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Southern Indiana judge suspended after 2019 shooting arrested on domestic violence charge

Southern Indiana judge suspended after 2019 shooting arrested on domestic violence charge
BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE WILL REALIZE THEY’RE INFECTED A SOUTHERN INDIANA JGEUD HAS BEEN ARRESDTE AND IT’S SUSPECTED AS SUSPENDED FROM THE CRAWFORDOU CNTY JUDGE SABRINA BELL IS CHARGED WITH FELONY DOMESTIC BATTERY IN THE PRESENCE OF A CLDHI STATE POLICE. SAY THE CHARGES STEM FROM AN INCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED ON APRIL 12 STATE SUPREME COURT HAS SUSPENDED THE JUDGE IN LIGHT OF THESE CHARGESEL BL WAS ONE OF THREE INDIANA JUDGES SUSPENDED FOR JUDIAICL MISCONDUCTN I 2019 AFTER A FIGHT IN INDIANAPOLIS CLARK COUNTY JUDGES, BRAD, JACOBS AND ANDREW ADAMS WERE WOUNDED BY GUNFIRE I
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Southern Indiana judge suspended after 2019 shooting arrested on domestic violence charge
A southern Indiana judge who was suspended after a fight outside a fast food restaurant that led to two other judges being shot has been arrested on a domestic violence charge.Crawford County Circuit Judge Sabrina Bell was booked on a charge of domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, according to a statement from Indiana State Police.State police did not release details about the case, but investigators said her arrest stems from an incident that happened on April 12 in Crawford County.Bell was one of three Indiana judges suspended for judicial misconduct in 2019 after a fight outside a White Castle in Indianapolis. Clark County judges Brad Jacobs and Andrew Adams were wounded by gunfire in the fight that involved Bell and two men.More on the fight: Court documents detail hours leading up to shooting involving Clark County judgesCourt documents claim the three judges had been drinking when they made their way to the downtown fast food restaurant and then encountered the two men.Police said an SUV driven by Alfredo Vasquez with Brandon Kaiser as a passenger passed the judges and yelled something out the window. Bell then "extended her middle finger" toward the SUV.What happened in 2019: Southern Indiana judges suspended over fight that led to shooting at White CastleAfter a heated verbal argument, Adams and Jacobs were seen on surveillance video hitting and kicking the two men before both judges were shot.Adams, Bell and Jacobs were temporarily suspended as part of disciplinary action stemming from the shooting. Only Adams was charged.Bell and Jacobs were then reinstated. Bell had planned to run for re-election before she announced that she was suspending her campaign last month.Then in an update Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court said it was suspending Bell over the felony charges she's now facing. Her suspension will be in place until further notice. The court then appointed a special judge to take over Crawford County Court for Bell during her suspension.

A southern Indiana judge who was suspended after a fight outside a fast food restaurant that led to two other judges being shot has been arrested on a domestic violence charge.

Crawford County Circuit Judge Sabrina Bell was booked on a charge of domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, according to a statement from Indiana State Police.

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State police did not release details about the case, but investigators said her arrest stems from an incident that happened on April 12 in Crawford County.

Bell was one of three Indiana judges suspended for judicial misconduct in 2019 after a fight outside a White Castle in Indianapolis. Clark County judges Brad Jacobs and Andrew Adams were wounded by gunfire in the fight that involved Bell and two men.

More on the fight: Court documents detail hours leading up to shooting involving Clark County judges

Court documents claim the three judges had been drinking when they made their way to the downtown fast food restaurant and then encountered the two men.

Police said an SUV driven by Alfredo Vasquez with Brandon Kaiser as a passenger passed the judges and yelled something out the window. Bell then "extended her middle finger" toward the SUV.

What happened in 2019: Southern Indiana judges suspended over fight that led to shooting at White Castle

After a heated verbal argument, Adams and Jacobs were seen on surveillance video hitting and kicking the two men before both judges were shot.

Adams, Bell and Jacobs were temporarily suspended as part of disciplinary action stemming from the shooting. Only Adams was charged.

Bell and Jacobs were then reinstated. Bell had planned to run for re-election before she announced that she was suspending her campaign last month.

Then in an update Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court said it was suspending Bell over the felony charges she's now facing. Her suspension will be in place until further notice. The court then appointed a special judge to take over Crawford County Court for Bell during her suspension.