Parke Co. inmate allegedly attacked officer in his jail cell
A western Indiana jail inmate faces felony charges for allegedly attacking and trying to choke a correctional officer in his jail cell, police said.
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Ex-DOC prison worker faces 100-year sentence for knife attack
A former Indiana Department of Correction worker faces a potential sentence of 100 years under a deal in which she agreed to plead guilty to two counts of murder for a knife attack two years ago in which two people were killed and a third was wounded.
Fort Wayne woman gets 35-year sentence in death of stepson, 9
A Fort Wayne woman who pleaded guilty to three felony charges in the beating death of her 9-year-old stepson has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
NW Indiana man gets 70 years for torture death of son, 4
A judge sentenced a northwestern Indiana man to 70 years in prison Tuesday for the torture death of his 4-year-old son he was seen on video punching at least 28 times over two days over potty training.
New Haven man who stabbed 2 northeast Indiana officers gets 20 years
A man who stabbed two northeastern Indiana police officers trying to take him into custody was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.
COA affirms father’s accomplice convictions in violent robbery with son
A Wayne County father involved in a bloody robbery with his son did not find relief from his accomplice convictions at the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Appellate court reverses delinquency adjudication for sexual battery based on insufficient evidence
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed a juvenile’s delinquency adjudication for felony sexual battery after finding insufficient evidence to support the adjudication.
Man charged with stabbing 2 NE Indiana cops enters plea deal
A man charged with stabbing two northeastern Indiana police officers has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of battery and other charges under a deal with prosecutors.
Gunman who shot southern IN judges to serve 8 years
The gunman convicted of battery in a 2019 early-morning shooting that involved four Indiana judicial officers will serve eight years in prison.
Man convicted of shooting 2 Indiana judges in White Castle parking lot brawl
A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 was convicted Wednesday on seven of eight felonies and one misdemeanor after a three-day trial.
7th Circuit affirms for city of Indianapolis in bar brawl involving off-duty officers
A man who was knocked out by two off-duty Indianapolis police officers during a bar fight and was initially awarded more than $1 million in damages against the city could not convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that the municipality should be held vicariously liable for its employees’ actions.
July 4 parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
The man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has been indicted by a grand jury on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the seven people killed and dozens wounded in the attack on a beloved holiday event.
COA: Evidentiary issue not yet ripe for appeal
An Indiana man who wanted the jury to know about a trial court’s order tossing a CHINS petition has been told by the Court of Appeals of Indiana to come back after his case has been tried.
IN Supreme Court ends suspension of former Crawford Co. judge following her resignation
The Indiana Supreme Court has terminated the suspension of now-former Crawford Circuit Court Judge Sabrina R. Bell after she recently resigned from her position and agreed to not hold judicial office ever again.
Following arrest, Crawford Co. judge Bell resigns, agrees to never hold judicial office again
Embattled Crawford Circuit Court Judge Sabrina R. Bell, who was previously disciplined for her role in a 2019 brawl-turned-shooting, has resigned from her post and agreed to never hold judicial office again following her arrest for allegedly hitting her ex-husband in front of their children.
Fort Wayne man admits reduced charge in boy’s beating death
A Fort Wayne man pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler son, who authorities said was battered so badly it ripped his heart in half.
Retired Indiana teacher gets probation for slapping student
A retired Indiana teacher who admitted to grabbing a 15-year-old student and slapping him across the face in a school hallway was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation.
127-year sentence upheld in ‘horrific’ torture, murder case
A man who brutally tortured and murdered a woman and seriously injured and robbed another individual will keep his 127-year sentence behind bars, the Court of Appeals has affirmed.
COA affirms juvenile’s placement in DOC following exhaustion of ‘all reasonable efforts’
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed the placement of a Porter County juvenile in the Indiana Department of Correction following the failure of numerous and intensive rehabilitation efforts and lesser restrictive placements.
COA: Evidence sufficient to sustain sexual battery conviction
A man who groped a woman in a dormitory restroom was unable to get his felony conviction overturned after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found the evidence was sufficient to show he physically restrained the woman while touching her without her consent.