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Anderson Police Need Help Finding Shooting Suspect
ANDERSON, Ind. — Anderson Police are looking for a woman who may have been involved in a shooting Sunday on Arrow Avenue. Officers say they need help finding 20-year-old Rosey Smith. Specific details of the case have not yet been provided, but online court records indicate that Smith fired shots into a building. She is […] The post Anderson Police Need Help Finding Shooting Suspect appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Anderson man sentenced to 66 years in prison for 2022 Daleville murder
MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — An Anderson man on Friday was sentenced to 66 years in prison for a 2022 murder in Daleville, the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office says. Alexander T. Geesy was sentenced to 66 years in prison for murder and obstruction of justice. Geesy was convicted on June 27 after a jury deliberated for […]
Traffic stop leads to three men arrested on dealing charges
ANDERSON—On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Trooper Matt Dickerson was patrolling the City of Anderson near 38th Street and Columbus Avenue when he stopped a passenger vehicle for an equipment violation and speeding. Trooper Dickerson spoke to the car’s driver, who identified himself as Ki’Shawn Demond Anderson, 22, of Anderson. During the interaction, Trooper Dickerson recognized indicators of criminal activity and requested the assistance of the Anderson Police Department.
Indiana man competent for trial in police officer's killing
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has found a man accused of fatally shooting a young police officer during a traffic stop competent to stand trial in the death penalty case. One doctor concluded that Carl Roy Webb Boards II “is not just competent, he is very competent,” the judge noted. The order from Madison County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Hopper Tuesday cited evaluations from three doctors who evaluated Boards, and noted that all agree the Anderson man is competent to stand trial in the killing of Elwood police Officer Noah Shahnavaz. Defense attorneys had argued that their client was incompetent because he believed his lawyers caused him to receive unfavorable treatment in jail, but Hopper wrote that “disagreement with or dislike of counsel or declining counsel’s help does not render the defendant incompetent.”
Daleville PD: Muncie man driving around 3 young kids admitted to using fentanyl
DALEVILLE, Ind. — Police said a Muncie man was driving around three young children in his vehicle despite never being issued a driver’s license and admitting to taking fentanyl earlier in the day. Leethan M. Turner, 22, was arrested on Tuesday night on preliminary charges of neglect of a dependant and possession of a narcotic […]
Indiana woman, whose brother died in highway construction zone crash, shares importance of new program to catch speeders
INDIANAPOLIS — Every year, workers are killed in construction zones on Indiana highways. In the next few weeks, the state is launching a program to measure how fast drivers are going through highway construction zones and then writing tickets when they’re going too fast. The program starts Aug....
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