to dangle the presidential carrot.
“He didn’t slam the door because he doesn’t need to,†Dion said. “He can’t go wrong. This is enormously flattering. If he chooses not to run, he’s still being mentioned as a major presence in the party.â€
Dion said the combination of Pence’s unique skill set – he’s comfortable with national media, is a skilled speaker and has experience on Capitol Hill – with current uncertainty within the Republican Party, makes Indiana’s governor a possible GOP champion.
But speculation of Pence’s political ambitions is nothing new, he said.
“He’s setting up very nicely to at least make a strong case for himself,†Dion said. “Whether he ultimately jumps in or not.â€
This isn’t the first time in recent years a Hoosier has been under national political scrutiny. Indiana’s former Gov. Mitch Daniels flirted with the presidential spotlight, and rumors he would run on the 2012 ballot – which were already high – soared after his keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Committee in Washington three years ago. ​
Jessica Wray is a reporter at TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Senate commitee passes digital privacy legislation
By John Sittler
TheStatehouseFile.com    Â
INDIANAPOLIS – A Senate committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would expand privacy laws to accommodate the increased use of digital technology.
The bill’s author, Rep. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, said the legislature’s challenge is “to define those conditions and circumstances under which the use of certain technologies should be allowed, prohibited or subject to court approval.â€
House Bill 1009 requires police to obtain a search warrant before using a phone to track a person’s location or using an unmanned device – such as a drone – to gather information in most situations. It also requires police to get a warrant before they can demand that a person turns over his or her password for a computer, phone or other electronics device.
And it would set new rules for the way private citizens could use surveillance technology.
Steve Key, executive director of the Hoosier State Press Association said he supports the bill because of language that would protect media.
The bill “is a good kind of buffer to make sure that law enforcement is not able to do an end run around the reporter’s privilege that allows newspapers, and radio and TV to protect their sources of information,†Key said.
Key cited a case in Muncie in which law enforcement accessed The Star Press’ phone records in an effort to identify a newspaper source in the police department. The paper only found out its records had been accessed when they were used as evidence during the meeting in which the officer was fired.
The bill says that if a media outlet’s records are subpoenaed, it must be notified so it can appear in court and fight to protect a source.
Steve Gerber, a licensed private investigator, said he supports the goals of the bill but questioned “language that has potential to turn everyday citizens into criminals as an unintended consequence.â€
Gerber listed families of people in nursing homes and concerned parents as two groups that could be criminalized for surveillance activities under HB 1009.
“These people are trying to gain information to help keep somebody safe or to somehow prevent problems,†he said.
But Koch said the bill’s language addressed those concerns by specifying that, in order to be illegal, surveillance equipment must be unattended, on private property, without the consent of the owner or tenant.
Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, said he supported the bill because the idea of everyday citizens – in addition to law enforcement – being able to have massive surveillance capabilities seems “kind of Big Brother-ish.â€
John Sittler is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
IS IT TRUE February 24, 2014
IS IT TRUE we have been told by reliable sources that popular Vanderburgh County Sheriff  Eric Williams shall not be a candidate for the position of Mayor of Evansville?  …if  Sheriff Williams would had decided to run for Mayor of Evansville his chances to be elected to this position would have been very good?
IS IT TRUE this week has the potential to be a watershed week of goodness right here in Evansville, IN?…this is the week that the loan of $200,000 that was made to Earthcare Energy LLC without vetting and without the courtesy of notification to the Evansville City Council by Mayor Winnecke will mature and become due in full?…it is our understanding that the balance due is roughly $186,000 and that Earthcare has dutifully made the interest only payments on time every month?…we can then anticipate that a check for $186,000 will be tendered on time and that the City of Evansville will have some cash on hand?…our suggestion is that this money be placed alongside the $100,000 commitment made by the government of Vanderburgh County to re-establish and re-start the free dental clinic to serve the poor of this community as it once did?…when faced with a decision between serving the needs of dogs and serving the needs of people we are eager to see our local elected officials choose people?
IS IT TRUE the next $800,000 that should be collected back for the people of Evansville is the $800,000 advanced to Centre City Properties of Carmel by the Weinzapfel Administration to refurbish the now rotting McCurdy Hotel?…it seems the list of deals gone sour with entities that fail to perform but never fail to make political contributions to their benefactors is endless?
IS IT TRUE the reigning in of GONGO (government organized, non-government organizations) schemes where local government uses public-private partnerships and non-profits to pursue political agendas seems to be coming under fire all across America?…Evansville of course has had its share of such things from the sneaky deal that former Mayor Weinzapfel made to pay Tom Barnett through GAGE to the tasteless firing of Marilee Fowler by the CVB?…the next rat’s nest that needs to be cleaned out is the plethora of pseudo-government entities or GONGOS that have been functioning as political action organizations in some part for years?
IS IT TRUE that little Union County High School with less than 700 students down in Morganfield just won their 7th overall Kentucky State Championship in wrestling?…Union County is the only school other than Mater Dei to win the prestigious Mater Dei Christmas Wrestling tournament?…this proves that small public schools with great coaching and hard working kids can prevail against the giant schools that recruit athletes like Trinity and St. Xavier with brains, grit, and hard work?…the same can happen for small to medium cities if they do the right things and do them well?
