Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, March 8, 2013.

Jerry Dulin Murder

Chase Mattingly Neglect of a Dependant-Class D Felony (Three Counts)

Patrick Ragsdale Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony
Operating a Motor Vehicle without Financial Responsibility-Class A Infraction

Jimmy Small Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class C Felony
Possession of Chemical Reagents or Precursors with intent to Manufacture a Controlled Substance- Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Richard Fox Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud or Deceit-Class D Felony

Cammie Mattingly Neglect of a Dependant-Class D Felony (Three Counts)

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Regene Newman at 812.435.5156 or via e-mail at rinewman@vanderburghgov.org

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.

SENTENCE CHART

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days

Due to the current phase of the project and the mobilization of equipment for the removal of asphalt, the former Roberts Stadium site will be closed until the demolition project is complete. Beginning March 8th, 2013, the only traffic allowed on the property will be vehicles directly related to the demolition project. The only exception will be the EPD driving school which takes place on March 22nd. All entrances into or out of the property will be blocked by concrete barriers. Anyone visiting Swonder Ice Arena will no longer be able to utilize the Stadium parking lot. All patrons should park in the lot just south of the entrance to the Ice Arena. If you have questions, please contact the Executive Director of Parks & Recreation Denise Johnson by calling 812-436-4514.

Updated Information

Ashley Moore has been Found Safe

Thursday afternoon, March 7, Shively Police located Moore’s 2006 Chevrolet Impala in a local motel parking lot. Shively is a suburb of Louisville. Later that evening, Louisville Metro Police found Moore in Louisville. She was safe and voluntarily with a male friend.

Moore’s mother reported her missing on February 16th after not hearing from her since February 11th.

MEDIA NOTE: The city of Shively was spelled incorrectly on the first release. The city is spelled “Shively”.

Louisville Metro Police was instrumental in locating Moore.

Last week marked the end to a highly productive first half of session. As we continue to work for the best interests of all Hoosiers, one of my main goals for the 2013 session is job creation. With that in mind, I think it’s fitting to highlight the work of the Hoosiers in our community that have been effective in keeping jobs here. A perfect example of this is the Rockport Power Plant located in Spencer County.

The Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power, reached an agreement in February that will allow I&M to use a different strategy at the Rockport Power Plant to meet the EPA’s requirements. Before this agreement was reached, I&M had filed requesting a dry scrubber on one of the two 1,300-MW coal-fired Rockport units in order to satisfy EPA requirements. The estimates for the dry scrubber project were $1.4 billion. The cost would have to be absorbed by the customers and would ultimately lead to a decrease in jobs.

Under the agreement reached, I&M will install technology on both 1300 MW Rockport units. The cost of installing DSI is less than one-fifth of the cost of a single unit and will meet all environmental regulations. This agreement helped the company not have to shut down other plants because of the high cost of the scrubber. Not only were jobs kept but 40 permanent jobs were added. The strategy will dramatically reduce the cost for the Rockport plant, saving I&M’s customer’s money and sustaining jobs.

I glad to see that they found a balanced solution to their situation. Similarly, the House is working towards a balanced budget this session that will keep Indiana on the path for economic growth. We will continue to prioritize job creation, workforce development, education, boosts the Hoosier economy and works to build and maintain Indiana’s infrastructure.

Another key component to the budget is protecting Indiana taxpayers. The budget plans to do this by maintaining healthy reserves, so taxes will not need to be raised later. Healthy reserves will keep essential government services running in the event of an economic downturn and will additionally help Indiana maintain its AAA credit rating.

When creating a budget, the first priority is realizing that you cannot spend more money than you take in. That same common-sense, conservative approach should apply to government. I am pleased to report that the biennial budget passed in the House last month does just that.

I have met with many Hoosiers from across the state who are working hard to make a better life for themselves. The Hoosiers of our community and our district inspire me – YOU are why I support the 2014-2015 Indiana budget. I will continue to support a balanced budget that protects all Hoosiers and will protect the prosperity of future generations to come.

Evansville Police are looking for 38 year old REKO DEPREA LEVELS. LEVELS is wanted for severely beating a woman during a domestic dispute early this morning. The woman suffered multiple injuries. Her current condition and location are not available.

LEVELS is a black male, 6ft tall, and 225lbs. There is no clothing description available. He was last seen in the 500 block of N. Elsas near Main and Virginia.

LEVELS is wanted on charges of Battery with Serious Bodily Injury CL-C Felony, Battery-Domestic Violence CL-D Felony, Intimidation with a Weapon CL-C Felony, and Theft CL-D Felony.

Anyone with information on LEVELS’ location is asked to call 911 immediately.

(Washington, DC) –According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released this morning, the U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 7.7% from 7.9% in January, while the economy added 236,000 nonfarm jobs. Congressman Larry Bucshon released the following statement regarding today’s report.

Congressman Bucshon (IN-08) states:

“The unemployment rate may have slightly decreased from last month, yet this number is virtually unchanged since September of last year. While I am encouraged that more Americans were able to find work last month, I know that we can do better.

“There are still 12 million Americans that have not found work, some have even given up the search for a job altogether. Many jobs are going unfilled and we need to do everything we can to better connect workers with the education and training they need to compete for available jobs. This week I voted to approve the SKILLS Act in the House Education and the Workforce committee to fix our nation’s broken job training system so that we can help provide those looking for work the skills and resources they need to find good paying jobs.”

BACKGROUND:

For the U.S. House Republicans Jobs Tracker, please click here.

Real unemployment, a measure that includes discouraged workers and those employed part-time who would rather work full-time, was 14.3 percent and the labor force participation rate was 63.5%.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent in February but has shown little movement, on net, since September 2012.” The total number of unemployed Americans is 12 million. The number of long term unemployed (individuals unemployed for 27 weeks or longer) was at 4.8 million, which represents 40.5% of unemployed individuals.