HANCOCK COUNTY — An Indianapolis teen who has been accused of breaking into cars and stealing multiple vehicles in September had his initial hearing in Hancock County Circuit Court this week. Carl Mays Jr., 18, faces a total of 17 charges. The most serious one is a Level 4 felony count of burglary of a
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - An Indianapolis police officer is accused of going too far and crossing the line that separates parental discipline from the crime of felony battery. IMPD placed officer Derek Ethridge on administrative leave. The 29-year-old is charged in Hancock County with battery resulting in bodily injury to a person less than 14 years
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — An IMPD officer is in serious trouble with the law. The Hancock County Prosecutor filed charges against Derek Ethridge. Ethridge is facing felony battery charges for an incident May 1. He's accused of battery resulting in bodily injury on a person under the age of 14. Hancock County court records show the
GREENFIELD, Ind.- Greenfield police made two arrests after a threat was made toward Greenfield-Central High School's graduation rehearsal. Investigators said 18-year-old Clayton Smith was arrested on a felony charge of conspiracy to commit intimidation and a 17-year old was also taken into custody, after they were accused of threatening to shoot up the
UPDATE: Spencer Spielman was sentenced to 55 years of prison with 50 days executed and 5 days suspended. His approximate out date is in 2054. ORIGINAL STORY: GREENFIELD, Ind. — A 20-year-old man was found guilty in the death of a Greenfield woman Wednesday. A Hancock County jury found Spencer Spielman guilty of murder, robbery
Update (April 10, 2017) -- Damian Coleman was sentenced to 83 years. Update (Feb. 14, 2017) -- Shawn Hammons was sentenced to 39.5 years with 20 years to be served in the Department of Correction and 19.5 years suspended. He'll spend five years on probation. Hammons pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine, being a habitual offender and
By Noelle Steele, Greenfield Daily Reporter GREENFIELD — The trial of a woman accused of master-minding a plot to kill her romantic rival is scheduled to start Monday. Amanda Gonzales, 28, of Indianapolis, is one of three people charged in the murder of Katrina Miller, who was found dead in a cornfield on Hancock County’s
UPDATE (September 2, 2015)– Amanda Gonzales was sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Department of Correction. GREENFIELD, Ind. (August 10, 2015)– A woman charged in the murder of another woman whose body was found in a Hancock County cornfield was found guilty Monday. Amanda Gonzales was found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. She will be
UPDATE (September 2, 2015)– Amanda Gonzales was sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Department of Correction. GREENFIELD, Ind. (August 10, 2015)– A woman charged in the murder of another woman whose body was found in a Hancock County cornfield was found guilty Monday. Amanda Gonzales was found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. She will be sentenced
A Hancock County jury found Amanda Gonzales guilty of murder in the death of Katrina Miller Monday afternoon. Joe Meyers was found guilty of murder and kidnapping while armed with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison, with five years suspended. Ronnie Westbrook pleaded guilty in April to assisting a criminal