Trial in Boone deputy’s shooting death delayed until 2020
The possible death penalty trial for the man charged with fatally shooting a Boone County sheriff's deputy is being delayed for more than two years.
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Family questions use of force in arrest of teen at festival
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was arrested at a festival in Hammond says officers used excessive force by restraining the teen on the ground and placing their knees on his back. Hammond police, however, say they did nothing wrong in arresting the boy Wednesday for disorderly conduct while breaking up a fight between two girls at the Festival of the Lakes.
Court asked to deny Hill’s request to stop investigation
The Marion County Prosecutor’s office pushed back today against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s attempt to squash the appointment of a special prosecutor, saying his motion had “fatal flaws” and he was making a “dubious proposition.”
Ratcheting up defiance, Hill releases email from third accuser
Embattled Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is doubling down on his criticisms of the groping allegations against him and the stories of the alleged victims, releasing an email from one of the victims that he says shows intentional coordination of the victims’ stories.
‘Let us begin:’ Ground broken for Indy Criminal Justice Center
The ceremonial groundbreaking of the new Marion County Criminal Justice Center was more than the symbolic start of construction, Indianapolis City-County Council President Vop Osili said — it was the start of the city taking a groundbreaking step toward criminal justice reform.
2 more men charged with murder in deputy’s killing
Two more men have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Boone County sheriff’s deputy.
Excessive force claim to proceed against IMPD SWAT officer
A Fourth Amendment excessive force claim against an Indianapolis police officer will continue after a federal judge denied the officer’s motion for summary judgment on Tuesday. The SWAT officer is accused of assaulting a suspected drug dealer in his home after executing a no-knock warrant.
Indiana program to provide schools with free metal detectors
A new state program will equip Indiana schools with free handheld metal detectors next month, when most of the state’s school districts start the new academic year.
Judge grants Curry’s request for special prosecutor in Hill groping investigation
A Marion Superior judge has approved Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry’s request to appoint a special prosecutor to assist the Indiana Inspector General with an ongoing investigation into groping allegations made against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill.
7th Circuit splits over plain reading of Indiana law
In a case involving an Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer trying to recoup attorney fees, a split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals illustrated that taking a plain reading of statute does not always make things clear.
Indiana State Police use new DNA software for crimes
Indiana State Police are catching criminals using new software that has the ability to analyze evidence containing the DNA of multiple people.
Sheriff’s deputy suspended for unauthorized inmate video
A northwestern Indiana sheriff’s deputy cleared four months ago of a rape charge has been suspended for posting an unauthorized social-media video.
Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen says he’ll put family first
President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, who once said he would do anything to protect the president, told ABC News in an interview released Monday that he now puts “family and country first.”
Judge: Separated families must be reunited within 30 days
A judge in California on Tuesday ordered U.S. border authorities to reunite separated immigrant families within 30 days, setting a hard deadline in a process that has so far yielded uncertainty about when children might again see their parents.
Oregon city ends jail contract with ICE
Springfield, Oregon, has terminated a deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allows the agency to house immigrants who are living in or entering the country illegally in the Springfield Municipal Jail.
Indiana man held in police standoff dies in jail cell
A northwestern Indiana man who was arrested in March following a nearly seven-hour police standoff has died in his jail cell. Fifty-eight-year-old Edrie Scott Hunt was pronounced dead Friday at the Tippecanoe County Jail after his cellmate alerted guards that Hunt was unresponsive.
Indianapolis pays $650K to family of slain unarmed black man
The city of Indianapolis has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed black man fatally shot last year by police officers during a traffic stop.
Justices take jurisdiction from COA in ‘policing for profit’ case
A case challenging the constitutionality of Indiana’s civil forfeiture laws is heading to the Indiana Supreme Court, just as a separate Indiana civil forfeiture case will be heard next term by the United States Supreme Court.
Indiana trooper wins praise for stopping too-slow driver
An Indiana State Police trooper who tweeted a photo of a vehicle he stopped for driving too slowly in the left lane says he’s overwhelmed by the widespread praise he’s receiving online.
Anderson, former mayor to pay $30k in ballot lawsuit
The city of Anderson and its former Mayor Kevin Smith will pay $30,000 to a former city worker who filed a lawsuit alleging she was arrested for trying to deliver her mother’s absentee ballot. The city will pay $20,000, while Smith will pay $10,000 under a May settlement.