Fishers man convicted of 100+ invasion of privacy, obstruction of justice charges

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A Fishers man who was already in jail on various felony charges, including rape and kidnapping, has been found guilty of invasion of privacy and obstruction of justice after he reportedly called a victim in his previous case more than 100 times to see if she could change her statement before the trial.

According to a news release from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Akeenen Anton Lamar Hunt was found guilty on 102 counts of invasion of privacy and four counts of obstruction of justice after a jury trial earlier this month. The additional charges were filed in Hancock County in February.

The conduct occurred as Hunt was awaiting trial in the Hancock County Jail for charges that included kidnapping, rape, invasion of privacy, burglary, leaving the scene of an accident causing injury, criminal recklessness, criminal confinement and domestic battery.

According to previous reports , Hunt was sentenced earlier this month to 46 years of combined prison and probation time for his first set of charges, 30 of which will be served in the Indiana Department of Correction.

These initial charges stem from an incident in December 2023 where Hunt abducted a woman who he was previously in a relationship with. Hunt was initially issued a no-contact order in relation to the incident, stating that Hunt could not have contact with the victim.

Between Dec. 24, 2023 and Jan. 3, 2024, Hunt made 118 calls to the victim. Out of the total, Hunt spoke with the victim 32 times. In many of the calls, the release said that Hunt incriminated himself by providing details surrounding the incident. Hunt also attempted to coerce the victim to change her statement and attempted to bribe her to request that the no-contact order be vacated.

“I am immensely grateful to live and work in a community where public safety is a top priority. If a court of law tells you that you cannot do something, you do not unilaterally get to decide that you have the authority to do what you want,” Aimee Herring, the chief deputy prosecutor for Hancock County, said in the release. “…With every one of the 106 guilty verdicts read aloud, the jury made it very clear to Mr. Hunt that Hancock County isn’t a place to push the boundaries of the law and see if we will hold you accountable. Hancock County means business.”

Hunt is in custody at the Hancock County Jail. Another trial is scheduled in October for similar conduct, the release said. Hunt’s sentencing for the new convictions is scheduled for Sept. 10.

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