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MITCHELL — The following cases were among those heard Friday, July 18, during a circuit court session at the Davison County Public Safety Center, with Judge Chris Giles presiding: - Kip Gearey, 40, of Tea, South Dakota, had a jury trial date set for October 16 in connection to two counts of first-degree rape, each Class C felonies that carry a maximum sentence of up to life in prison and a $50,000 fine, two counts of sexual contact with a child under the age of 16, each Class 3 felonies that carry a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. He’s also charged with one count of abuse of or cruelty to a minor, a Class 4 felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He’s pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. The indictment alleges Gearey committed first-degree rape between Jan. 1, 2012, and Jan. 27, 2015. The victim who was allegedly raped and abused by Gearey was between the ages of 6 and 9 years old at the time of the alleged incidents, according to the indictment. During Tuesday’s hearing, Gearey was granted the ability to work with his 16-year-old son. He posted a $25,000 cash bond in February, which allowed his release from Davison County jail. - Darrell Bennett, 48, of Mitchell, had a jury trial set for October 16 in connection to manufacturing, distribution and possession of schedule I or II drugs, a Class 4 felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, drug free zone violation, a Class 4 felony, conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess drugs, a Class 4 felony, conspiracy to distribute, possession with intent to distribute marijuana in the amount of 1 ounce or less, a Class 6 felony, possession of a controlled substance, a Class 5 felony, and possession of marijuana in the amount between 2 ounces and a ½ pound, a Class 6 felony. According to an arrest affidavit, officers executed a search warrant at Bennett’s residence in Mitchell and allegedly uncovered “27 marijuana plants” growing in the basement. Officers also found, marijuana edibles, marijuana-infused butter and six jars of THC concentrate – the psychoactive compound in marijuana that produces a high – in the home, the affidavit alleges. In addition, the search uncovered bulk packaging with sticker labels that read, “Thank you for your business,” according to the affidavit. The home where Bennett was allegedly growing the marijuana plants and storing other items is located within 1,000 feet from Patton Young Park along the west side of Mitchell. - Aaron Cooper, 40, of Mitchell, had a jury trial date set for October 16 in connection to manufacturing, distribution and possession of schedule I or II drugs, a Class 4 felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, drug free zone violation, a Class 4 felony, conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess drugs, a Class 4 felony, conspiracy to distribute, possession with intent to distribute marijuana in the amount of 1 ounce or less, a Class 6 felony, possession of a controlled substance, a Class 5 felony, and possession of marijuana in the amount between 2 ounces and a ½ pound, a Class 6 felony. According to an arrest affidavit, officers executed a search warrant at Cooper’s residence in Mitchell and allegedly uncovered “27 marijuana plants” growing in the basement. Officers also found, marijuana edibles, marijuana-infused butter and six jars of THC concentrate in the home, the affidavit alleges. The search also uncovered packaging with sticker labels that read, “Thank you for your business,” according to the affidavit. Cooper and Bennett were residing in the same residence when they were charged. Cooper was also given the OK by Judge Giles to utilize his medical marijuana card while he’s out on bond. - Seth Thennis, 22, of Mitchell, pleaded not guilty to five counts of failure to accurately provide information as a registered sex offender, each a Class 6 felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine. According to an arrest affidavit, Thennis allegedly had social media accounts on Twitter, TikTok, Discord and Snapchat that weren’t properly registered with the Mitchell Police Division. In South Dakota, sex offenders are required to register social media accounts, email addresses and other online accounts with local law enforcement agencies in the municipality they reside within three days of activating the account. Thennis is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 26. He’s currently serving time in prison for a separate charge. - Christopher Stunes, 41, of Mitchell, admitted to violating probation. He was sentenced to five years in prison with two years suspended. Stunes’ probation violation stemmed from him possessing marijuana at a treatment facility. He was two weeks shy of completing the treatment program when he was found in possession of cannabis. Stunes apologized for the setback and said he was scared of success. He was serving probation for residing in a community safe zone as a registered sex offender. Stunes received credit for serving 209 days in jail. In a separate charge, Stunes was sentenced to five years in prison with five years suspended for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), a Class 5 felony. - Tyler Brooks, 32, of Mitchell, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with two years suspended for a pair of probation violations. Brooks’ violation stemmed from him quitting the court-ordered James Valley Drug Court program and absconding from probation officers. He was serving probation for possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony. - Heaven Bruguier, 34, of Mitchell, pleaded guilty to identity theft, a Class 6 felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine, and admitted to violating probation. An indictment says Bruguier was one of three suspects who accessed a debit card from a victim and used it without the victim’s authorization. Davison County Deputy State’s Attorney Robert O’Keefe said Bruguier played a role in diverting roughly $7,500 from the victim’s account. She was sentenced to two years in prison with two years suspended for the identity theft charge. As part of her sentencing, she was ordered to serve three years of probation and jointly pay over $8,000 in restitution fees. Bruguier was accepted into the James Valley Drug Court program. She received credit for serving 83 days in jail. - Trenton Redwater, 24, of Mitchell, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He was on parole at the time he was found in possession of meth. Redwater is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 1 - James Byler, 37, of Adrian, Minnesota, had his next hearing scheduled for Sept. 26 in connection to grand theft in the amount between $2,500 and $5,000, a Class 5 felony. According to an affidavit, Byler was hired as a contractor to perform work on a home. He was provided $4,000 from the homeowner for construction materials, but Byler allegedly deposited the money without performing any work on the home, an affidavit alleges. - Raymond Laird, 50, of Sioux Falls, failed to appear in court Tuesday for forgery, a Class 5 felony, and grand theft by deception, a Class 4 felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. According to an arrest affidavit, Laird allegedly passed two forged checks in the amounts of $3,777 and $4,777 to BankWest in Mitchell. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest on Tuesday. - Bianca Walker, 32, of Mitchell, was granted a two-week continuance for an alleged probation violation. Walker is serving probation for possession of a controlled substance (meth). Her next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 1. - Thomas Barber, 61, of Mitchell, failed to appear in court Tuesday for a third-offense DUI, a Class 6 felony, and threatening a police officer, a Class 1 misdemeanor. An arrest affidavit alleges an individual requested police officers to remove Barber, who was allegedly intoxicated, from her property due to “alcohol issues.” The affidavit says Barber allegedly threatened to kill two police officers while arresting him at the property for a DUI. - Skiler Seidel, 31, of Sturgis, was sentenced to serve four years of probation for simple assault (domestic abuse), a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was also granted a suspended imposition, pending completion of probation. Seidel’s attorney, Reid Kiner, said the incident was “out of (Seidel’s) character,” noting he has no adult criminal history. Seidel’s charge stems from him picking up his child and “throwing him to the ground,” which caused the child to fall limp, according to an arrest affidavit. Seidel then pushed the child and left the scene, the affidavit says. The incident was caught on camera, according to court documents. Judge Giles ordered a pre-sentence investigation report be conducted on Seidel’s criminal history prior to his upcoming sentencing hearing. Seidel apologized for the incident and asked for an opportunity to prove the incident was out of character. He received credit for serving 101 days in jail. - Loren Mead, 32, of Mitchell, pleaded guilty to failure to register a new address as a convicted sex offender, a Class 5 felony. Mead’s next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24 after he is released from prison. According to court records, Mead has four prior charges of failure to register an address as a sex offender. - Theodore Moran, 50, of Mitchell, had a October jury trial scheduled for possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony that carries a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, keep place for use or sale of a controlled substance, a Class 5 felony, and use or possession of drug paraphernalia. According to an arrest affidavit, Moran told authorities that people were “frequenting” his house to “try and bring meth because of the previous owner.” However, police reports say Moran tested positive for meth, MDMA and THC after officers searched his residence and found meth items. - Jeromy Ulmer, 38, of Herrick, had a hearing scheduled for Sept. 26 in connection to a possession of a controlled substance (meth) charge, a Class 5 felony. Ulmer previously pleaded not guilty to the drug possession charge. According to an affidavit, Herrick was found in possession of a bag of meth while at Stepping Stones, a local drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. - Sean Wagaman, 38, of Sioux Falls, was granted a continuance to allow him an opportunity to complete a treatment program. He is facing possession of a prescription drug or non-prescription drugs while in jail, a Class 4 felony, and possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony, and use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor offense. According to an arrest affidavit, Wagaman was found by officers on Mar. 25 passed out in the driver seat of a stolen truck. Officers searched Wagaman and uncovered a meth bag and meth needles, the affidavit alleges. While he was being booked at the Davison County jail, Wagaman allegedly had meth concealed in his gloves. - Tod Hansen, 58, of Mitchell, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 6. - Joseph Fox, 42, of Plankinton, was denied a suspended imposition for a DUI charge, a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended. Fox was granted the option of work release while serving the 10-day jail sentence. - Ezra Richardson, 26, of Mitchell, pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony, and use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class 2 misdemeanor, and driving with a suspended license. According to an arrest affidavit, Richardson was pulled over for a traffic violation, which resulted in a vehicle search. The search uncovered a meth syringe and marijuana items. The affidavit alleges four juveniles were in the vehicle at the time he was pulled over and arrested. - Adrianne Bluehorse, 35, of Mitchell, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony, and a DUI, a misdemeanor offense. Bluehorse was sentenced to five years in prison with five years suspended for the possession of a controlled substance charge. For the DUI, she was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended. As part of her sentencing, she was ordered to serve three years of probation and complete the JAmes Valley Drug Court program. According to an arrest affidavit, Bluehorse was located by officers walking on a sidewalk while heavily intoxicated. The affidavit says that Bluehorse told officers she had “consumed too much alcohol” and was driving people to their residence when she was being questioned. Bluehorse was unable to maintain her stance while attempting to participate in sobriety tests, the affidavit says. As Bluehorse was being booked in jail, corrections officers allegedly found a red tube with a white crystal substance on it, but it did not test positive for meth. - Carlos Negron Davila, 43, of Mitchell, pleaded not guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), each Class 5 felonies that carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He was serving probation at the time of his arrest. Negron Davila is scheduled to face a jury trial in early October unless he changes his plea prior to the trial date. - Gene Riggs, 46, of Ethan, pleaded guilty to a third-offense DUI, a Class 6 felony. He was sentenced to two years in prison with two years suspended. As part of his sentencing, Riggs was ordered to serve 10 days in jail with the option of work release. Riggs’ attorney, Ashley Schartz, highlighted Riggs’ ability to maintain his job and complete treatment while awaiting sentencing. He was ordered to serve two years of probation, as part of his sentencing. Judge Giles warned Riggs this is his “last chance” of avoiding prison for driving under the influence. - David Goodwin, 43, of Dolton, pleaded guilty to possession of an unauthorized substance (marijuana) while in jail, a Class 6 felony. Video surveillance from the jail showed Goodwin in possession of cannabis while he was in custody. