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Man sentenced to 170 years for Posey County murder
MOUNT VERNON, Ind (WEHT) — A man who pleaded guilty in a double murder in Posey County was sentenced to 170 years in prison. Austin Kusturin entered the plea in May, right before his trial was set to begin. He had been charged in the deaths of John and Elizabeth Hall. Their bodies were discovered […]
E. Louisiana Street murder suspect arrested overnight
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville murder suspect has been arrested after a manhunt spanning several days. The man accused of murdering a 37-year-old earlier this week on E. Louisiana Street has been taken into custody. Shortly after midnight Saturday, Martin Keith Miniard, 54, was arrested and taken into custody.
Former Mt. Vernon, New Palestine teacher arrested for providing students with drugs, alcohol
GREENFIELD — A former teacher at Mt. Vernon schools and New Palestine schools was arrested for allegedly providing drugs and alcohol to students. 45-year-old Brock Wedgeworth was arrested by Greenfield Police and Fortville Police detectives on Thursday morning. Wedgeworth allegedly provided drugs and alcohol multiple times to former students...
GSCO: Man charged with resisting law enforcement during felony arrest
FORT BRANCH, Ind. (WFIE) - Gibson County Sheriff’s Office officials say a man resisted law enforcement while officers were trying to serve him a felony arrest warrant. According to a press release, multiple officers went to the 500 block of North West Street in Fort Branch Wednesday to serve a felony arrest warrant to Taylor Slaton.
Kentucky Man Facing Multiple Charges for Incidents Thursday in Carmi
CARMI – A Greenville, KY man is facing multiple charges following an incident at Bradshaw Park and at the White County Jail in Carmi Thursday morning. Carmi Police say 61-year-old Troy Lynn Mercer was charged with Unlawful Possession of Firearms/Firearm Ammunition, Aggravated Battery of a Police Officer and Disorderly Conduct. He was taken to the White County Jail. No bail was set.
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