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Rush County deputy charged with pointing gun at person
RUSH COUNTY, Ind. — A Rush County Sheriff’s deputy has been officially charged with two criminal misdemeanors after allegedly pointing a firearm at someone. The sheriff’s department confirmed that Deputy Bobby Peck of Mooreland is charged with pointing an (unloaded) firearm at another person and criminal recklessness, both misdemeanors. The sheriff’s department also confirmed that […]
Man sentenced to supervised probation for his role in road-rage fatality
SEYMOUR – A man was sentenced in his role in an August 2023 crash south of Seymour that led to the death of a Greenfield woman Thursday afternoon in Jackson Circuit Court. Austin Robert Cooper, who was 22 and a resident of Austin when the crash occurred and left Ashlea Albertson dead, will not serve prison time but will spend five years on supervised probation.
Former Indiana Teacher Brock Wedgeworth Charged With Providing Drugs and Alcohol to Students
Greenfield and Fortville, Indiana communities were disrupted by an unsettling revelation as former Mt. Vernon and New Palestine teacher Brock Wedgeworth, 45, faced arrest for providing drugs and alcohol to students. Greenfield Police, alongside Fortville detectives, took Wedgeworth into custody yesterday morning, as reported by WRTV. Allegations suggest that Wedgeworth...
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