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 29. - Kelsey Kerns, 35, of Mitchell, pleaded not guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a Class 5 felony, and use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor offense. Kerns is scheduled to face a jury trial in October. - Savanna Redday, 38, of Mitchell, was granted a personal recognizance (PR) bond on Tuesday. She is facing grand theft in the amount between $1,000 and $2,500, a Class 6 felony, and a second-offense DUI charge, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Officers said Redday was driving south on Indian Village Road, near the Lake Mitchell amphitheater, when the vehicle she was driving rolled one time and ended up on the east side of the road after striking trees. Redday was driving over the posted speed limit, according to officials. - Richard Dukes, 57, of Mitchell, failed to appear in court Tuesday for residing in a community safe zone as a registered sex offender, a Class 6 felony. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest. According to an arrest affidavit, Dukes allegedly attempted to reside in a home located at 124 W. Seventh Ave. in Mitchell. The home is located within close proximity to the Rotary Park, which is a city-owned park. - Jacob Fischer, 31, of Mitchell, pleaded not guilty to a third-offense Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge, which is a Class 6 felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine, speeding on other roadways and open alcohol container, each misdemeanor offenses. Fischer is scheduled to face a jury trial in October unless he changes his plea prior to the trial date. - Paris Rodgers, 36, of Indiana, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a Class 5 felony. Rodgers was granted a suspended imposition. Judge Giles recognized her clean criminal record prior to granting the suspended imposition. She was sentenced to serve two years of probation. - Nicholas Tischler, 35, of Mitchell, was granted a PR bond on Tuesday to allow his release from jail. He is required to participate in twice-weekly Urinary Analysis testing as part of his bond conditions. Tischler is facing possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 5 felony, use or possession of drug paraphernalia and open alcoholic container in a vehicle, each misdemeanor offenses.	https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/davison-county-felony-court-cases-for-july-18	2023-07-20T15:23:06	0	https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/davison-county-felony-court-cases-for-july-18
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was ranked the 2nd best coach in the NFL by Pro Football Talk only behind Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, meaning that Tomlin will leap Patriots legend Bill Belichick for the first time in those rankings. The reasoning behind the leap is that Mike Florio believes Belichick has underperformed in recent years while Tomlin has done more with less around him. In fact, he sees Tomlin as one of the more under-appreciated talents in the NFL, specifically as a head coach. Read more from our partners at Sports Now Group Pittsburgh. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. \| Watch WPXI NOW TRENDING NOW: ©2023 Cox Media Group	https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/steelers-mike-tomlin-leaps-bill-belichick-2nd-hc-rankings/US3B5IU7K5HCBG2TZPPBDTQXC4/	2023-07-20T15:29:40	0	https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/steelers-mike-tomlin-leaps-bill-belichick-2nd-hc-rankings/US3B5IU7K5HCBG2TZPPBDTQXC4/
REISTERSTOWN, Md. — Charging documents describe the disturbed mind of an Advance Auto Parts employee before allegedly setting his workplace on fire. Elijah Morgan, 19, faces first-degree arson charges after the store on Reisterstown Road went up in flames Tuesday night. Surveillance footage inside the business storage room shows Morgan was the only person there in the minutes leading up to the fire. Flames and smoke spread rapidly throughout the store forcing a third alarm to be called. A mayday was declared at one point when the roof at the front of the store collapsed, leaving a Baltimore County Fire lieutenant trapped and injured. Police found Morgan on scene when they arrived. He initially denied knowing how the fire started, despite admitting to being the last and only person inside the room where it happened. That was until police made him aware of the camera footage. RELATED:Alleged Advance Auto Parts arsonist in custody After being taken back to the police station for an interview, Morgan expressed anger and stress due to car troubles and the recent anniversary of his mother's death. Prior to the fire Morgan claimed to have blacked out while going through what he called an "anger attack." He apparently could not recall how the fire started, but said he was "probably responsible." Investigators believe Morgan caused the fire by applying an unknown open flame to combustibles inside the storage room. Morgan told detectives he never intended to hurt anyone or destroy the business, explaining that his actions were "more like a call for help." Police say Morgan underwent a mental health evaluation at a local hospital before officially filing charges. He's currently being held without bail. A preliminary court hearing is scheduled for August 11.	https://www.wmar2news.com/local/advance-auto-parts-worker-allegedly-told-police-he-was-probably-responsible-for-setting-fire	2023-07-20T15:29:44	1	https://www.wmar2news.com/local/advance-auto-parts-worker-allegedly-told-police-he-was-probably-responsible-for-setting-fire
CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) — The south’s biggest party is back in action. ‘Rock the South’ is ready to roll, but local law enforcement is warning people to prepare for extreme heat. It’s no secret that shade is scarce at the venue, but that’s why doctors and local officials say it’s important to dress accordingly and drink plenty of non-alcoholic liquids like water ahead of time. Dr. Amy Illescas said salt helps retain water, so eating something salty can be beneficial too. She noted the cooling of the body happens when your sweat evaporates, but in extreme heat and humidity that may not happen as it should. “So, when your electrolytes start to become abnormal, vital organs like your heart that run on electrolytes can be affected and you can have heart rhythm problems, you can have cramping,” said Dr. Illescas. “When you get dehydrated your kidneys can be under stress, and so you can get a multitude of issues in multiple body systems.” “We literally have people that get in line and they become heat casualties and that happens basically from before the concert all the way through,” said Cullman Police Chief David Nassetta. Dr. Illescas said at an event like this be aware of alcohol effects. Chief Nassetta said Rock the South is equipped with medical tents for any health problems people may experience. “They will be able to provide like IV’s and stuff like that for people,” said Chief Nassetta. Their goal is to limit the number of people that go to the hospital.” “For every alcoholic beverage someone drinks we would encourage them to drink 8 oz. of water or lemonade or something without alcohol in it to replace what they might lose from urine losses with alcohol,” said Dr. Illescas. Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry told said they’re expecting about 35,000 people to ‘Rock the South’ each day through Saturday. Sheriff Gentry recommended having a plan before you get there about where you want to park. Drop a pin for that exact location so you remember that spot when it’s time to leave. He said people should know going in it’s a relatively small area for the amount of people coming and there are only four ways to get in and out. Law enforcement will be present to guide traffic, especially around any road closures. “The main intersection which is what we call Swafford road or 436 and 469 will be blocked from general traffic. We don’t allow traffic through there.” For those ready to ‘Rock the South,’ parking opens at 3 p.m. today and event gates open this evening at 5 p.m. Rock the South 2023 Lineup: Thursday, July 20: ● 3:00 PM: Parking Opens ● 5:00 PM: Festival Doors Open ● 5:45 PM: Ella Langley ● 6:50 PM: J.R. Carroll ● 8:00 PM: Travis Tritt ● 9:30 PM: Zach Bryan Friday, July 21: ● 1:00 PM: Parking Opens ● 3:00 PM: Festival Doors Open ● 4:50 PM: Tristan Baugh ● 6:00 PM: Mackenzie Carpenter ● 7:00 PM: Chase Matthew ● 8:15 PM: Bailey Zimmerman ● 9:45 PM: Riley Green Saturday, July 22: ● 1:00 PM: Parking Opens ● 3:00 PM: Festival Doors Open ● 3:40 PM: Red Clay Strays ● 4:45 PM: Madeline Edwards ● 5:50 PM: Drake Milligan ● 7:00 PM: Jo Dee Messina ● 8:10 PM: Cody Johnson ● 10:00 PM: Chris Stapleton	https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/rock-the-south-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-go/	2023-07-20T15:36:16	0	https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/rock-the-south-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-go/
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Gary police K-9 Falco was shot and killed Thursday in Gary's Glen Park neighborhood while helping his handler, Officer Angel Lozano, apprehend… CROWN POINT — A 29-year-old man was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Gary police K-9 last Thursday, according to court documents filed Friday. Spencer Patterson, of Gary, was charged with attempted murder, striking a law enforcement animal, attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon and resisting law enforcement. Patterson was running from Gary police Officer Angel Lozano and his partner K-9 Falco when the dog chased him into the back of a residence on the 1000 block of East 35th Court, court documents allege. He told police Falco bit him, so he pinned Falco to the ground and shot him. Lozano initially approached Patterson around 1:30 p.m. after receiving information from the city's license plate reader system that Patterson's vehicle was in the area and he had multiple warrants out for his arrest. When Lozano identified Patterson, he tried to handcuff him, but Patterson fled, court documents allege. People are also reading… During the chase, Patterson jumped over a fence into a backyard and Falco followed. Lozano ran along side the fence to find an entrance to the yard when he heard shots go off. Upon finding an entrance, he saw his K-9 partner down and continued to search for Patterson. When he found Patterson hiding in a bush behind the residence, Patterson allegedly fired shots at him and Lozano fired back, according to court documents. Neither man was injured and multiple officers arrived to help Lozano take Patterson into custody. Detectives found a wallet and a shell casing near Falco's body. Falco died from "at least one" gunshot wound, according to charging documents. The Lake County Sheriff's Department is leading the investigation. Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said K-9 officers are a "critical asset" to law enforcement on a professional and personal level. "K-9s form strong bonds with their handlers and, particularly in this case, Falco may well have saved the life of his human partner," Martinez said. Falco was an eight-year veteran of the department, Chief Anthony Titus said at a news conference Thursday. During his time with Gary police, he helped seize numerous guns and drugs off the street, helped find several missing children and endangered adults, and assisted federal agencies in the area. "This department and the citizens of Gary lost a true hero today," Titus said. Deputy Mayor Trent McCain extended condolences on behalf of the mayor's office, calling Falco an "invaluable asset" to the Police Department. "We mourn the passing of a true hero who gave his life in the line of duty, serving and protecting our city with unwavering loyalty and dedication," he said. Patterson is in custody at the Lake County Jail, according to online court records. His bond was set at $100,000 surety or $10,000 cash. His attorney filed a motion for a bond reduction, which is set to go before Lake Criminal Court Judge Salvador Vasquez July 27.	https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/gary-police-k9-shot-killed-dead-public-safety-suspect/article_f537373c-266c-11ee-b55f-d3bfa554ab3c.html	2023-07-20T15:37:05	1	https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/gary-police-k9-shot-killed-dead-public-safety-suspect/article_f537373c-266c-11ee-b55f-d3bfa554ab3c.html
