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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, February 19, 2013.

Kristie Adams Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Public Intoxication-Class B Misdemeanor
Disorderly Conduct-Class B Misdemeanor

Robert Burkes Possession of Marijuana-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Henry Jones Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Public Intoxication-Class B Misdemeanor

Trisha Nelson Burglary Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Felony
Attempted Robbery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury-Class A Felony
Armed Robbery-Class B Felony
Attempted Armed Robbery-Class B Felony
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor
Sentencing Enhancement for Person Committing Felony Offense While Using a Firearm

Laquanda Pike Possession of Cocaine-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)

Decarlo Ragland Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)

Phillip Brown Criminal Mischief-Class D Felony
Attempted Theft-Class D Felony

Steve Reed Theft-Class D Felony

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

OHS To Sponsor Lt. Col.Oliver Norths Charity Event

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OnSite OHS will host Lt. Col. Oliver North and performance artist, Randall Hedden at a charity event on February 23, 2013 from 2:30-4:00pm at Princeton Community High School Auditorium followed by book signing of North’s book “Heroes Proved”. Oliver North is a Vietnam veteran awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and two Purple Hearts during his twenty-two years of service as a United States Marine.
Randall Hedden owner of TributeArt Live, has performed for corporate and charity events nationwide and raised over $100,000 for charity in 2012. Hedden will speed paint two pieces to be auctioned at the event. All proceeds will be donated to Indiana Military Support Corporation, a 501(c)(3) which offers support to the National Guard, Federal Reserve and civilian employers.Tickets are $15. Contact Stephanie Adams at 812-770-4480 or email at stephanie.adams@onsiteohs.com

Education is Budget’s Top Priority

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Prior to the unveiling of this year’s first House Budget draft, my hope was that it would be structurally balanced, and continue to protect Hoosier taxpayers while also restoring funding to education. Chairman Brown’s budget went three for three.

In the budget we have operated under during the past two years, Indiana spent over $13 billion on K-12 education (47% of the budget). Indiana spent another $3.4 billion on higher education (12% of the budget). Providing sufficient funding for K-12 and higher education is incredibly important, hence why it makes up 59% of our budget.

As an educator, I am pleased to see numerous investments in education. In our new proposed budget, there are following increases:

•$344 million in school operating funding over the next two years
•$197 million in fiscal year 2014 for full day kindergarten
•$203 million in fiscal 2015 to fund full day kindergarten
•$150+ million each year of the biennium will be transferred to the Tuition Reserve Fund
•$10 million over the next two years to recruit STEM teachers to schools that need them most
•$6 million to fund dropout prevention programs

Our leadership has taken a prudent conservative approach by maintaining healthy reserves, protecting Hoosier taxpayers while also restoring education investments. I look forward to following the budget as it works through the legislative process.

Attempted Burglary and Battery News Release

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On Tuesday, February 19th at approximately 6:45 pm, deputies were dispatched to 6100 Porterfield Drive regarding a burglary in progress. When deputies arrived they found the female resident running across the street and communicating with Central Dispatch via her cell phone.

The resident stated to deputies that she had been away and was returning home. When she arrived home, she talked to the neighbors and then entered her house from the garage. The resident stated that while she was in the kitchen, she heard a noise coming from her bedroom.

The resident stated as she approached her bedroom, she noticed the door partially closed which she said was unusual. When she entered the bedroom, a white male suspect came out of the closet and pushed her to the floor. The suspect then fled out the back door and north of her residence. The resident was not hurt during the encounter.

The deputies on scene cleared the resident’s home but could not locate the suspect. Deputy Bryan Bishop then deployed his K9 partner Bosko who tracked the suspect to the north of the residence. The track ended at Goebel Soccer Complex on Greenriver Road, where deputies believe the suspect fled in a waiting vehicle.

