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The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended an Indianapolis attorney from practicing law in the state, following his May sentencing for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and causing death in a May 2023 crash.
The high court issued a disciplinary order Friday to Jacob Agee, 41, of Indianapolis.
Agee was admitted to the Indiana bar in September 2010 and this is his first disciplinary action, according to the Indiana Roll of Attorneys.
WTHR reported Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department investigators said Kiara Jenkins was killed driving on 30th Street around 11 p.m. on May 19. According to investigators, Agee went through a red light driving north on Meridian Street and crashed into Jenkins’ car.
Data collected from Agee’s car indicated he was going 79 miles per hour two seconds before the crash and 55 miles per hour 0.1 seconds before the crash, according to court documents, which state Agee’s blood alcohol level was found to be 0.18%, more than two times the legal limit in Indiana.
Agee was sentenced Marion Superior Court to seven years in prison, with two years suspended, at a May hearing.
The high court suspended Agee due to him being found guilty of a crime punishable as a felony.
His suspension is effective immediately.
Also on Friday, the court suspended Indianapolis attorney Andrew J. Jacobs.
The court converted Jacobs’ suspension for noncooperation with the disciplinary process to an indefinite suspension.
According to the court’s order, on April 5, pursuant to Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(10.1)(c)(2), the court suspended Jacobs from the practice of law for failing to cooperate with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission concerning a grievance filed against him.
The court found that more than 90 days have passed since Jacobs was suspended due to noncooperation with the disciplinary process.
According to the Indiana Roll of Attorneys, Jacobs was admitted to the bar in 2018.
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