IS IT TRUE that events in Ukraine reached a boiling point last weekend after years of oppression and irresponsible governance that was characterized by an imperial leader who governed in a capricious and random manner?…a revolution with less blood than the French Revolution but some blood none-the-less has resulted in the overthrow of a brutal leader and the formation of a coalition government that we hope does well as the alternative is an old fashioned blood in the streets revolution?…the CCO pointed out that the United States and Ukraine shared one common event in recent history and that is a credit downgrade?…perhaps the people of Ukraine will draw some inspiration from the following passage from the Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776 to free the original 13 colonies from the oppressive capricious rule of the English King?…we republish the first couple of paragraphs to remind our readers where this nation came from?
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.â€
IS IT TRUE it is not a bad idea to review our own performance with respect to these ideals from time to time as well?
A Family Matter, Hamrick’s Towing – One Call Gets You a Long Line of Services
by Zachary Stuard
Hamrick’s Towing was founded in 1981 by John Hamrick. John realized that he did not want to work for anyone else and with a strong entrepreneurial spirit he sought to build a business that he could leave for his family in the future. His automotive passion began at the age of 15 while washing cars and his passion quickly turned to trucks. Once established, his business grew rapidly and its expansion brought with it multiple facets that allowed Hamrick’s to offer more than just a towing service to the community.
Throughout their years in business they have come to offer a long line of services that include heavy truck and trailer repair, a body shop for trucks and trailers, and an environmental service John bought out from his father-in-law whom was in business for 42 years. Simply put, Hamrick’s services encompass anything in the truck industry. In addition to these services Hamrick’s also owns and leases multiple warehouses around the city. Hamrick’s towing service is offered cross-country and there is not a single thing they are not able to tow.
Hamrick’s has contracts with Vanderburgh County as well as Newburgh for towing and environmental services and because of this their towing services are offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to their yard located off of Fares Ave., Hamrick’s has a second yard located in Boonville, Indiana. John’s business is thriving and he plans to continue practicing the business ethics that have made his company successful for over 30 years, this includes treating his employees fairly. John has one employee that has been with him for 25 years, not including his wife and 2 sons, and many employees that have been with him for a duration of 10 to 15 years. These examples serve as a testament to John’s fair treatment and the environment that he has worked hard to create, and maintain, for his employees.
John’s entire family now works with him in the business. His wife of 39 years, Alice, runs the office and handles all bookkeeping responsibilities. His oldest son, Terry, runs the large wreckers fleet. Kyle, John’s youngest son, has been with Hamrick’s since he was in diapers, compiling experience along the way. Now 25, Kyle runs the shop and deals with every outside customer that comes to Hamrick’s for service. Though John admits that working with the family can be stressful at times, he has built the business that he has for-so-long envisioned, and would have it no other way.
Hamrick’s Towing is a great example of building a first class business that is “Family Owned And Grown”!
Fugitives Wanted out of Tennessee for Shooting Incident Arrested in Evansville
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| Indiana State Police, U.S. Marshal’s Service and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office teamed up last night to arrest two Tennessee fugitives wanted for a shooting incident involving a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Investigator.Last Wednesday, February 19, Jacob Hammond, 22, of Dover, Tenn., allegedly fired multiple shots at a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Investigator while fleeing from the site of a meth lab. The investigator was not injured. A felony arrest warrant for attempted murder was issued for Hammond’s arrest. An arrest warrant was also issued for Amber Lehman, 29, of Cumberland City, Tenn., for a probation violation. Investigators believe that she was traveling with Hammond.Yesterday evening, the U.S. Marshal’s Service received information that Hammond and Lehman were possibly in the Evansville area. At approximately 10:00 last night, officers found a silver 2002 Chevrolet Tracker with Tennessee plates in the Economy Inn parking lot located at 701 North First Avenue in Evansville. Officers spotted Hammond and another male near the vehicle. When officers approached the two men, Hammond failed to comply with their orders. Hammond was taken into custody after a Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s K-9 was deployed. Officers also found two handguns on Hammond. He was taken to Deaconess Hospital where he was treated and later released for a dog bite. The other male, Jonathan Buckner, 38, of Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., was arrested after officers found meth making material inside their vehicle.Officers received information that Lehman was in one of the hotel rooms. After refusing to open the hotel room door, officers forced their way into the room and arrested Lehman without further incident. All three were taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where they are being held without bond. Arrested and Charges: • Amber Lehman, 29, 300 Gunso Ridge Road, Cumberland City, Tenn. • Jonathan Buckner, 38, Cumberland Furnace, Tenn. Media Note: Investigating Agencies: Indiana State Police, U.S. Marshal’s Service and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.
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Bill would boost payouts for charity gambling
By Olivia Covington
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – Charities would be able to host more lucrative gambling events to raise money for their organizations and communities under a Senate bill heard in the House on Wednesday.
Senate Bill 166 would raise caps on charity gambling events in Indiana.
Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, who authored the bill, said both Ohio and Kentucky have already eliminated their charity gambling caps. She said Indiana needs fewer restrictions on its prizes to stay competitive.
Current law allows charitable organizations to host two bingo events each year in which the total prizes do not exceed $10,000. But SB 166 would raise that cap to $30,000.
And the bill would increase total pull tab, punchboard and tip board prizes from $5,000 to $25,000. The individual prizes would be raised from $599 to $15,000.
Leising said charity gambling revenue currently brings in $400 million to the state each year.
But, Leising said, “we are not trying to compete with casinos and racinos.â€
Representatives from the American Legion and gaming organizations said they support the bill because they want Indiana to remain competitive in the industry.
Former American Legion Commander Butch Miller said money the organization gets from charitable gaming events is given back to the community through donations to schools or the honor guard. He said the American Legion is preventing local governments from having to provide those funds.
The committee did not vote on the bill.
Olivia Covington is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.Â