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Anderson man arrested after resisting arrest, shooting gun in home
ANDERSON, Ind. — An Anderson man was arrested and charged after he reportedly shot a gun twice in his home when his children were present, and subsequently resisted arrest when police arrived. According to court documents, filed earlier this month in Madison County, 33-year-old Tigh Conley was arrested and charged with: On May 12, officers […]
New Castle youth, 16, sentenced to 8 years for role in fatal shooting
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Sixteen-year-old Adrian James Dukes of New Castle was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison — the maximum penalty under the terms of a plea bargain — for his role in a May 2023 homicide. Dukes had pleaded guilty to unlawful transfer of...
Court docs: Anderson mom allegedly threatened daughter with kitchen knives
ANDERSON, Ind. — An Anderson woman is accused of throwing a glass bowl at her daughter and inadvertently hitting her grandchild instead. Ella T. Gary, 44, is charged with domestic battery of a person under 14 and intimidation, both a Level 5 felony. According to court documents, police were called to an Anderson home on […]
Drug Task Force: Muncie teen repeatedly sold fentanyl pills to agent
MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie teenager has been accused of repeatedly selling fentanyl pills to agents for the Muncie/Delaware County Drug Task Force. Antron D'Shaun Young, 18, was arrested Tuesday on five preliminary charges — dealing in a narcotic drug, dealing in cocaine, dealing in marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of a controlled substance.
Ex-New Castle officer's excessive force trial reset for September
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — The U.S. District Court trial of a former New Castle police officer charged with battering arrestees has been rescheduled for September. In July 2022, Aaron Jason Strong, now 46, was indicted by a federal court grand jury on three counts of "deprivation (of civil rights) under color of law" and a single count of witness tampering.
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