CROWN POINT — A jury found a Highland woman not guilty on Wednesday in connection to an August 2021 fatal accident. Lisa Damico (aka D’Amico) was charged in February 2022 with reckless homicide, reckless driving causing bodily injury and reckless driving, according to court records. Jurors deliberated for about three and a half hours before they returned with the not guilty verdict. Charging documents allege that on August 18, 2021, Damico sped through the intersection at Ridge Road and Indianapolis Boulevard and hit three cars and a pedestrian in the process. Damico was driving 85 mph on a street with a posted speed limit of 35 mph at the time of the accident, charges stated. Surveillance footage played in court showed Damico’s white Nissan Rogue zoom eastbound through a yellow light and pummel into three cars that were stopped in the left turn lane. The Nissan then spun out, and struck pedestrian Tyler Scheidt before the vehicle crashed into a nearby retaining wall. Scheidt, a 21-year-old from Highland, died from his injuries after he was transported to a nearby hospital, according to the probable-cause affidavit. Charges stated that Damico initially told officers that she was traveling west, not east, and her car was hit head-on by an unknown dark vehicle. When Damico spoke to police after the collision, she mentioned that she suffers from seizures, but she clarified that she did not have a seizure during the accident “and remembers everything that happened,” charging documents stated. Officers wrote in the probable-cause affidavit that when they asked Damico if they could perform crash data retrieval on her car to determine the cause of the accident she said “no, I’m not going to do that because I know what I was doing.” Damico recanted her original description of the incident to police when she took the stand on Tuesday. She testified that she can only piece together what happened that day through pictures that were shown. Damico told jurors that she must have blacked out during the crash because she couldn’t remember anything from that day. Prosecutor Keith Anderson said in his closing arguments that there was no way that Damico could’ve blacked out because people who pass out wouldn’t be able to fabricate details such as being struck by dark vehicle. He added that she lied when she testified because she knew she was going to get in trouble. Anderson also noted the testimony from one of the crash investigators, who found that Damico had completely pressed the accelerator and adjusted her steering wheel just half a second before the crash. Anderson said there was no credible evidence that supported that Damico blacked-out pre-crash. He said even if she did have a seizure, that still counts as reckless driving because she shouldn’t be behind the wheel with an untreated medical condition. Damico’s attorney Russell Brown Jr. maintained that his client didn’t know that she was going 85 mph into the intersection. He said no one would consciously drive that fast into a street, see a car head-on and not do anything. “Conscious in this context isn’t awake,” Brown said. “It’s aware.” Brown honed in on the reckless conduct aspect of the charges in his closing arguments. He maintained that the prosecutors framed her reckless conduct as speeding, not her untreated medical condition. Brown said they didn’t charge her with reckless driving for being behind the wheel with an untreated medical condition because they didn’t have any evidence to support that claim. “They didn’t charge it because they know they can’t prove it,” Brown said. Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail Demond Tyler Age : 23 Residence: Danville, IL Booking Number(s): 2306450 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Jacqueline White Age : 37 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306462 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Kristina Schierberl Age : 43 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306434 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Glynisha Shiel Age : 43 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306435 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Byron Strong Age : 44 Residence: Glenwood, IL Booking Number(s): 2306464 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Dollie Tecaxco Age : 44 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306428 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: LCCS Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY Highest Offense Class: Felony Semaj Reynolds Age : 26 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306454 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Fred Parker Age : 48 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306425 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED Highest Offense Class: Felony Paige Perry Age : 26 Residence: Lake Station, IN Booking Number(s): 2306460 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY Highest Offense Class: Felony Lawrence O'Toole Age : 37 Residence: Crown Point Booking Number(s): 2306463 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE V Highest Offense Class: Felony Mathew Murphy Age : 48 Residence: Schererville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306457 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Geoni McNeal Age : 25 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306440 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING Highest Offense Class: Felonies Brett Miner Age : 41 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306443 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Shanae McGee Age : 30 Residence: Lafayette, IN Booking Number(s): 2306432 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750 Highest Offense Class: Felony Wilbur Jenkins II Age : 39 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306444 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING Highest Offense Class: Felony Kerry Kirk Age : 33 Residence: Gary, In Booking Number(s): 2306426 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Robert Mathena Age : 57 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306445 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Nathaniel Guzman Age : 22 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306441 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Joshua Hansen Age : 31 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306427 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD MOLESTATION - FORCIBLE RAPE Highest Offense Class: Felony Bradley Heideman Age : 31 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306448 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Kyanne Edwards Age : 21 Residence: Lafayette, IN Booking Number(s): 2306431 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Ollicia England Age : 40 Residence: Gary, In Booking Number(s): 2306461 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; THEFT OF A FIREARM Highest Offense Class: Felonies Kenyatta Freeman Jr. Age : 27 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306456 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Jacob Gould Age : 33 Residence: Whiting, IN Booking Number(s): 2306466 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor Antonio Cornejo Age : 38 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306423 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Lashionda Bradley Age : 46 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306449 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - MODERATE BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor James Buhle Age : 42 Residence: Highland, IN Booking Number(s): 2306429 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750 Highest Offense Class: Felony Zakiya Coats Age : 25 Residence: Calumet City, IL Booking Number(s): 2306437 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT Highest Offense Class: Felony Carlos Andrade Age : 24 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306442 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; BURGLARY - PROPERTY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felonies Dierra Bluitt Age : 25 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306438 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750 Highest Offense Class: Felony Jovon Sharp Age : 24 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306398 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Demetrian Shorter Age : 23 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306420 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Matthew Potocki Age : 32 Residence: Hebron, IN Booking Number(s): 2306400 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING Highest Offense Class: Felony Tonie Pattent Age : 60 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306417 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Edward Macker Age : 64 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306409 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD Highest Offense Class: Felony Jerry Moore Age : 51 Residence: Valparaiso, IN Booking Number(s): 2306415 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Christopher Hurley Age : 40 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306414 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Leroy Jefferson III Age : 33 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306411 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS Highest Offense Class: Felony Edwin Macias Guerrero Age : 22 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306394 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY Highest Offense Class: Felony Patrick Hammack Age : 45 Residence: Sumava Resorts, IN Booking Number(s): Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: STRANGULATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Mark Henderson Age : 63 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306418 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Isabell Hernandez Age : 30 Residence: Lake Station, IN Booking Number(s): 2306416 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Lexi Adams Age : 27 Residence: Griffith, IN Booking Number(s): 2306395 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000 Highest Offense Class: Felony Derrick Angelucci Age : 32 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306399 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING Highest Offense Class: Felony Cartrelle Sullivan Age : 44 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306369 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD Highest Offense Class: Felony Lap Dai Truong Age : 38 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306389 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor David Smith Age : 43 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306376 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Candice Johnson Age : 19 Residence: Lynwood, IL Booking Number(s): 2306364 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Julie Lonngren Age : 39 Residence: Bridgeview, IL Booking Number(s): 2306388 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Cody Nagel Age : 33 Residence: Fort Wayne, IN Booking Number(s): 2306373 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY Highest Offense Class: Felony Tomislav Ristic Age : 47 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306385 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Jonathan Igras Age : 21 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306381 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony John Gallagher Jr. Age : 43 Residence: Lansing, IL Booking Number(s): 2306372 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Christina Brown Age : 39 Residence: Dyer, IN Booking Number(s): 2306374 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Deanna Findley Age : 27 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306391 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Danielle Ford Age : 31 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306390 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Ramon Bridges Age : 38 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306377 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Ian West Age : 38 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306318 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor Michael Wynter Age : 60 Residence: Stone Mountain, GA Booking Number(s): 2306321 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Maltese Tally Age : 26 Residence: Milwaukee, WI Booking Number(s): 2306363 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor John Stoddard Jr. Age : 62 Residence: Hobart, IN Booking Number(s): 2306348 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Eric Skinner Age : 43 Residence: Lowell, IN Booking Number(s): 2306335 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Other Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING Highest Offense Class: Felony Angel Preacely Age : 32 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306359 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Brian Riley Age : 36 Residence: Saginaw, MI Booking Number(s): 2306337 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE Highest Offense Class: Felony Aarjione League Age : 30 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306323 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL Highest Offense Class: Felony Charles Moore Age : 34 Residence: Cedar Lake, IN Booking Number(s): 2306315 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY Highest Offense Class: Felony Suzanne Krischke Age : 57 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306333 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD Highest Offense Class: Felony Marquita Ford Age : 34 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306355 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Antonio Galvan Age : 23 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306327 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON Highest Offense Class: Felony Jason Brown Age : 37 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306331 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000 Highest Offense Class: Felony John Berrios Jr. Age : 41 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306349 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Laura Bobadilla Age : 48 Residence: Highland, IN Booking Number(s): 2306358 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Keith Bretthorst Age : 42 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306345 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Lakisha Brooks Age : 45 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306336 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL Highest Offense Class: Felony Narcisa Apuyod Age : 49 Residence: Schererville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306343 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: FRAUD Highest Offense Class: Felony Dan Rodriguez Age : 50 Residence: Hobart, IN Booking Number(s): 2306299 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Michael Zivanovich Age : 26 Residence: Dyer, IN Booking Number(s): 2306302 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER Highest Offense Class: Felony Shaunese Rice Age : 24 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306309 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Robert Lay III Age : 43 Residence: Whiting, IN Booking Number(s): 2306300 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT Highest Offense Class: Felony Loretta Bell Age : 40 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306312 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor Larry Gore Age : 63 Residence: Hobart, IN Booking Number(s): 2306305 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Calvin Winfield Age : 20 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306287 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Katelyn Zajeski Age : 18 Residence: Dyer, IN Booking Number(s): 2306264 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Percy Perry Age : 75 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306272 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Andrew Wilcox Age : 29 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306269 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: CONFINEMENT Highest Offense Class: Felony Javonni Avila Age : 29 Residence: Whiting, IN Booking Number(s): 2306286 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Matthew Druzbicki Age : 27 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306289 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Michael Kras Age : 50 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306275 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Troy Sykes Age : 40 Residence: Dolton, IL Booking Number(s): 2306252 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor David Venzke Jr. Age : 28 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306241 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Taylor Smith Age : 30 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306259 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Gregory Phillips Age : 32 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306235 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: LSCT Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS Highest Offense Class: Felony Jose Rivera Jr. Age : 26 Residence: Oak Forest, IL Booking Number(s): 2306225 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: LSCT Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON Highest Offense Class: Felony Nicole Roge Age : 40 Residence: Lowell, IN Booking Number(s): 2306248 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS Highest Offense Class: Felony Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!	https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/local-news-lake-criminal-court-lisa-damico-highland-indianapolis-blvd-tyler-scheidt-reckless-homicide-car-crash/article_edb02142-267e-11ee-9372-2ff4d503560e.html	2023-07-20T15:37:19	1	https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/local-news-lake-criminal-court-lisa-damico-highland-indianapolis-blvd-tyler-scheidt-reckless-homicide-car-crash/article_edb02142-267e-11ee-9372-2ff4d503560e.html
