Indiana mom gets 12 years in prison after pulling son’s feeding tube
A Terre Haute woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for neglect in the death of her infant son whose feeding tube was removed.
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Man sentenced to 50 years in Jeffersonville businessman’s killing
A man who pleaded guilty in the slaying of southern Indiana businessman during a robbery has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Antonio J. McRae, 36, learned his sentence Thursday in a Clark County courtroom.
Leader of BAE tuition reimbursement scam sentenced
A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay $566,000 in restitution for a tuition reimbursement scam involving dozens of former employees of a British defense contractor.
7th Circuit reverses, remands two kidnapping enhancements
Three men who kidnapped and tortured a South Bend man have received different rulings from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed a 37-year prison sentence for one defendant and vacated 10-year firearm enhancements for the other two.
Indiana man pleads guilty in triple slaying, faces 200 years
A Fort Wayne man is facing a 200-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in the fatal shootings of three people. Kameron Joyner pleaded guilty Thursday in Allen County to three murder counts and two counts of attempted murder.
Self-described retired drag queen gets 20 years for Gary slaying
A 75-year-old self-described retired drag queen has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man in northwestern Indiana who allegedly used a gay slur during a dispute.
Habitual offender enhancement in plea not involuntary, COA holds
The denial of a prisoner’s petition for post-conviction relief has been upheld after the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded the man’s guilty plea that included a habitual criminal offender enhancement was not involuntary.
Justices: Decades-old rule in fixed plea modifications still stands
In upholding a decades-old rule recently codified through a legislative amendment, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in companion cases that trial courts can only modify a sentence entered as part of a fixed-plea agreement if the modified sentence would not have violated the plea agreement at the time the sentence was originally imposed.
Resuming executions: As DOJ reinstates capital punishment, Southern District unsure what’s next
With federal death row in its jurisdiction, the Southern Indiana District Court is preparing but does not know what to expect as the U.S. Department of Justice moves forward with the resumption of executions after nearly two decades.
New law lets some defendants’ community service offset court costs
Legislation that took effect last month is providing offenders a new option to offset their court fees. Rather than incarceration, the new law would let people struggling to pay their court costs work off their debt through community service or volunteering.
Clark County nurses sentenced for stealing patient medication
Two Clark County nurses have been sentenced for stealing narcotics medication from patients following an investigation by the Indiana Attorney General’s Office.
Woman gets 60 years in 1988 killing of abducted South Bend mom
A woman convicted in the 1988 beating death of a pregnant Indiana mother was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison by a judge who called the killing “the worst of the worst kind of murder.”
Allen County woman gets 3 years in neglect death
A northeastern Indiana woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to neglect in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. A judge Friday suspended nine years of the 12-year sentence handed 30-year-old Crystal Belcher of New Haven under terms of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Judge spares Baer death penalty, resentences killer to life in prison
A man convicted of killing a central Indiana woman and her 4-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison after a federal appeals court threw out his death sentence.
After SCOTUS ruling, 7th Circuit reaffirms ‘crime of violence’ vague
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will stick with its initial decision to vacate and remand two men’s sentences after the United States Supreme Court concluded that the definition of “crime of violence” in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) was unconstitutionally vague.
Merrillville man admits killing girlfriend’s mom, brother
A northwestern Indiana man faces up to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty in the fatal shootings of his girlfriend’s brother and mother.
Fort Wayne man guilty of killing 4 sentenced to 300 years
A Fort Wayne man who pleaded guilty to four counts of murder in the deaths of four people, including his unborn child, was sentenced to 300 years in prison.
Justice Department will execute inmates for first time since 2003
The Justice Department said Thursday that it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003.
Fort Wayne man faces at least 205 years in killings of 4
A Fort Wayne man who admitted killing four people, including his unborn child, is facing a prison sentence of at least 205 years in the slayings.
Woman who bought gun used to kill deputy sent to prison
A 13-month prison sentence was handed an Indianapolis woman who purchased the handgun used to kill a Boone County sheriff’s deputy in March 2018.