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Kylan Holbert to plead guilty, expected to be sentenced to 10 years

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Kylan Holbert to plead guilty, expected to be sentenced to 10 years

Four days before a Terre Haute police officer was killed in an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect, officers in Greene County responded to an emergency situation where an armed man, Kylan Holbert, had threatened to shoot a woman as well as officers, and had said if police showed up, he was going out with guns blazing. … Two weeks later, Holbert agreed to plead guilty to criminal confinement and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years.

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In 1st of 3 pending cases, Bloomfield man is accused of driving with meth in his system & leaving scene of accident with serious injury

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There were two warrants out for the arrest of 51-year-old Bloomfield man when he was taken into custody last weekend. As a result of events police say transpired during a chase and search for him on Saturday, more charges were filed on Monday and he now has three criminal cases pending. This story is about the first case.

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Felony case pending against a Jasonville woman in connection with Logan White’s child molesting case

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Felony case pending against a Jasonville woman in connection with Logan White’s child molesting case

A 35-year-old Jasonville woman is facing a felony charge of neglect of a dependent in connection with a criminal case against Logan White. White recently pleaded guilty to felony child molesting and has been convicted and sentenced, but this case is still pending.

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Two kayakers arrested, accused of stealing fishing nets and buoys out of White River

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Two kayakers arrested, accused of stealing fishing nets and buoys out of White River

When a couple of fishermen caught a couple of kayakers allegedly stealing their nets and equipment out of White River, the fishermen got the two kayakers into their boat, tied onto the kayaks, then called the sheriff’s department and told them to come pick up the suspects.

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Documentary film on US District Court for Southern Indiana nominated for regional Emmy Award

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Documentary film on US District Court for Southern Indiana nominated for regional Emmy Award

INDIANAPOLIS – The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana recently announced that its documentary film And Justice for All: Indiana’s Federal Courts has been nominated for two Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Lower Great Lakes Region.

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Governor Eric Holcomb directs flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday

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Governor Eric Holcomb directs flags to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across Indiana to lower their flags to half-staff on Tuesday

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Two arrested after welfare check turns into an investigation into a marijuana grow operation

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Two arrested after welfare check turns into an investigation into a marijuana grow operation

After a concerned caller to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department requested a welfare check on a woman thought to have been battered, a deputy was dispatched to a rural residence in northeastern Greene County. The deputy reported nobody seemed to be at home, but he could smell the odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the house. He requested a search warrant, more officers arrived to assist, and the welfare check turned into an investigation into what officers said was a marijuana grow operation. Two individuals, one a Bloomington business owner, are now facing felonies involving dealing in marijuana.

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Elsewhere: Man charged in poaching of three-legged deer after tip to DNR

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Elsewhere: Man charged in poaching of three-legged deer after tip to DNR

HAMILTON COUNTY -  Indiana Conservation Officers have filed charges in Hamilton County against a man who shot a three-legged deer in January 2017. Local residents of Deming had frequently spotted the doe for several years, as it raised several sets of fawns. Local deer hunters had formed a pact to leave the deer alone.

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