CROWN POINT — Although a trial date has been set for indicted Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., people could have a hard time following his trial or attending it, thanks to a motion filed on Wednesday. Court records indicated that Martinez filed a motion to prohibit public access to court records and exclude the general public from a criminal proceeding. The specifics as to the contents of that motion were not available, as the records were sealed. Martinez was not immediately available for comment. His trial is set for the week of Feb. 12 in Judge Gina Jones’s courtroom, according to court records. Martinez's lawyers said they could not comment on the motion, as it remains sealed. Martinez was indicted on Jan. 6, 2022 , on reckless driving and resisting law enforcement charges. Since the second charge is a level six felony, if Martinez is convicted he would lose his position as sheriff. Charging documents allege that Martinez drove 50 mph over the speed limit and fled from Crown Point Police in an unmarked county-owned Jeep TrackHawk on Sept. 18, 2021 around 11:30 p.m. Martinez was purportedly driving northbound on Main Street while going “96 miles an hour (in) a 45 mile-an-hour zone,” according to court records. Records indicated that Crown Point police activated their sirens and lights and began pursuing the speeding vehicle. While in pursuit, “the Jeep drove ‘all over the place’ and ‘in and out of traffic’ in a dangerous manner,” according to the case’s facts in the Indiana Court of Appeals’s memorandum decision. When officers eventually caught up to the Jeep, it then allegedly turned on its emergency lights to indicate that it was a police vehicle. Court records stated that at that point, police stopped their pursuit of the Jeep. Officers didn’t learn who the vehicle belonged to until they got a tip that it was parked outside of the Karma Cigar in Merrillville. When police went to the smoke shop, they discovered that the car was registered to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and more specifically, Martinez. A grand jury indicted Martinez on the recommendation of Special Prosecutor Stanley Levco. Levco declined to comment on the recently-filed motion. Martinez’s indictment was based around the testimony of Indiana State Police Cmdr. Kevin Smith, which Martinez’s lawyers deemed improper when they attempted to get the charges dismissed. The motion to dismiss the charges was rejected by trial court in March 2022 and then Martinez took it up to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed his charges on Jan. 26. Smith told the grand jury that he’s “never worked in a county where 51 miles an hour over the speed limit was not reckless driving.” He added that “in that situation, we would incarcerate onsite. We would stop the vehicle, put the person in handcuffs, put him in jail.” Martinez’s attorneys claimed that Smith’s testimony “constituted legal conclusions and opinions (of) guilt or innocence,” according to a memorandum decision from the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals disagreed, and found that Smith’s testimony was limited to his experience as a police officer and thereby not a violation of Martinez’s due process, according to the memorandum decision on the appeals case. Martinez attempted to appeal the Court of Appeals’ decision and asked the Indiana Supreme Court to review his case, but the judges unanimously rejected his appeal on May 4. Since he was indicted, Martinez hasn’t been able to carry a handgun in public, as Indiana law prohibits such individuals from doing so. A judge called that portion of the law unconstitutional in a May 19 ruling , but the decision’s enforcement is still pending mandatory approval by the Indiana Supreme Court. Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail Demond Tyler Age : 23 Residence: Danville, IL Booking Number(s): 2306450 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Jacqueline White Age : 37 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306462 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Kristina Schierberl Age : 43 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306434 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Glynisha Shiel Age : 43 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306435 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Byron Strong Age : 44 Residence: Glenwood, IL Booking Number(s): 2306464 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Dollie Tecaxco Age : 44 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306428 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: LCCS Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY Highest Offense Class: Felony Semaj Reynolds Age : 26 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306454 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Fred Parker Age : 48 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306425 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED Highest Offense Class: Felony Paige Perry Age : 26 Residence: Lake Station, IN Booking Number(s): 2306460 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY Highest Offense Class: Felony Lawrence O'Toole Age : 37 Residence: Crown Point Booking Number(s): 2306463 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE V Highest Offense Class: Felony Mathew Murphy Age : 48 Residence: Schererville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306457 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Geoni McNeal Age : 25 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306440 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING Highest Offense Class: Felonies Brett Miner Age : 41 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306443 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Shanae McGee Age : 30 Residence: Lafayette, IN Booking Number(s): 2306432 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750 Highest Offense Class: Felony Wilbur Jenkins II Age : 39 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306444 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING Highest Offense Class: Felony Kerry Kirk Age : 33 Residence: Gary, In Booking Number(s): 2306426 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Robert Mathena Age : 57 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306445 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Nathaniel Guzman Age : 22 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306441 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Joshua Hansen Age : 31 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306427 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD MOLESTATION - FORCIBLE RAPE Highest Offense Class: Felony Bradley Heideman Age : 31 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306448 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Kyanne Edwards Age : 21 Residence: Lafayette, IN Booking Number(s): 2306431 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Ollicia England Age : 40 Residence: Gary, In Booking Number(s): 2306461 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; THEFT OF A FIREARM Highest Offense Class: Felonies Kenyatta Freeman Jr. Age : 27 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306456 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Jacob Gould Age : 33 Residence: Whiting, IN Booking Number(s): 2306466 Arrest Date: July 7, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor Antonio Cornejo Age : 38 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306423 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Lashionda Bradley Age : 46 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306449 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - MODERATE BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor James Buhle Age : 42 Residence: Highland, IN Booking Number(s): 2306429 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750 Highest Offense Class: Felony Zakiya Coats Age : 25 Residence: Calumet City, IL Booking Number(s): 2306437 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT Highest Offense Class: Felony Carlos Andrade Age : 24 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306442 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; BURGLARY - PROPERTY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felonies Dierra Bluitt Age : 25 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306438 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750 Highest Offense Class: Felony Jovon Sharp Age : 24 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306398 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Demetrian Shorter Age : 23 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306420 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Matthew Potocki Age : 32 Residence: Hebron, IN Booking Number(s): 2306400 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING Highest Offense Class: Felony Tonie Pattent Age : 60 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306417 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Edward Macker Age : 64 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306409 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD Highest Offense Class: Felony Jerry Moore Age : 51 Residence: Valparaiso, IN Booking Number(s): 2306415 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Christopher Hurley Age : 40 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306414 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE Highest Offense Class: Felony Leroy Jefferson III Age : 33 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306411 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS Highest Offense Class: Felony Edwin Macias Guerrero Age : 22 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306394 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY Highest Offense Class: Felony Patrick Hammack Age : 45 Residence: Sumava Resorts, IN Booking Number(s): Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: STRANGULATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Mark Henderson Age : 63 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306418 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Isabell Hernandez Age : 30 Residence: Lake Station, IN Booking Number(s): 2306416 Arrest Date: July 6, 2023 Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Lexi Adams Age : 27 Residence: Griffith, IN Booking Number(s): 2306395 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000 Highest Offense Class: Felony Derrick Angelucci Age : 32 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306399 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING Highest Offense Class: Felony Cartrelle Sullivan Age : 44 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306369 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD Highest Offense Class: Felony Lap Dai Truong Age : 38 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306389 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor David Smith Age : 43 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306376 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Candice Johnson Age : 19 Residence: Lynwood, IL Booking Number(s): 2306364 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Julie Lonngren Age : 39 Residence: Bridgeview, IL Booking Number(s): 2306388 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Cody Nagel Age : 33 Residence: Fort Wayne, IN Booking Number(s): 2306373 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY Highest Offense Class: Felony Tomislav Ristic Age : 47 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306385 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Jonathan Igras Age : 21 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306381 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony John Gallagher Jr. Age : 43 Residence: Lansing, IL Booking Number(s): 2306372 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Christina Brown Age : 39 Residence: Dyer, IN Booking Number(s): 2306374 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Deanna Findley Age : 27 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306391 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Danielle Ford Age : 31 Residence: Portage, IN Booking Number(s): 2306390 Arrest Date: July 5, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Ramon Bridges Age : 38 