Man sentenced 75 years for bomb threats, extortion
A California man accused of making online threats to bomb two suburban Indianapolis high schools in addition to a slew of other crimes was sentenced Friday by a federal judge to 75 years in prison.
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Web Exclusive: Domestic violence shelters see fewer calls, more severe cases in pandemic
The silence was deafening. Little to no calls were coming in to the Middle Way House’s domestic violence help and crisis line in the months after Indiana’s stay at home orders, leaving Debra Morrow in a panic. “It got deathly quiet, and to us, that was horrifying. We were worried about those who couldn’t reach out.”
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COA affirms murder conviction for man who killed 4-year-old
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a former Danville man’s murder conviction following the death of his girlfriend’s minor child from multiple blunt force traumatic injuries.
Right to Farm case ends with denial from Indiana Supreme Court
In ultimately denying transfer, a divided Indiana Supreme Court ended a dispute that pitted neighbor against neighbor and raised questions about whether the state’s Right to Farm Act was meant to cover an 8,000-head hog operation in Hendricks County.
Man who confessed to killing previously ruled suicide gets 37-year sentence
An Indiana man who walked into a police station to confess to killing a woman in Illinois when he lived there five years earlier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison. The Terre Haute woman’s death previously had been ruled a suicide.
Danville man convicted in death of girlfriend’s 4-year-old
A Danville man has been convicted of murder in the November 2017 death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son.
Dump truck driver faces multiple counts in fatal pileup
A dump truck driver is facing multiple counts in connection with an 11-vehicle pileup in Avon, outside Indianapolis, that left two people dead and three injured.
Hendricks Judge Freese suspended 45 days over friend’s estate theft
Hendricks Superior Judge Robert W. Freese has been suspended from judicial office without pay for 45 days after appointing a friend as a trustee of an estate case he was presiding over and failing to take action when the friend did not fulfill his duties, resulting in a “massive theft.”
Man charged in school bomb threats facing sextortion charges
A California man charged with making online threats to bomb two suburban Indianapolis high schools is facing new federal charges involving alleged sextortion and intimidation.
Danville man confesses to killing woman in Illinois in 2014
Police in central Indiana say a man has confessed to killing a woman in Illinois when he lived there more than four years ago.
Danville attorney suspended for 3 years after 10 rules violations
A Danville attorney who committed 10 acts of misconduct – including neglecting clients, advertising misleading information, mismanaging a trust account, lying and failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation –has been suspended from the practice of law for three years.