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A Linton man, charged with the attempted murder of two different men in two separate incidents in 2018, one in Linton and one inside the Greene County Jail, has been convicted in both cases and sentenced to serve 24 years in prison.
Read MoreIt’s been quite a while since a bulldozer was found submerged in the Thousand Islands Lake at Goose Pond at the end of April, 2017. The case went unsolved, but Indiana Conservation Officers persisted, and charges were filed against two suspects to end 2018. Warrants for their arrest were issued today.
Read MoreA Linton man charged with two attempted murders is set for psych evals to determine if he’s competent to stand trial.
Read MoreJared Turner appeared in Greene Superior Court this morning, Thursday, October 11, for his second initial hearing in less than a week. He was formally charged with the attempted murder of an inmate at the jail. Earlier this week, he was charged with the attempted murder of Todd Bennett.
Read MoreJared Tyler Turner, the man accused of shooting Todd Bennett in a case of attempted murder, is now accused of another attempted murder. Turner was booked in to the Greene County Jail last Wednesday afternoon and the next day, he allegedly tried to break the neck of his cellmate.
Read MoreJared Turner is accused of attempted murder in a case filed late last week following his arrest last Wednesday. But he’s been under investigation in a second case and it’s expected that a new case will likely be filed against him this week.
Read MorePart 3 of 3: Det. Clark detailed the various stories that were told by both Turner and Minks and reading through the probable cause affidavit, it’s clear the two did not have their stories straight.
Read MorePart 2 of 3: Turner was transported to the Linton Police Department to continue the interview with O’Malley and it wasn’t long before Minks was also transported to the police department to continue her interview with Clark.
Read MorePart 1 of 3: On Wednesday, October 3, at approximately 5:42 a.m., dispatch at the Linton Police Department received a call from someone who said Todd Bennett had been shot and needed medical attention. At approximately the same time, dispatch at the Greene County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a different person who said Jared Turner had just shot someone. Officers from both departments responded, to two different locations.
Read MoreOne man was critically injured after being shot early Wednesday in Linton and a suspect has been arrested on a preliminary charge of attempted murder.
Read MoreLinton Police Chief Troy Jerrell has confirmed that Linton police are actively investigating a shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning. Jerrell said the victim is in serious condition in an Indianapolis hospital and one suspect is in custody.
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