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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowTwo more men have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Boone County sheriff’s deputy.
Court documents say 29-year-old John Baldwin Jr. and 22-year-old John Ball were charged Wednesday in the March 2 shooting of Jacob Pickett, who was chasing Anthony Baumgardt with his police dog. The 34-year-old Boone County deputy died three days later.
Baumgardt has already been charged with murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against him.
The Indianapolis Star reported prosecutors allege Ball provided Baumgardt with the gun used to kill Pickett. Authorities have said the chase began after officers serving an arrest warrant for a woman noticed Baldwin Jr. also had an outstanding warrant.
Ball’s lawyer declined comment Thursday. The Associated Press left a message seeking comment with a lawyer for Baldwin.
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