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Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage

March 25, 2021 | Associated Press

The suspect in the shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket was convicted of assaulting a high school classmate but still got a gun. The man accused of opening fire on three massage businesses in the Atlanta area bought his gun just hours before the attack — no waiting required. They are the latest suspected U.S. mass shooters to obtain guns because of limited firearms laws, background check lapses or law enforcement’s failure to heed warnings of concerning behavior.

Indiana Gaming Commission fines Spectacle $530K for slow removal of CEO

March 24, 2021 | Lindsey Erdody, Indianapolis Business Journal

The Indiana Gaming Commission has fined Spectacle Entertainment more than a half-million dollars for not initially complying with an order to remove its former CEO and chairman from any ownership or oversight of the company.

Colorado shooting leaves 10 dead in latest mass tragedy

March 23, 2021 | Associated Press

A shooting at a crowded Colorado supermarket that killed 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive, sent terrorized shoppers and workers scrambling for safety and stunned a state that has grieved several mass killings. A lone suspect was in custody, authorities said.

Police: Georgia spa murders suspect may have ‘sexual addiction’

March 17, 2021 | Associated Press

A white man accused of killing eight people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area told police the attack was not racially motivated and that he potentially had a “sexual addiction,” officials said Wednesday.

Man sentenced 75 years for bomb threats, extortion

March 15, 2021 | Associated Press

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.

AG Garland vows return to ‘normal’ Justice Dept. on first day

March 12, 2021 | Associated Press

Taking the reins at the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland sought Thursday to assure career staffers that he would prioritize restoring the department’s reputation for political independence and ensuring equal justice after a tumultuous four years under former President Donald Trump.

Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be U.S. attorney general

March 10, 2021 | Associated Press and IL Staff

The Senate confirmed Merrick Garland on Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the widely respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department’s reputation for independence.

US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe

March 10, 2021 | Associated Press

As members of the Oath Keepers paramilitary group shouldered their way through the mob and up the steps to the U.S. Capitol, their plans for Jan. 6 were clear, authorities say. “Arrest this assembly, we have probable cause for acts of treason, election fraud,” someone commanded over an encrypted messaging app some extremists used to communicate during the siege.

Justices clear Knox County prosecutor in discipline case

March 5, 2021 | Dave Stafford

The elected prosecutor of Knox County in southwestern Indiana has been cleared of a charge of “offensive personality” in an attorney ethics case arising from his conduct in a police investigation of a former deputy prosecutor’s sexual relationship with a woman serving time on meth charges. It’s the second time in days that justices have cleared an elected prosecutor in a discipline case.

Evansville nurse, husband charged in connection with Capitol riot

February 24, 2021 | Associated Press

An Evansville nurse and her husband who were accused of participating in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot were arrested Tuesday, the FBI said.

Records: DNA links man to 1992 killing of Gary woman, girl, 4

February 18, 2021 | Associated Press

A Tennessee man charged in the July 1992 killings of an Indiana woman and her 4-year-old daughter was linked to the deaths by a new analysis of DNA collected from the mother’s body, court records show.

Tennessee man charged in 1992 slayings of Gary woman, daughter, 4

February 9, 2021 | Associated Press

A Tennessee man has been charged with murder in the 1992 fatal shootings of a Gary woman and her 4-year-old daughter, the FBI said Monday.

2 more Indiana men face federal charges in Capitol riot

January 27, 2021 | Associated Press

Two more central Indiana men face federal charges stemming from the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building, court documents say.

Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others

January 20, 2021 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies of him and his family.

Court: Georgia lawyer boasted about storming Pelosi’s office

January 19, 2021 | Associated Press

The FBI says a Georgia attorney accused of joining the attack on the U.S. Capitol riot bragged on social media that he was among the first rioters to break into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, and said she “probably would have been torn into little pieces” if they had found her there.

Indiana heavy metal guitarist photographed at Capitol riot charged

January 18, 2021 | Associated Press

A heavy metal guitarist who was photographed with the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol and is accused of spraying police officers with a pepper-based bear spray irritant has been arrested, the FBI said.

Five from Indianapolis area sentenced to federal prison in $8.4M fraud scheme

January 18, 2021 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

A Zionsville business owner and four others from the Indianapolis area have been sentenced to federal prison for participating in an $8.4 million fraud and money-laundering scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

FBI: Suspect targeted Indiana 7th Circuit Judge Hamilton, Rep. Carson

January 13, 2021 | Associated Press and IL Staff

An Alabama man arrested near the U.S. Capitol after the rioting had a truckload of weapons, including components for 11 explosive devices, guns, smoke devices and machetes, along with a note containing information about an Indiana federal appellate judge and member of Congress from Indianapolis, prosecutors wrote in court documents Tuesday.

FBI, pursuing sedition charges, says it warned about prospect of Capitol riot

January 13, 2021 | Associated Press

The FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week’s breach of the US Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence, federal officials said, contradicting earlier statements that they were caught off guard by the assault by supporters of President Donald Trump.

Amid FBI warning, state police say they aren’t aware of any planned Statehouse protests

January 12, 2021 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff and Associated Press

The Indiana State Police told Indianapolis Business Journal Tuesday the agency is not aware of any planned protests at the Statehouse in the coming week, amid a warning from the FBI to law enforcement about plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitols leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Jan. 20.

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