Indiana State Police detectives are investigating the death of an inmate at the Bartholomew County Jail on Sunday.
The inmate has been identified as 47-year-old Gregory A. Leonard of Columbus.
Troopers say that Leonard was found unconscious in his cell around 6 p.m. Sunday evening. He was provided medical care at the jail and then taken to Columbus Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
State police detectives were asked to lead the investigation which is the normal practice when a death happens inside a correctional facility.
His family has been notified and the investigation is ongoing.
INDOT says that a bridge project in Jackson County is being delayed. Contractors were originally going to close a State Road 135 bridge over Half Mile Creek near Vallonia in Jackson County starting today through mid August.
A new start date has not been set yet. INDOT will make an announcement when a new schedule is available.
Legal Aid is holding a Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic from 3 to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
Legal Aid offers the clinics for low-income residents of its eight-county district.
If you take part you will have a brief consultation with a volunteer attorney to answer general questions, to offer legal information or to receive other advice over the phone.
To take part, you must first register between noon and 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon by calling 812-378-0358.
Columbus Police Department and the local FOP will be hosting its annual Hook a Kid on Fishing Day at Ceraland on Friday.
The event will allow children ages 9 to 14 to learn to fish with a Columbus Police officer.
The Hook a Kid on Fishing event will be from 9 to 1 at Ceraland on June 11th. Children will have to pre-register to attend. You can contact Officer Greg Ross at [email protected] or call 812-350-4015.
Lawrence D. Green. Photo courtesy of Jackson County Jail.
Two Indianapolis men are in custody after allegedly robbing a liquor store in Seymour Friday afternoon and then fleeing from police.
According to police reports, Seymour officers were called to the North Ewing Street store at about 2:46 p.m. Friday afternoon on a reported robbery, where the suspects fled north on State Road 11. Police found and intercepted the vehicle, which then headed onto Interstate 65 north. Neighboring agencies used tire deflation devices to try and stop the vehicle. The driver finally lost control and left the interstate a few miles south of Franklin, before running away into a field where he was taken into custody.
A passenger in the vehicle struggled with police before being arrested.
Bryant A. Edwards. Photo courtesy of Jackson County Jail.
The Jackson County Jail reports that 33-year-old Lawrence D. Green was booked into jail Friday afternoon and is facing charges of robbery, resisting law enforcement, intimidation, driving a motor vehicle while suspended and reckless driving. 23-year-old Bryant A. Edwards was booked into the jail Friday evening on charges of robbery, intimidation and resisting arrest.
Seymour police say the suspects are also implicated in another similar area robbery and are expected to face more charges.
State Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour is announcing that the deadline is approaching to make nominations for the Golden Hoosier Award.
Lucas says that many older Hoosiers stepped up and helped others during the pandemic and the Golden Hoosier Award is meant to honor them for their contributions to our communities.
To be eligible, the nominee must be an Indiana resident, 65 or older and a volunteer in the community for the past three years.
Those selected will be honored later this year during a virtual ceremony.
This weekend features free fishing days on Indiana public waterways. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says you can fish Saturday or Sunday without a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp.
Starve Hollow State Recreation Area in Jackson County is having its annual Family Fishing Derby on Saturday. Events will start at 9 with registration at the Forest Education Center. The derby starts at 10 and ends at noon, followed by awards and prizes at 12:30. There will be a kids fishing craft workshop at 1.
The Paynetown State Recreation Area at Monroe Lake will be holding a youth fishing derby from 8 to 10 on Saturday. Children 16 and under can take part and either borrow equipment or bring their own. Volunteer instructors will be on hand as needed. A prize drawing will be held at 10 a.m.
The next statewide free fishing day is Sept. 25th.
Johnson County authorities say that two children were taken to the hospital after a possible lightning strike yesterday in Trafalgar, but no one was injured.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department says that at about 12:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon, there was reports of a lightning strike at a wood cabin at the FFA Indiana Leadership Center. Deputies along with firefighters from Trafalgar, Nineveh, Bargersville, Needham, and Franklin came to the scene. However, they could find no visible signs of a lightning strike in the area. There was no sign of fire and the building was determined to be safe, according to police reports.
Two children were taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital to be checked out, and they were uninjured. Authorities say the kids were taken to the hospital “out of an abundance of caution and concern for their well-being.”
Authorities suspect that the noise and concussion from a nearby lightning strike was mistaken by the children for an actual hit.
Brig. Gen. Dale Lyles, adjutant general for the Indiana National Guard
Four civilians killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan and Iraq were honored Thursday at Camp Atterbury.
The U.S. Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce held a memorial service yesterday morning honoring:
Dr. Maged Hussein, died May 25, 2009
Anthony Acerra, died Oct. 29, 2011
Krissie Davis, died June 8, 2015
Michael Sauro, died Oct. 19, 2016
Brig. Gen. Dale Lyles, adjutant general for the Indiana National Guard said that expeditionary civilians work together with soldiers to support their mission.
The ceremony also honored a Medal of Honor recipient killed in Iraq. The conference room at the U.S. Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce facility was dedicated in honor of Spc. Ross McGinnis, who Lyles called a young hero who made the ultimate sacrifice for his brothers in arms.
The second Cruise-In to Hope of the season will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday on the Hope Town Square with cars and trucks on display. Prizes will be awarded for the oldest vehicle, people’s choice and musician’s choice.
The Good Time Review Band will perform on the bandstand from 6 to 8 p.m. Food to go will be available from restaurants on the square.
Organizers will also be accepting donations of food or money to help the Student Fund of Hope. The event is being organized by the town of Hope and by Main Street of Hope.
