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WESTFIELD, Ind.–A second person has been arrested in the murder of Indiana poker player James “Matt” Lushin. Lushin was found dead in his Westfield home on March 12. Justin Jones was taken into custody on Wednesday. Ronald Dewayne Brown Jr. is accused of shooting Lushin over a debt, with new court documents suggesting that Justin […]
One person critically injured in shooting on Indianapolis’ far east side A man was critically injured in a shooting on the far east side of Indianapolis, according to police. Authorities were called to the area after reports of gunfire and found a victim suffering from serious injuries. The man was rushed to the hospital in […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — A Tennessee man was arrested for kidnapping a four-year-old child and taking them to southern Indiana. On Wednesday, the Clarksville Police Department in Indiana said they heard from the Hendersonville Police Department in Tennessee on Tuesday about a child who’d been taken from the mother without permission. The father, identified as 23-year-old […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the stabbing and strangulation of his coworker at the Indiana Convention Center two years ago. Brian Fulton, 34, was convicted in March 2025 for killing Al Gosnell, 58, at the center in downtown Indianapolis in September 2024. Both men were working […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Evansville police arrested two people after a burglary call exposed a home filled with rats, rotting food, and animal waste. Officers responded to a home on Georgia Street Tuesday, near West Columbia and West Maryland streets, for a reported burglary. Upon entering, investigators immediately smelled a “pungent odor” and discovered a severe […]
STAUNTON, Va. — Former Navy SEAL trainee and Indiana native Dustin “Dusty” Turner is back in prison after being granted parole earlier this year. According to prison records, Turner, who spent 30 years in a Virginia prison after being convicted of murder in the killing of Jennifer Evans, was at the Middle River Regional Jail […]
GREENWOOD, Ind. — An Indianapolis woman has been charged with sexual misconduct with a minor after a hidden camera revealed her engaging in sexual acts with a child. Court documents state that Carlene Smith, 33, was charged in Johnson County with one felony count of sexual misconduct with a minor after someone reported that Smith […]
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Four men have been sentenced to a combined 229 years in prison for a 2024 Hancock County home invasion. On Monday, a Hancock County judge handed down the sentences to Brione Jackson, Lajuan Lee, Raynard Perry, and Darrion Riddle. They were convicted of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary following an 11-day […]
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind.–State Police say a traffic stop in Putnam County Monday morning led to an arrest and the seizure of nearly 400 pounds of suspected cocaine. Police say they stopped 27-year-old Harmandeep Singh of Bakersfield, California because he was in a commercial motor vehicle that was speeding on I-70 near Cloverdale in Putnam County. […]
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KOKOMO, Ind. — Kokomo police arrested a woman for kidnapping her 2-year-old child. Officers located the missing child on Thursday at a home in Kokomo. They were contacted by the Fishers Police Department about the child possibly being with their noncustodial mother. A search warrant was executed at the home, and the mother, 21-year-old Nizhoni […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Two California women have each been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for their involvement in trafficking drugs in snack bags to southern Indiana. Goldie Flenor, 37, and Natasha Gardner, 47, both from Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to attempting to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The investigation started in March […]