17-year-old Hammond student raped classmate during shooter drill: Charges
A northwestern Indiana youth is facing rape charges for allegedly assaulting a classmate during a school active shooter drill.
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Split COA affirms dismissal of adult charge against man for alleged acts as teen
Determining the heart of the issue was “a lack of clarity in the Indiana Code,” a split Court of Appeals of Indiana panel ruled an adult criminal court rightly dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction, a child molesting charge against a man who allegedly forced a preteen to have sex with him when he was 16.
Police: 4 teens caught after Indiana Statehouse vandalized
State police have turned over four teenagers to their parents after several offices in the Indiana Statehouse were vandalized.
Indiana judge weighs adult court for teen in girl’s killing
A judge is weighing whether a 15-year-old boy should be tried as an adult on charges alleging that he molested and fatally strangled a 6-year-old northern Indiana girl last year.
Ripley Co. teen sentenced to 100 years for killing 2 siblings
A southeastern Indiana teenager has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings months apart in 2017, when he was 13 years old.
Judge rejects home detention for South Bend school stabbing suspect
A 15-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate in a South Bend high school’s restroom will remain in custody as he awaits trial, a judge has ruled.
Family of suspect in northern Indiana school stabbing seeks home detention
The family of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a classmate in a South Bend high school’s restroom wants him placed on home detention while he awaits trial.
Justices dismiss as moot juvenile’s interlocutory appeal challenging placement order
The Indiana Supreme Court has dismissed as moot a juvenile’s appeal challenging her placement at a residential treatment facility, doing away with an appellate decision it says may not correctly advise courts regarding competency-related treatment.
Prosecutors seek to move case against teen accused of molesting, strangling girl into adult court
A 15-year-old northern Indiana boy accused of molesting and killing a 6-year-old girl should be tried as an adult, prosecutors said Monday.
Snapchat video helps ID 6 suspects in Indiana church attack
Investigators identified six young suspects in the vandalism of a historic southwestern Indiana church after one of the culprits posted video of the incident to social media, police said.
Inmate who was key to juvenile life debate is up for parole
In recent years, hundreds of people once destined to spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of crimes as juveniles have gone free after Supreme Court decisions ruling that young people are capable of change and should be given a second chance. But so far the man whose case has been central to this change — 75-year-old Henry Montgomery — is still behind bars nearly six decades after his 1963 arrest.
COA reduces juvenile’s nearly-max adult murder sentence
A nearly maximum adult sentence for a 13-year-old’s murder conviction was an outlier needing leavening, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a Thursday reversal.
Study committee hears testimony on ‘heavy burden’ of juvenile costs, fees
The Indiana Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code heard hours of testimony Tuesday from individuals with personal experience as to the effects of costs and fees related to juvenile prosecution.
13-year-old charged in reported Indianapolis home invasion slaying
A 13-year-old has been charged as a juvenile with the murder of a 69-year-old woman killed during a likely home invasion on Indianapolis’ near east side, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.
Reversal: Justices split, reinstate murder conviction for teen after toddler’s shooting death
In a 3-2 split, the Indiana Supreme Court has reinstated a murder conviction against a northern Indiana teen convicted in relation to the shooting death of a South Bend toddler. The dissent, however, would have granted post-conviction relief based on deficient counsel performance.
Boy, 14, arrested after leading police on Evansville vehicle chase
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after leading state police on a vehicle chase in southern Indiana.
Justices hear arguments in juvenile LWOP case of teen who killed brother
After hearing oral arguments in a juvenile life in prison without parole case, justices of the Indiana Supreme Court seemed to leave with more questions than answers.
COA: Marijuana smell not enough for probable cause in juvenile’s handgun possession arrest
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed Friday a delinquent finding for possession of a handgun after law enforcement searched a teen during a traffic stop when they smelled marijuana, ruling the odor wasn’t enough to establish probable cause for the juvenile’s arrest.
Student arrested in stabbing fueled by social media dispute
An argument between students about a dispute on social media led to a stabbing at a high school in Indianapolis, authorities said.
Ripley Co. teen convicted in his 2 siblings’ suffocation deaths
A southeastern Indiana teenager has been convicted of suffocating two of his young siblings months apart in 2017, when he was 13 years old.