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306377 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Ian West Age : 38 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306318 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor Michael Wynter Age : 60 Residence: Stone Mountain, GA Booking Number(s): 2306321 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Maltese Tally Age : 26 Residence: Milwaukee, WI Booking Number(s): 2306363 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor John Stoddard Jr. Age : 62 Residence: Hobart, IN Booking Number(s): 2306348 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony Eric Skinner Age : 43 Residence: Lowell, IN Booking Number(s): 2306335 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Other Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING Highest Offense Class: Felony Angel Preacely Age : 32 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306359 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Brian Riley Age : 36 Residence: Saginaw, MI Booking Number(s): 2306337 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE Highest Offense Class: Felony Aarjione League Age : 30 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306323 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL Highest Offense Class: Felony Charles Moore Age : 34 Residence: Cedar Lake, IN Booking Number(s): 2306315 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY Highest Offense Class: Felony Suzanne Krischke Age : 57 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306333 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD Highest Offense Class: Felony Marquita Ford Age : 34 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306355 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Antonio Galvan Age : 23 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306327 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON Highest Offense Class: Felony Jason Brown Age : 37 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306331 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000 Highest Offense Class: Felony John Berrios Jr. Age : 41 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306349 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Laura Bobadilla Age : 48 Residence: Highland, IN Booking Number(s): 2306358 Arrest Date: July 4, 2023 Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Keith Bretthorst Age : 42 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306345 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY Highest Offense Class: Felony Lakisha Brooks Age : 45 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306336 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL Highest Offense Class: Felony Narcisa Apuyod Age : 49 Residence: Schererville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306343 Arrest Date: July 3, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: FRAUD Highest Offense Class: Felony Dan Rodriguez Age : 50 Residence: Hobart, IN Booking Number(s): 2306299 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Griffith Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Michael Zivanovich Age : 26 Residence: Dyer, IN Booking Number(s): 2306302 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER Highest Offense Class: Felony Shaunese Rice Age : 24 Residence: Chicago, IL Booking Number(s): 2306309 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Robert Lay III Age : 43 Residence: Whiting, IN Booking Number(s): 2306300 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT Highest Offense Class: Felony Loretta Bell Age : 40 Residence: Hammond, IN Booking Number(s): 2306312 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor Larry Gore Age : 63 Residence: Hobart, IN Booking Number(s): 2306305 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Calvin Winfield Age : 20 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306287 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Katelyn Zajeski Age : 18 Residence: Dyer, IN Booking Number(s): 2306264 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Percy Perry Age : 75 Residence: Gary, IN Booking Number(s): 2306272 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG Highest Offense Class: Felony Andrew Wilcox Age : 29 Residence: East Chicago, IN Booking Number(s): 2306269 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: CONFINEMENT Highest Offense Class: Felony Javonni Avila Age : 29 Residence: Whiting, IN Booking Number(s): 2306286 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Matthew Druzbicki Age : 27 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306289 Arrest Date: July 2, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Michael Kras Age : 50 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306275 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: INTIMIDATION Highest Offense Class: Felony Troy Sykes Age : 40 Residence: Dolton, IL Booking Number(s): 2306252 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor David Venzke Jr. Age : 28 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306241 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: OWI Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Taylor Smith Age : 30 Residence: Crown Point, IN Booking Number(s): 2306259 Arrest Date: July 1, 2023 Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor Gregory Phillips Age : 32 Residence: Merrillville, IN Booking Number(s): 2306235 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: LSCT Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS Highest Offense Class: Felony Jose Rivera Jr. Age : 26 Residence: Oak Forest, IL Booking Number(s): 2306225 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: LSCT Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON Highest Offense Class: Felony Nicole Roge Age : 40 Residence: Lowell, IN Booking Number(s): 2306248 Arrest Date: June 30, 2023 Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS Highest Offense Class: Felony Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!	https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/local-news-lake-criminal-court-oscar-martinez-jr-judge-gina-jones-indictment-reckless-driving-resisting-law-enforcement-stanley-levco-paul-stracci-michael-woods/article_eeee7524-2663-11ee-bbec-0f23da52a0b6.html	2023-07-20T15:37:21	1	https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/local-news-lake-criminal-court-oscar-martinez-jr-judge-gina-jones-indictment-reckless-driving-resisting-law-enforcement-stanley-levco-paul-stracci-michael-woods/article_eeee7524-2663-11ee-bbec-0f23da52a0b6.html
Manatee's Hope Village closer to reality for struggling families thanks local grants Dozens of homes for families who are grappling with homelessness are that much closer to becoming a reality thanks to a series of recent grants totaling almost $1.2 million. The grants to local nonprofit Help to Home Inc. will assist in the construction of 53 duplex-style units in a community to be built two miles south of downtown Bradenton. The project – called Hope Village – is intended for families on the brink of or already experiencing homelessness. The village will provide supportive and low-rent housing for two years, during which time parents must commit to a household budget and vocational training to help them get better jobs. “We are trying to break that cycle of homelessness throughout generations of some of these families,” said Carol Whitmore, development administrator for Help to Home and former Manatee County commissioner. That is particularly difficult in the current housing crisis, when many many families are struggling, said Whitmore. Housing Crisis:Gulfcoast Legal Services finds more help for Sarasota residents with housing issues Landlords wanted:Sarasota officials recruit for affordable housing voucher program Construction on the first phase of the $7.7 million Hope Village is expected to start later this year, Whitmore said – with plans to welcome its first residents by next summer. The recent grants include $350,000 from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation; $90,000 from the McCune Family Foundation; and $750,000 from the Bishop Parker Foundation, with Bishop Parker offering consideration of an equal amount next year. More private donations continue to pour in, according to organizers. With no government loans or bank debt, Hope Village will be able to provide below-market-rate rents, Whitmore said. The project is nondenominational and open to anyone willing to go through a “program agreement” that residents sign, committing to work with case managers on vocational goals and close management of personal finances. The model is proven, she added, pointing to an 87% success rate for residents who have been assisted by the nonprofit in a similar program over the last eight years. At the end of their two years, the successful residents had better jobs and were able to move to homes they could afford. In that environment, she added, both parents and kids can thrive. “If you don’t have a place to raise your children that is stable, it affects the entire family circle,” she said. Hope Village’s special methods of simultaneously providing a host of wrap-around services and reasonable rent spoke to the Barancik Foundation’s desire to “pull every lever” in the housing crisis, given the “enormity and breadth of the problem,” said Matt Sauer, Barancik’s collaboration and impact officer. “We liked the notion that this is a transitional approach," Sauer said, "aimed at bringing the clients all the skills needed to better their work and living situation so that they can move into more traditional housing and make room for the next family to be helped." This story comes from a partnership between the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Saundra Amrhein covers the Season of Sharing campaign, along with issues surrounding housing, utilities, child care and transportation in the area. She can be reached at samrhein@gannett.com.	https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/manatee/2023/07/20/manatee-county-hope-village-closer-to-reality-for-struggling-families/70424460007/	2023-07-20T15:39:37	1	https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/manatee/2023/07/20/manatee-county-hope-village-closer-to-reality-for-struggling-families/70424460007/
Even after an investigation into a May crash that involved Lancaster County’s chief deputy sheriff and a 9-year-old cyclist ended with no citations issued, city officials will not release body-worn camera footage from officers who responded to the collision. The city on Wednesday denied the Journal Star's public records request for bodycam footage from the Lincoln Police officers who were on the scene of the May 10 crash, in which Chief Sheriff's Deputy Ben Houchin hit and hospitalized 9-year-old Janiece Moton, who had been riding her bike in her northwest Lincoln neighborhood at about 8:15 p.m. People are also reading… The newspaper sought the footage after Moton's mother, Tiarrah Moton, accused police officers who responded to the crash of “trying to make excuses for” Houchin, who she has since filed a civil lawsuit against. In a letter sent Wednesday, Assistant City Attorney Lily Ealey said the city was withholding the footage because it "is investigatory in nature and not subject to the Nebraska Public Records Statutes," citing a vague exception in the state's public records law that allows law enforcement agencies to withhold records they deem investigative in nature. Ealey said in the letter that the decision to withhold the footage "was made by Police Chief Teresa Ewins." The Police Department's public information office did not respond Wednesday to an email seeking Ewins' rationale for withholding the footage. Vince Powers, a Lincoln-based attorney who is representing the Motons in their suit of Houchin, said the decision amounted to "a tremendous disservice to the officers involved." "When they have the information to show that they were professional and they refuse to turn it over, it creates doubt," Powers said Wednesday. "Lincoln has a very good police force. And I would think the city would want everyone to know what a great job they do and how professional they are. "But when they won't turn (the footage) over, it creates doubt." The denial also provides a window into the city's — and the police chief's — tightfisted interpretation of the investigatory exception to Nebraska's public records law. The law defers to municipalities and law enforcement agencies on which, if any, so-called investigative records they release to the public or news media. And the statute doesn't directly indicate when, if ever, the investigatory exemption expires. But Powers suggested the scope of that exception should end when an agency finishes its investigation. The Police Department wrapped up its probe into Houchin less than two weeks after the collision. And when they announced that LPD would not cite the longtime deputy for his role in the crash, department officials said the investigation "is complete." "They just don't want to follow the law. That's all," Powers said. "To say the investigation is over — I believe them when they say that — but then to not turn over the records when they say the investigation is not ongoing — they both cannot be true. "They just want to do everything they can to keep the public in the dark. And all that does is foster suspicion about what's going on." Wednesday's denial also stood out for its specificity. Powers, who said he used to file public records requests constantly as the former chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party, said he couldn't recall receiving a denial letter that named the government official who decided to withhold the records. Ewins, the official named in the city attorney's denial, had previously expressed an openness to releasing bodycam footage to the public. In a March interview, the police chief said she wouldn't have an issue with releasing such footage — which is captured on cameras paid for by taxpayers — "as long as it’s done responsibly." "But we need to be responsible about it. And we need to have policies, procedures, the city attorney involved," she said, before saying she and the city's legal counsel "have differing opinions" on the matter. On Wednesday, though, the city attorney's office made clear that the denial was Ewins' decision. Still, the city has repeatedly relied upon the exemption to deny Journal Star requests for body-worn camera footage — a practice that state senators have unsuccessfully aimed to curb through the introduction of multiple bills in recent years that would have required law enforcement agencies to release bodycam footage to the public and news media in a narrow set of circumstances. In 2021, the city cited the same statute when officials refused to release body-worn camera footage from officers who policed racial justice demonstrations that broke out in Lincoln in May 2020 — which resulted in at least three personal injury lawsuits filed against the city. "The best way to talk about open records in Nebraska is that there are some government agencies, such as the state, who deal in good faith," Powers said. "There's the city of Lincoln, who deals in bad faith. And to what end? All that happens is it just makes people suspicious. It's unfortunate."	https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-police-houchin-ewins-crash/article_06605af2-267c-11ee-a217-43269bdc09b6.html	2023-07-20T15:40:17	1	https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-courts/lincoln-police-houchin-ewins-crash/article_06605af2-267c-11ee-a217-43269bdc09b6.html