The deputies on scene did locate a broken window on the back side of the residence and processed the scene for evidence. The incident is still under investigation. Anyone who may have noticed anything in the area of the incident between 6:00 PM and 6:45 PM yesterday that was out of the ordinary or suspicious or saw anything at the Goebel Soccer Complex yesterday between 6:00 PM and 6:45 PM are encouraged to contact sheriff’s investigators at 421-6201.

City Public Road Meeting News Advisory

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Evansville residents will have a chance to review and offer comments on the city’s tentative 2013 road improvement and paving plan during the second in a series of public road meetings next week. The meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 21, from 9 to 11 a.m. at C.K. Newsome Community Center, 100 E. Walnut Street. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will open the meeting, and City Engineer Pat Keepes will give a PowerPoint Presentation followed by a question and answer session. The third scheduled public road meeting will be March 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 1301 S. Green River Road.

Reward Offered in Home Invasion Case

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The family of a man injured earlier this month in a home invasion has offered a $2,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible.

The incident occurred at Mission Viejo Apartments at approximately 1:30 AM on February 12th. Two white females knocked at the victim’s door asking for someone by name. When the victim, Rami Jawabreh, answered the door, he was repeatedly struck in the head with a handgun by a masked male who appeared from one side of the apartment door. A second male entered the apartment during the assault and pointed a handgun at Jawabreh’s female companion.

All four fled on foot following the brief assault and Jawabreh was taken by the female companion to the hospital for treatment. No reason for the assault has been determined and nothing was taken from the apartment.

The investigation to this point has provided substantial corroborating information. Sheriff Williams said, “Based on what we have now, this is an extremely disturbing case. There is no apparent motive for what was a vicious attack.”

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and has asked that anyone with information contact Det. Randy Chapman at 421-6344.

IS IT TRUE February 20, 2013

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IS IT TRUE February 20, 2013

IS IT TRUE the Purdue University Technical Assistance Program established a staffed field office in Evansville’s Innovation Pointe Building soon after it opened in 2007?…that during late 2011 the powers that be up in West Lafayette decided to close that office which served a multitude of counties in SW Indiana for “financial” reasons?…yesterday an email went out from the Purdue TAP program claiming to have provided an economic impact of $35 Million to Dubois County (Jasper) alone during the term from 2007 to 2012?…as that happened when a paid staffer was on the payroll making things happen it is unlikely that results like this will be sustainable with the magic invisible hand from West Lafayette managing things in SW Indiana?…that closing an office that could not have been costing much more than $100,000 per year over money and then claiming to have made a $35 Million impact sounds more like the antics of a politician than an academic institution?…if one of the initiatives of Purdue is to impact all of Indiana that field offices is the only way to do so?…the closing of a regional field office that created the impact that Purdue claims in a single county is one colossal mistake if Purdue really wants to impact economies?…claiming such success after closing the office is unbelievably disingenuous?

IS IT TRUE that the mental giant aka Vice President Joe Biden is in the news again for suggesting that a shotgun blast or two is what is needed for Americans to protect their lives and property?…such a correct opinion from the “trial balloon floater” for the Obama Administration is both welcome and unexpected?…the federal marketing plan for shotguns started a couple of weeks ago with President Obama releasing a photo of himself shooting at skeet?…that photo op and Biden’s yesterday while they made sense in the words chosen also seem to have an undertone aimed at tinkering with the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution as both events have promoted shotguns but made it clear that so called assault weapons are not needed?…while it is comforting to know that shotguns are in vogue in Washington that does not change the fact that there is a concerted effort to alter away or interpret away traditional interpretations of the 2nd Amendment?…President and Vice President Shotgun have one thing wrong?…with a shotgun cocking it is usually enough to send an intruder scurrying for the door and no blast is needed?…the one downfall of a shotgun is however the shot pattern which can easily pepper the bodies of two people standing next to each other?…if the intruder has a hold of your spouse and you come to protect them with a shotgun blast as Shotgun Biden has suggested there is a high probability that you will shoot your spouse too?…a pistol or a rifle will not come with that problem?…we must ask “say it ain’t so Joe, we need pistols and rifles too”?

