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CRIME & SAFETY
Man sentenced to 170 years for Posey County murder
MOUNT VERNON, In (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 […]
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.
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...
Evansville man charged with child molesting
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — An Evansville man was arrested on multiple felony child sex crime charges Wednesday. Jail records show Jon Eric Luttrull was booked on two counts of child molesting. Records show an Evansville Police investigation led to Luttrull's arrest. A warrant was issued for his arrest on...
Man accused of pulling gun on woman in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Police in Evansville say they arrested a man Monday after he pulled a gun on a woman. Officers were called to an area of Boeke Road and Riverside Drive around 3 p.m. Monday to investigate a report of a person with a gun. EPD officers...
Police: Murder investigation underway after person shot, killed on E. Louisiana St.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police Department officials say one person is dead after a shooting took place Wednesday night. According to EPD Sergeant Trudy Day, that shooting is now being investigated as a murder. Officials say the call came in at 8 p.m. as a report of shots fired...
EPD searching for murder suspect after deadly Wednesday night shooting
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — We're learning more about a deadly shooting that unfolded in Evansville on Wednesday night. As we reported, officers were called to a shooting at a home on East Louisiana Street around 8 p.m. Wednesday. At the home, police found a man dead. Now, police tell...
Evansville man sees attempted assassination of Trump from front row
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — An Evansville man is recalling the moment he witnessed the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump from the front row. “I was about 10 minutes into the speech when I heard pop pop pop, and right away, I knew it was gunfire,” says Michael Boatman. Boatman was about 10 feet […]
Accident involving bicycle reported on St. Joe Avenue
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Vanderburgh County Dispatch says that emergency crews are responding to an accident with injuries in the area of St. Joseph Avenue and Wimberg Road. Officials say that the accident involved a bicycle and that the southbound direction of St. Joseph Avenue was closed for a portion of time, but is now open. […]
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