Luck was in the air last night as two Nebraska lottery tickets won big. A Lucky For Life ticket bought for Wednesday’s drawing will pay the winner $25,000 a year for the rest of their life. In a press release, the Nebraska Lottery confirmed that one ticket sold matched all the winning white ball numbers — 12, 16, 28, 32 and 45. The Lucky Ball number was 01 and was not matched. The ticket was sold at Super C, 501 W. A St. The multi-state Lucky for Life game odds are 1 in 1,813,028 for the $25,000 a year prize. The prize can be paid as an annuity for the length of a winner’s natural life or as one cash payment. If the annuity option is chosen, a minimum of 20 years’ worth of payments is guaranteed. A second winner bought a Nebraska Pick 5 ticket worth $110,000 in Friend. One ticket matched all five winning numbers for the jackpot. The winning numbers from Wednesday's Pick 5 were 10, 13, 30, 36 and 38. The ticket was sold at Qwik 6, 1535 First St. The odds of winning the Nebraska Pick 5 jackpot are 1 in 501,942. The Nebraska Pick 5 draws nightly each week. During the month of July, the jackpot increases $10,000 each time it is not won, up from the typical $4,000. Winning lottery tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. Prizes of $20,000 or more must be claimed in person at the lottery headquarters in Lincoln. The largest lottery jackpots in US history The largest lottery jackpots in US history Lotteries have been around for a long time across cultures. From ancient Greece to the Han dynasty, people played the odds to realize an ambitious dream, while on the other end, states looked to profit. In the United States, the popularity of the lottery came with European colonization, according to historian Jonathan D. Cohen in "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America ." Despite Protestant misgivings, the profits generated from lotteries were used to finance civil defense, the construction of churches, and even the founding of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. While lotteries helped fortify a new country, Americans eventually eschewed their use because of widespread concern over misuse and mismanagement. In 1964, New Hampshire ran the first modern state-run lottery. Now, only five states —Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada—don't offer lotteries, while the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands all have lotteries operated by the government. States use lotteries to raise money for different administrative fees and to fund public services such as education or support for veterans. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, lotteries provide about 1% of state revenue annually . And what do the lucky ticket holders do with their share? Stacker compiled a list of the 15 largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history from news reports and lottery press releases, with details on how winners used the funds if available. You may also like: States with the largest unionized workforces Canva #15. $587.5 million - Date: Nov. 28, 2012 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 2 - Winners' locations: Arizona, Missouri One of the two winning tickets belonged to Mark and Cindy Hill, who donated millions from their jackpot to help their local town build a new fire station , among other improvements. An anonymous winner in Arizona opted to take the lump-sum cash payment , which worked out to $192 million before taxes. Canva #14. $590.5 million - Date: May 18, 2013 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: Florida This entire jackpot went to a single winner, a woman in her 80s in the Tampa area. While her win—about $278 million after taxes—may seem to have been an incredible stroke of luck (a mother and daughter in front of her allowed her to cut in line to buy her ticket first ), that luck eventually ran out: She sued her son for millions, alleging he mishandled the windfall . Anadolu Agency // Getty Images #13. $632.6 million - Date: Jan. 5, 2022 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 2 - Winner's location: California, Wisconsin Two tickets split this jackpot, and the couple with the winning ticket in Wisconsin may have been in for a shock after learning how much went to the taxman. They chose the cash option for their half of the winnings, which totaled $225.1 million, though $71.2 million went straight to government coffers. Anadolu Agency // Getty Images #12. $648 million - Date: Dec. 17, 2013 - Game: Mega Millions - Number of winning tickets: 2 - Winners' locations: California, Georgia Big U.S. lotteries will let players have their numbers drawn randomly, or the buyer can choose the numbers they wish to play. While choosing birthdays or lucky numbers may seem silly, that strategy worked out nicely for Ira Curry in Georgia, one of the two winners of this jackpot. Her lucky combination of family birthdays earned her $173.8 million after taxes . VIEW press // Getty Images #11. $656 million - Date: March 30, 2012 - Game: Mega Millions - Number of winning tickets: 3 - Winners' locations: Illinois, Kansas, Maryland A cash windfall seems to promise the recipient a lifetime of luxury and leisure, but that's not always the case. Merle and Patricia Butler, who won a third of this jackpot, built a financial and legal team to help them stay solvent (but not before buying one of the most expensive houses in their county .) Irfan Khan // Getty Images #10. $687.8 million - Date: Oct. 27, 2018 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 2 - Winners' locations: Iowa, New York Lerynne West was one of the two winners to split this payday, but she nearly lost her chance. West was in the middle of a move to her new home when she heard a winning ticket was sold nearby, but she initially couldn't find the ticket during the chaos of moving. Thankfully, she tracked it down, earning a lump sum payment before taxes of over $198.1 million. Tasos Katopodis // Getty Images #9. $699.8 million - Date: Oct. 4, 2021 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: California Scott Godfrey, the sole winner of this drawing, chose to take home the lump sum payment of nearly $500 million before taxes. Two months after his win, Godfrey set up a foundation for charitable works and donated a carload of toys for a holiday drive. He has since spoken out on viral social media scams that use his name to dupe people with the false hope that he'll give them money. Canva #8. $731.1 million - Date: Jan. 20, 2021 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: Maryland Before selling this winning ticket at a local corner store, the tiny town of Lonaconing in Maryland was known mostly for being the hometown of Major League Baseball pitcher Lefty Grove, who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame over 75 years ago. This new influx of attention (and a $100,000 bonus to the store for selling the ticket) was an unexpected development to many in this coal-mining town of about 300 families. Orange County Register // Getty Images #7. $758.7 million - Date: Aug. 23, 2017 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: Massachusetts Two things happened when Mavis Wanczyk won a $336.6 million lump sum after taxes. First, she did what many aspirational lottery winners aim to do—quit her job at a hospital . Unfortunately, the massive, sudden influx of attention also led local police to set up outside her home for her security. Boston Globe // Getty Images #6. $768.4 million - Date: March 27, 2019 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: Wisconsin Manuel Franco said that before collecting this jackpot, his biggest financial goal was to save $1,000 in his bank account . Franco noted that the winning ticket was stuck to another ticket in his wallet, and he almost didn't see it. He told the press that with the winnings, he plans to travel, pay for the college education of his family members, and donate to charity. Canva #5. $1.1 billion - Date: Jan. 22, 2021 - Game: Mega Millions - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: Michigan Most lottery winners want to stay out of the limelight, but some states require winners to be identified. Michigan has a loophole: Registered lottery clubs can select representatives to collect the winnings. The members of the Wolverines FLL lottery club, which held this billion-dollar-winning-ticket, hired a Florida-based lawyer to represent them , keeping the members' identities private. RINGO CHIU // Getty Images #4. $1.3 billion - Date: July 29, 2022 - Game: Mega Millions - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: Illinois Two people in Illinois waited nearly two months to come forward and accept their prize, which they chose to take as a lump sum payment for each of $470.7 million after taxes. At least 16 states are like Illinois in that they allow winners to maintain anonymity. VIEW press // Getty Images #3. $1.5 billion - Date: Oct. 23, 2018 - Game: Mega Millions - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: South Carolina A soon-to-be anonymous winner was on a scenic drive when they pulled over at the KC Mart in Greenville and bought a ticket "never once thinking she had the slightest chance to win," according to a statement from her lawyer Jason Kurland , who represented several lottery winners. The drive earned her a lump sum cash payment of over $877 million before taxes. The winner's lawyer? He was later charged with swindling money from his lottery-winning clientele. VIEW press // Getty Images #2. $1.6 billion - Date: Jan. 13, 2016 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 3 - Winners' locations: California, Florida, Tennessee Even in states where lottery winners' names have to be made public, some winners take comprehensive steps to stay out of the glare of media attention. Marvin and Mae Acosta, who split this jackpot with two other winning tickets, not only showed up six months later with security guards to claim their winnings, the Associated Press reports they moved out of their home listed on property records the day before coming forward. A statement by the couple said they would be donating most of the prize to a trust and charities. Robert Gauthier // Getty Images #1. $2 billion - Date: Nov. 7, 2022 - Game: Powerball - Number of winning tickets: 1 - Winner's location: California The winner of the first U.S. jackpot to crack the $2 billion mark has not revealed themselves as of December 2022. The ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, just north of Los Angeles, and would net the winner $997.6 million before taxes in a lump sum. Should they choose to receive the money over 30 years, the jackpot works out to $68 million a year before taxes. Gary Coronado // Getty Images Reach the writer at 402-473-7241 or ajohnson2@journalstar.com . 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TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A man now faces charges in connection with a Titusville double homicide that occurred over a decade ago, the department announced Thursday. Larry Lee, 51, who had been a person of interest in the deaths of 23-year-old Anquanette Skanes and 35-year-old Lapriet Jordan for the past decade, is now officially facing two second-degree murder charges after police issued a warrant for his arrest Tuesday, investigators said. [TRENDING: Bride, caterer arrested after guests at Longwood wedding say food was laced with marijuana \| Florida House expected to approve bill that would remove Disney special district \| Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)] According to police, Lee was previously arrested multiple times on unrelated charges, including a day after he was named a potential witness in the homicides of Skanes and Jordan. The victims were found dead May 22, 2011 in an apartment at the River Breeze Apartment complex at 132 Court Street, police said. Investigators said Lee is accused of fatally shooting Skanes and fatally stabbing Jordan. “Advancements in forensic analysis of evidence, along with a long-term commitment and an extensive investigation by numerous detectives over the past 10 years, confirmed the suspect’s involvement in the crimes,” the Titusville Police Department said. The convicted felon, who in the past has faced attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, forgery and drug-related charges, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal service, according to officers. Police said he is currently booked in the Seminole County jail and will later be transferred to Brevard County jail and held without bond. “A decade long investigation has afforded our department the opportunity to provide justice for these two victims and their families, who still suffer the consequences of these heinous crimes,” Criminal Investigations Sergeant Tim Werring said in a news release. “We never gave up on our pursuit for justice in this case.”	https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/04/21/man-faces-double-murder-charges-over-a-decade-after-titusville-slayings/	2023-07-20T15:40:28	0	https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/04/21/man-faces-double-murder-charges-over-a-decade-after-titusville-slayings/