IS IT TRUE that the editorial by the Courier and Press on Sunday where City Council President Connie Robinson was lightly chastised for implying that rude or childish behavior by other council members in her own words can “go to hell”?…while Robinson’s frustration with the recent dust up over the credentials of David Garrett may have gotten the best of her the real firestorm that the both the CCO and the Courier have been recently provided is how two members of the City Council use foul language on each other in email exchanges?…the editor of the CCO responded to a comment yesterday with rhyming words with some of the garbage we have seen that has gone back and forth between council members when discussing official business?…there are even words designed to intimidate other council members into resigning?…President Robinson’s words were absolutely a breath of fresh air compared to what we have been provided by multiple sources between other City Council members?…we are still choosing to refrain from publishing this foul exchange of emails but do reserve the right to do so at some future point if it becomes a continual problem between council members with each other or certain council members and other people?…we hope that all 9 of our City Council members learn to exercise restraint and civility in carrying out their duty to run our city?…if they do not and if crude language and intimidation tactics continue it may very well be appropriate to release the emails of the offending elected officials?

Congressman Bucshon to Speak at Perry County Development Corporation Annual Dinner

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Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) will join Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann and the Perry County College Success Coalition to give an update on workforce education to the Perry County Development Corporation. Lt. Governor Ellspermann will address Indiana’s workforce education initiatives and Congressman Bucshon will address federal education, including information on the House Education and the Workforce Committee. The Perry County College Success Coalition will address workforce education in Perry County.

Who: Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08)

Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann

Mayor Barbara Ewing (Tell City)

State Rep. Lloyd Arnold (IN-74)

What: Perry County Development Corporation Annual Dinner
When: Thursday, February 21, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM CST

Where: Hoosier Heights Country Club – 3822 Mozart St, Tell City, IN 47586

Driver Arrested after Hiding Marijuana inside Female Passenger’s Shirt

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Gibson County – Tuesday night, February 19, at approximately 7:47 p.m., Trooper John Davis was operating radar on S.R. 64 at Jackson Street in Oakland City when he stopped the driver of a 2001 Chevrolet pickup truck for driving 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. The driver was identified as Joseph Tieken, 36, of Mt. Vernon. His 17-year-old girlfriend was a passenger. Trooper Davis detected an odor of burnt marijuana while talking to Tieken. During the traffic stop it was revealed that Tieken had been smoking marijuana earlier while driving. It was also determined that Tieken had allegedly given a small bag of marijuana to his girlfriend to hide in her shirt. Further investigation revealed his girlfriend had placed the marijuana inside her shirt just prior to Trooper Davis approaching the vehicle. Tieken was arrested and taken to the Gibson County Jail where he is currently being held on bond. The 17-year-old female was not arrested. Tieken was arrested in January 2012 for possessing marijuana.

Arrested and Charges:
• Joseph S. Tieken, 36, Mt. Vernon, In
1. Possession of Marijuana with a Prior Conviction
2. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor

Award-winning author to speak at library

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February 19, 2013 – Evansville, IN – The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library welcomes award-winning children’s book author April Pulley Sayre to Central Library on Saturday, March 2. Sayre is the featured speaker at this year’s Young Authors Event, an annual event featuring the work of area young writers.

She will speak about her work at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm in the Browning Events Room. Her 1:00 presentation will contain information for teachers and educators. After each presentation, Sayre will sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase from Barnes and Noble at the event, or attendees are welcome to bring their own.

The author of over 55 natural history books for children and adults, Sayre has followed lemurs in Madagascar, pursued army ants in Panama, and eaten piranha in the Peruvian Amazon. Her books include Here Come the Humpbacks!; Ant, Ant, Ant!; Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!; and One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab.

In addition, several schools will be in attendance to showcase the work of their students from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in the lobby of Central Library. From 10:45 am to 1:00 pm in the READ children’s area, families are invited to enjoy special hands-on science activities and games and meet animals from Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden.

Admission to all parts of the event is free. This event is made possible by the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Foundation and the Evansville Area Reading Council.