It’s a felony to have a syringe in Indiana. Prosecuting attorneys can level a felony charge against a defendant, if they’re arrested in possession of a needle. In Monroe County, the number of arrests for needle possession doubled over the last year, despite the Monroe County Prosecutor’s office agreeing to throw out many syringe charges. Needle exchanges were allowed to …
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The Monroe County Sheriff’s office will not release body camera footage from two officers who shot and killed a man, last week. In a statement from the Monroe County Sheriff’s office on Friday, Captain of Operations Ryan Davis stated the Monroe County Prosecutors Office requested the Sheriff’s office withhold the footage. Captain Davis wrote, “The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office has …
Read More »The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office released a statement today expressing its frustrations over a case involving a former IU student and two separate accusations of rape. The former student, John Enochs, spent one day in jail and will serve one year of probation after pleading guilty to battery with moderate injury as part of a plea deal. Both of the …
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