Stories tagged with "prison sentence"

Appeals court upholds 55-year sentence for teen by indystar

Elkhart — A state appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and prison sentence of a Northern Indiana boy who was 13 at the time of the killing. A jury convicted... – Nov 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

17-year term brings an end to police corruption case by Jon Murrary

A 17-year prison sentence handed down Wednesday to a former narcotics detective brought to a close Indianapolis police’s worst corruption scandal in years. Jason P. Edwards,... – Oct 08, 2009 at 1:11 AM in Crime & Courts

Mexican citizen gets 16 years in drug case by indystar

A Mexican citizen who authorities say hired drug couriers for a crime ring that distributed cocaine in Indiana and Ohio was sentenced Monday to more than 16 years in prison. U.S.... – Oct 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Drug ring lands man in prison for 16+ years by Vic Ryckaert

A Mexican citizen who authorities say hired drug couriers for a crime ring that distributed cocaine in Indiana and Ohio was sentenced Monday to more than 16 years in prison. U.S.... – Oct 05, 2009 at 11:15 PM in Crime & Courts

Boy, 14, won't face murder charges by indystar

Nashville — Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a 14-year-old boy who admitted helping his older brother in an attack that killed an 84-year-old man and badly... – Oct 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Teen pleads guilty in fatal Brown Co. attack by indystar

NASHVILLE, Ind. — Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a 14-year-old boy who admitted helping his older brother in an attack that killed an 84-year-old man and... – Oct 02, 2009 at 10:28 AM in Crime & Courts

Ex-drug cop's 25-year sentence among longest for local police by Jon Murrary

A disgraced ex-detective’s police-officer status will be among the considerations when federal authorities decide where he will serve a 25-year prison sentence. The sentence... – Sep 24, 2009 at 1:01 AM in Crime & Courts

Teen pleads guilty in bus-stop robberies by indystar

An Indianapolis teen pleaded guilty to robbery Wednesday in two incidents that involved students waiting for school buses. Four robberies of students took place Jan. 22 on... – Sep 24, 2009 at 12:55 AM in Crime & Courts

Judge gives 25-year sentence to ex-detective by Jon Murrary

A former narcotics detective received 25 years in prison this afternoon for stealing drugs and money in the city police’s worst corruption scandal in years. “This... – Sep 23, 2009 at 3:59 PM in Crime & Courts

100-year sentence for woman, 84, stands by indystar

Crown Point — A judge has turned down a request from an 84-year-old woman to shorten her 100-year prison sentence in her husband’s decapitation murder in Northwest... – Sep 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Carmel man, 30, held on child-porn charge by Robert Annis

Federal authorities in Indianapolis say they have arrested a 30-year-old Carmel man on charges of producing child pornography. Andrew J. McGrath, 30, Carmel, is accused of sexual... – Sep 16, 2009 at 2:41 PM in News

Prosecutor defends plea deal for man who killed wife by Bruce Smith

Joseph Warnock faces 55 years, but sentence could be cut in half DANVILLE, Ind. — Intoxicated by drugs and alcohol on a Sunday night in June, Joseph Warnock used a 12-inch... – Sep 04, 2009 at 12:50 AM in Danville

Man who faked being a deputy is due in court by indystar

** A man accused of taking two TV sets after passing himself off as a sheriff’s deputy is scheduled to appear in court today. Gary Apollos, 24, was charged Tuesday with... – Aug 19, 2009 at 12:25 AM in Crime & Courts

Ex-Dodson exec charged in alleged embezzlement by Tania Lopez

A Fishers resident is being charged with wire fraud after federal officials claim he used his authority as a company executive to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars. David... – Aug 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Let's put this ex-con to work by indystar

Defenders of Michael Vick are wont to talk about second chances, while his critics worry about another clich: that he might put it all behind him and move on. Neither camp has it... – Aug 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Dan Carpenter

Doctor pleading guilty in plot to kill 3 people by indystar

South Bend — A Northern Indiana doctor is pleading guilty to charges in connection with what prosecutors say was a plot to kill his estranged wife and two other people. Dr.... – Jul 10, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Ex-IMPD cop gets 10 years in drugs case by Jon Murrary

A judge handed down a 10-year prison sentence today to a former Indianapolis police officer who helped two detectives steal drugs and money. Ex-Patrolman James D. Davis, 34,... – Jul 09, 2009 at 6:08 PM in Crime & Courts

S. Bend doc pleading guilty to gun charges by indystar

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana doctor is pleading guilty to charges in connection with what prosecutors say was a plot to kill his estranged wife and two other people. Dr.... – Jul 09, 2009 at 12:43 PM in Crime & Courts

No sympathy for swindlers by indystar

Rosemarie Nordholt knows what it’s like to be bilked in a Ponzi scheme. She lost $150,000 to Hoosier Kenneth Payne in Indiana’s largest swindle in recent memory. She... – Jun 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in John Ketzenberger

Ruling on teen accused of murder expected next week by Jon Murrary

A Marion Superior Court judge says he will issue a ruling in the next week on whether a 15-year-old boy accused of murder will stand trial as an adult. Marion County prosecutors... – Jun 23, 2009 at 7:15 PM in Crime & Courts