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for a 2016 robbery that turned into a deadly shooting along International Drive in Orange County. Troy Sparrow, 30, was convicted of first-degree murder with a firearm in the death of Osman Darcan, 52, from Turkey. Darcan was on his honeymoon in Orlando with his wife in 2016. He was outside a hotel with his wife when the sheriff’s office said Sparrow tried to steal her purse. Darcan struggled with Sparrow, and Darcan was shot in the head. During the sentencing, an attorney read a victim statement from Darcan’s wife, who said she was not able to return to work after her husband’s death and had to be treated by psychiatrists. [EXCLUSIVE: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s FREE) \| PINIT! Share your photos] “My life was destroyed by Troy Sparrow over a purse,” the victim’s statement read. Sparrow, for his part, said he was sorry for the family’s loss, but maintained he was innocent of the crime. “An eyewitness clearly said that wasn’t me, I didn’t fit the description, they never clearly identified the getaway car, they never clearly identified the weapon, they never clearly identified me as the perpetrator, the one holding the gun,” Sparrow said. “I feel like this trial was very unfair.” Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily:	https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/07/20/man-gets-life-sentence-for-2016-international-drive-murder/	2023-07-20T15:40:45	0	https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/07/20/man-gets-life-sentence-for-2016-international-drive-murder/
The video above is a previous segment on animals in the DFW area. DALLAS (KDAF) — Did you know that doggy daycares exist in Dallas? It isn’t surprising to us either granted that Doggy Day Spas are also a thing. Camp Bow Wow is a doggy daycare that has multiple locations in the DFW area, their website states. This daycare not only serves as a safe place for your furry friend but they also offer grooming and other amenities. “Our pet parents love Camp Bow Wow because they know their dogs are in great hands. From the moment they bound through our doors until you arrive to pick them back up, they are surrounded by Camp Counselors who treat them like they are their own family. We ensure our facilities are always safe and secure, so you have nothing to worry about,” the Camp Bow Wow website reads. Maybe this could be the spot for your dog the next time you’re out of town? For more information, visit their website.	https://cw33.com/news/local/camp-bow-wow-in-dallas-a-furry-friends-oasis/	2023-07-20T15:43:23	1	https://cw33.com/news/local/camp-bow-wow-in-dallas-a-furry-friends-oasis/
Road construction: Where to expect lane closures in Bloomington this month It's summertime, and you know what that means — weather is warm, Indiana University students are gone and construction projects are well underway in Bloomington. There are many ongoing infrastructure projects. Here's an update on upcoming lane closures on various well-traveled roads. Utility work by Duke Energy spurs Kirkwood, Rogers closures Duke Energy continues working on the Bloomington Reliability Project. North Rogers Street — from Kirkwood Avenue to 11th Street — will have full closures in place through the end of this week. Stopped in traffic?It might be part of Duke Energy upgrading lines in Bloomington There will be intermittent, short-term lane closures until Sept. 30. The project is expected to wrap up with restoration work in November. Closures should be expected in the following areas: - South Rogers Street, south of Patterson Street - Patterson Street, east of South Rogers Street - South Morton Street, north of Patterson Street - Madison Street, from the Convention Center to 4th Street - 4th Street to South Rogers Street - Rogers Street, from 4th Street to 10th Street - Fairview Street, from the B-Line to 11th Street - 11th Street, from Fairview to North Rogers North Walnut Street (14th to 17th) lane closure for nearly a month North Walnut Street, from 14th to 17th streets, will have a lane closure for utility work through Aug. 11. This work is associated with a new development project by The Standard on 14th Street, east of North Walnut Street. North Kinser Pike (17th to the Bypass) fully closed until next month North Kinser Pike, from 17th Street to the Ind. 45/46 Bypass, will be fully closed for utility work near Brookdale Drive from now through Aug. 1. According to city personnel, local access will be maintained. This work is associated with a new development project, The Arch, west of Kinser Pike and south of Gourley Pike. Repaving on Third Street Sidewalk ramp replacements have been underway and paving along on East Third Street near Indiana University will last approximately a week. The project, which is expected to wrap up later this summer or early in the fall, is part of a traffic safety effort. Coming soon:$7M project to improve Ind. 45/46 Bypass access, reduce crashes Between Eagleson Avenue to Overhill Drive, construction crews will complete asphalt maintenance, accessible sidewalk curb ramps, minor curb modifications and restriping. A new median island is also slated to be installed at the Overhill Drive and Third Street intersection, as a way to reduce traffic collisions in the area. Winslow resurfacing (Walnut to Allendale) uses flaggers for traffic Construction is well underway on this maintenance project along Winslow Road, from Walnut Street to Allendale Drive. As part of the resurfacing project, the intersection of Winslow Road and Allendale Drive is being reconfigured and several ADA ramps on Winslow Road are being updated. Lane closures are in place during construction, with flaggers posted at the site. Milling should be complete with paving and pavement markings slated to be finished soon. Neighborhood Greenway Connector updates: Henderson, Allen Streets Henderson Street, between Second Street and Smith Avenue, is back open to traffic. The construction was part of the Neighborhood Greenway Connection project, a high priority bicycle network connection proposed in the city's transportation plan. The project provides a connection for the east-west Smith/Hunter neighborhood greenway in order to make travelling eastbound via bicycle more feasible. Now, this section of road has changed from two northbound lanes to a single northbound lane. The design was completed last year with the construction taking place this summer. The greenway connector on Allen Street, between Walnut and Patterson, bump outs, rain gardens, pavement markings, signage and speed cushions have been installed. Multiuse path on 17th Street leads to intermittent lane closures throughout summer, fall 2023 A multiuse path is being constructed along the north side of 17th Street in addition to accessible sidewalk curb ramps. While the existing traffic signal at the intersection of 17th Street at Madison Street and Kinser Pike has already been replaced, the street is slated to soon be resurfaced. Construction, which began in April, is anticipated to be complete by the end of the year. The project will continue to the west with a closure to eastbound traffic on 17th Street from Monroe Street to Maple Street. This phase of the project will have multiple road or lane closures and restrictions, with the following scheduled: - Phase IV (07/14 through 08/01): Intersection of 17th and Kinser is reopened to traffic. Closure of the eastbound lane of 17th Street between Monroe Street and Madison Street. - Final phase (08/01 through 11/14): Intermittent lane closures with flaggers possible as the project works towards completion. More information is available on the project webpage at: bton.in/1D30T	https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/areas-to-avoid-in-bloomington-utility-work-construction-projects/70419762007/	2023-07-20T15:49:49	0	https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/areas-to-avoid-in-bloomington-utility-work-construction-projects/70419762007/
Bloomington's Mkono Farm produces pasture-raised pigs in a humane way "Come on pig, pig, pig, pig, pigs," Amanda Hand called on a recent Wednesday morning. From across the grassy pasture, snorts and squeals from 21 Kunekune pigs erupted. They ran through the tall grass to the feet of Hand and her visitors on her farm southwest of Bloomington. "They're like potato chips. You can't have just one of them," Hand said as she reached down to scratch the back of one of the year-old pigs. Hand and her husband, Jason, began raising small-batch heritage pigs in 2018 while living in southern Maryland. In August 2021, they moved to southern Indiana, finding a place on Duvall Road and returning to the state they consider home. The name of their farm, Mkono Farm, is Swahili for hand, the couple's last name. It's also part of a phrase they embrace: "Mkono ma bwana," which translates "the hand of God." The Kunekune pigs are a New Zealand domestic breed that are true grazing pigs. In their native homeland, the pigs graze all year, Hand said. The pigs have ample fat and are social and docile. They are also "easy on the land," doing less rooting and digging and instead eating just the grasses and plants available to them. With rotational grazing, the pigs are able to give back to the land, fertilizing it while cutting the grasses as they go. Moving them from one pasture to another is easy, Hand said. "They are really a joy to raise." More food news:Lennie's restaurant in Bloomington sold to 2 former employees All the pigs are raised for their meat. The pigs are pasture-fed and also eat small portions of a non-GMO custom feed specially made at Bedford Feed and Seed that is high in nutrients. The pigs receive more of the custom feed pellets in the winter, but even then clover- and alfalfa-rich hay is the largest part of the pigs' diet. Federal grant helps with the pigs' food The Hands received $3,000 from the Fund-A-Farmer grant program through Food Animal Concerns Trust in Chicago to purchase seeds and grow a variety of protein-rich grasses and tubular plants so some of their approximately 100 pigs will eat in a wooded area on their farm. Currently, the Hands own 18 acres and lease another 40 to provide grass-filled fields for grazing. Mkono Farm was one of two in Indiana to receive funding through FACT this year. Since 2012, FACT has awarded $857,000 in grants to farmers in 44 states to help improve the welfare of an estimated 735,000 animals. This year, 87 farms received grants, according to Larissa McKenna, humane farming program director with FACT. The grants fund farms that use humane farming practices and want to increase pasture-based livestock production. Although the Hands received the grant in April, dry weather in May and June kept the couple from planting all the seeds. There are two pens that have the plantings and are test plots for the silvopasture, which is a forested area where pasture animals graze. One of the pens has Keturah — Hand's favorite sow — and Duke, one of two award-winning boars on the farm. An additional veteran's coalition grant of $1,000 allowed them to purchase tractor implements needed to plant the silvopasture. The planting should be complete by the fall and will not only expand the area where the pigs can eat nutrient-dense plants but also promote soil health and control erosion. Some of protein-rich grasses and root plants at Mkono Farm include Korean lespedeza and six other forms of clover, hairy vetch, chicory, field peas, dwarf Essex rape, daikon radishes and shade grasses. Sharing the pigs at farmers' markets and elsewhere The Mkono Farm is at the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market every Saturday selling bacon, pork chops and loins, sausage, brats and salami. Six new flavors of salami will soon be added to the list, according to Hand. Locally raised:Red Frazier Bison, Rice's Quality Meats now under same ownership In the winter months, Mkono Farm products will be sold at the Bloomington Winter Farmers' Market. Other summer markets where the farm sells its products are the Bargersville farmers' market on Wednesdays and Broad Ripple Farmers' Market on the first and second Saturdays. Customers can purchase small roaster pigs from Mkono Farm and have them custom-processed. Hand said Kunekune pigs' meat is rich and the fat tastes sweet. She said the meat has more flavor than most of the pork people buy in grocery stores. "The fat just melts in your mouth. It's so good." Since Mkono Farm is new to the area, Hand is hopeful to add more customers through online orders at the farm's website and restaurants and butcher shops. Hand is searching for restaurants that will use the animals "nose-to-tail" in dishes. Hosting popup dinners on Mkono Farm On July 15, Popup Bloomington and All Creatures Yum! hosted "Summer Delight: a study in pork" at Mkono Farm with chef Jeremy Chasteen providing dishes made from the farm's meats. The event included signature cocktails and live music for 24 guests. Hand anticipates more farm-to-table dinners and events at the farm, with two planned for later this summer and another in the fall. What's next at Mkono Farm? While the Hands enjoy raising the Kunekune pigs, they are looking to branch out by adding Churro sheep. The heritage sheep are a hardy breed that is disease-resistant and doesn't need much pampering. The breed is sometimes called Navajo-Churro because the Navajo, Hopi and other Native American nations in the Southwest bred the sheep that were originally brought to the United States by Spanish colonizers. "We've had tons of people asking about lambs," Hand said, adding sheep are the one type of livestock she's never raised. Even so, Hand expects to add lamb to not only the pastures at Mkono Farm but the products it sells. The lambs are expected to be on the farm on Aug. 22. You can stay at Mkono Farm in your RV Mkono Farm allows people traveling in a recreational vehicle or trailer to spend a night at the farm through the Harvest Host group. The program allows people traveling through an area to spend the night at a farm, brewery or winery after they sign up online at harvesthosts.com. Anyone who wants to add an extra night at Mkono Farm can do so through the farm's website. One of the suggestions on the Harvest Host website is that people staying at a site purchase some of the items from the farm, winery or brewery. In addition to the meat selections at Mkono Farm, there are also farm-crafted jams created to accompany charcuterie boards and dessert boards, Hand said. Other items for sale include soaps, candles, lotions and healing salves all created with the Kunekune lard. Contact Carol Kugler at ckugler@heraldt.com, 812-331-4359 or @ckugler on Twitter.	https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/bloomingtons-mkono-farms-produces-kunekune-pigs-in-a-humane-way/70407029007/	2023-07-20T15:50:03	0	https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/07/20/bloomingtons-mkono-farms-produces-kunekune-pigs-in-a-humane-way/70407029007/
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita Fire Department on Thursday provided an update on fireworks in the City of Wichita. Batallion Chief Jose Ocadiz said from June 30 to July 5, the department responded to five fireworks-related fires. The loss of the fires was estimated at $60,000. The department said fireworks injured 39 citizens. Most were from mortars and artillery shells. As for firework enforcement in the city, the department said five citations were issued. The department said the most significant fireworks complaint day was July 5. That was when fireworks were supposed to end under the new city ordinance. “The day after fireworks, there were quite a number of complaints, and even through our partners at 911, that was the biggest number of calls,” Ocadiz said. In 2023, there were 1,046 complaint calls, with 736 related to fireworks. In 2022, there were 1,224 complaint calls, with 791 related to fireworks. Chief Ocadiz said the changes to the ordinance seemed to be welcomed by Wichita residents. He said most abided by the new rules. The fire department said the next steps will be meeting with stakeholders, citizens, vendors, and District Advisory Boards to see if there will be any additional changes to the fireworks ordinance.	https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-fire-department-update-on-fourth-of-july-fireworks/	2023-07-20T15:55:48	0	https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-fire-department-update-on-fourth-of-july-fireworks/
AURORA, Colo. — Thursday marks 11 years since a mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora. 13 souls were killed. 70 injured. A sergeant with the Aurora Police Department was in charge of supervising that massive investigation. Matthew Fyles, who has since retired from the department, was originally in the Major Crimes Unit as a detective. He became an Investigative Supervising Sergeant of the unit only about six months before the tragedy. It would become the biggest case of his career. “We had 11 people down and that was the information we had as we were responding,” said Fyles. “We knew it was going to be much worse, ultimately.” He remembers getting the call that night. The day before the shooting Fyles' close friend was seriously injured in the mountains. That was on his mind as he went to bed. “Going to bed and getting that phone call, thinking about that still having the weight of my friend if he was going to survive, I think all of that was difficult,” he said. July 20, 2012 is a significant date for the City of Aurora. Fyles described the days and weeks after the shooting as stressful and chaotic. “It was fairly common for us to sleep in the office,” he said. “Guys and gals would just sleep in the office because it was easier than driving home and get four hours and get back to it. With Century 16 it was that way for weeks.” He said the smell of popcorn for some of his coworkers became a trigger. To protect his officers, he remembers going to the third floor of the police department to ask people to enjoy their snack on the floor below. Weeks of work turned into years as Fyles supervised the investigation from tragedy to trial. “I think it was very difficult on my ex-wife and my daughter. She was young. She was 8 years old,” he said. “All suffered as a consequence of that night so that victimization was widespread. It is like ripples.” He can’t forget the ones who suffered most – the families of the 12 people and the unborn baby killed, and the ones who were seriously hurt. “The living victims who have to change the entirety of their lives, their relationships they had to that point and the relationships they have in the future are different,” said Fyles. “That was the hardest thing.” With 70 injured, Fyles felt a huge responsibility to give those families a guilty verdict. “I dream about that ... and I did early on that I would somehow miss something and fail in that regard,” he said. “It was a weight off my shoulder. I don’t remember all of the verdict. I just remember the first one of guilty, and the reading of all the rest of the charges was just noise to me.” One of the most difficult parts of the trial, he says, is when he had to read all of the charges along with the names of each victim and their injuries. It took him 38 minutes to finish. July 20 brings a moment of reflection. 11 years later, Fyles continues to think about the team who helped a city find justice. “It’s important for everyone to reflect back and say what is representative of the Aurora Police Department? Well, 7/20/2012 is,” he said. “Whatever bad we hear it is a fraction and the majority of them are the ones who showed up on 7/20/2012.” With over 200,000 pages of written discovery and more than 4,000 items of physical evidence, everything couldn’t be shared during the trial. Fyles said one officer transported a woman who was pregnant at the time to the hospital. The couple ended up naming their baby after that officer. Fyles stayed with the Aurora Police Department several years after the tragedy. Even though he’s no longer with the department, he has helped produce educational materials for other law enforcement agencies to teach them how to respond to mass casualty events. SUGGESTED VIDEOS: Latest from 9NEWS	https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/aurora-theater-shooting-investigator-reflects/73-d591a92e-2ffb-4c06-a6b8-3c5434a6f7e4	2023-07-20T16:08:27	0	https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/aurora-theater-shooting-investigator-reflects/73-d591a92e-2ffb-4c06-a6b8-3c5434a6f7e4
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Cowboy culture has been around in the United States for approximately 200-300 years. Although changes have been made over time, much of this lifestyle is still celebrated today, especially in places like West Texas. July 22 is National Cowboy Day, which will be celebrated from 9-10:30 a.m. at Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo. The event will take place at Barracks 6 on Henry O. Flipper Street with refreshments and various programs including a Western Art Show at 9 a.m. Following the show, there will be a gallery talk by Laura Huckaby at 9:30 a.m. and a skit by the Concho Cowboy Company at 10 a.m. The art show itself will be on display through Aug. 6 and pieces will be available for purchase throughout this time. Call 325-481-2646 for more information.	https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/saddle-up-for-national-cowboy-day-in-west-texas/504-e6265e24-42ac-4401-b7bd-fb0a942a049b	2023-07-20T16:08:33	1	https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/saddle-up-for-national-cowboy-day-in-west-texas/504-e6265e24-42ac-4401-b7bd-fb0a942a049b
TYE, Texas — A Tye convenience store, YesWay on Spinks Road, was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning. Tye Police say a juvenile was arrested and police are looking for a second suspect after a brief chase. The Tye PD said an officer was nearby and saw the suspect vehicle, a gold Honda Accord, leaving the scene. The chase led to speeds more than 120 mph into Abilene, where the suspects abandoned their car near Portland Drive and South First Street. One suspect, the juvenile was arrested, but the other suspect is still at-large. Based on witness accounts and the evidence found, Tye PD said it is confident it will identify the remaining suspect. The stolen money, along with drugs and stolen firearms, were recovered. The juvenile was taken to juvenile detention.	https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/tye-pd-juvenile-arrested-other-suspect-at-large-in-armed-robbery-chase/504-cca974de-9973-44ca-ab85-1dd6d75824a2	2023-07-20T16:08:40	0	https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/tye-pd-juvenile-arrested-other-suspect-at-large-in-armed-robbery-chase/504-cca974de-9973-44ca-ab85-1dd6d75824a2
Flaugh Road closure extended The Journal Gazette Jul 20, 2023 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The closure of Flaugh Road between Arcola and Leesburg roads during water-main installation has been extended through 5 p.m. July 28, the Allen County Highway Department said today. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most Popular Winning lottery numbers Winning lottery numbers Recent divorce filings in Allen County IU's Trayce Jackson-Davis debuts with Warriors Fort Wayne man sentenced to 45 years for molesting Stocks Market Data by TradingView	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/flaugh-road-closure-extended/article_b456ac98-270c-11ee-8994-07357165f89f.html	2023-07-20T16:12:56	1	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/flaugh-road-closure-extended/article_b456ac98-270c-11ee-8994-07357165f89f.html
“Barbenheimer.” While this may seem like a random string of letters, it’s the term fans came up with for the dual release of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer" on July 21. With larger-than-life budgets and star-studded casts, both films are expected to be blockbusters, but their similarities end there. “Barbie” is a bright fantasy-comedy that follows the iconic Mattel dolls Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) as they are thrust from their sparkly pink utopia and into the real world. On the other hand, “Oppenheimer’’ is a deep thriller about American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s (Cillian Murphy) role in developing the atomic bomb during World War II. People are also reading… The battle of these completely opposing films is a cultural phenomenon that has blown up the internet over the past several months. There hasn't been a cinematic showdown close to this since 2008 when "Mamma Mia!" and "The Dark Knight" premiered on the same day. Cities across the U.S. have leaned into the hype by hosting 'Barbenheimer' themed events and parties, but there can be only one winner in the box office battle. Delaware residents have shown excitement for "Oppenheimer" while those in Indiana favor "Barbie." Which film are Richmond residents most excited to see? One metric to gauge moviegoers’ preference amid the sparkly pink explosion of cinema is through Google searches. “Barbie” is the clear winner when comparing Google searches in the Richmond-Petersburg area for the terms “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Google trends data shows that "Barbie” averaged more searches than "Oppenheimer" over the past six months. This is also true when comparing similar terms like “Barbie movie” and “Oppenheimer movie” or “Barbie showtimes” and “Oppenheimer showtimes” over the same period. But as a state, Virginians side with “Oppenheimer,” according to a Google search term analysis conducted by marketing agency Digital Third Coast. The agency analyzed 108 terms related to the “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” movies over three months to discover which movie residents in each U.S. state were most excited to see. Ticket sales are also telling. Several movie theaters in the area including the Regal West Tower, the Midlothian AMC Dine-In and Movieland at Boulevard Square declined or did not respond to requests for comment. Though ticket sellers from Cinema Cafe in Chesterfield indicated on Tuesday afternoon that advanced ticket sales for “Barbie” were stronger with four sold out and three half full screenings on Friday, as compared to “Oppenheimer,” which had no sold out but all half full screenings. Also, among the available showtimes between Thursday, July 20 and Sunday, July 23 listed on the Midlothian AMC Dine-In’s website two screenings of “Barbie” were marked as ‘almost full’ while none of the screenings of “Oppenheimer” earned the mark as of Wednesday morning. Samantha Siewert, who studied film at George Mason University and hosts regular movie events with the group Trying to Adult RVA, said there was high demand among group members for a “Barbie” movie night. Projected turnout for the movie night is far higher than usual with 40 people planning to attend in comparison to the average attendance of between 20 and 25 people, Siewert said. Siewert also said she has no plans to see “Oppenheimer” and is on team “Barbie,” as she prefers Gerwig’s work. “I’ve heard such great things about ‘Barbie,’ it’s got a great cast and even though it’s a comedy there’s many different components and interesting fun facts about the film that I’ve heard,” Siewert said. John Christopher Rebaldo, who is studying mechanical engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, said he was more drawn to the scientific aspects of Nolan’s films. “I actually recently watched ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Inception’ and loved it, so seeing ‘Oppenheimer’ next is a no-brainer,” Rebaldo said. “I’m really interested in science and plan to work in aerospace next spring, so that’s what drew my interest for ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ I might go see ‘Barbie’ if I hear good things about it.” Though many people are also planning on fully immersing themselves in the cultural phenomena by viewing both films in one day. AMC Theatres, which has almost 1,000 theaters worldwide, even reported that the number of members in its loyalty program who purchased ‘Barbenheimer’ double-feature tickets doubled from 20,000 to 40,000 in just a week. Andrew Merrill, who works at a theater, said he is looking forward to a day spent at the theater. “I believe ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ are both highly anticipated movies for both fan bases and cultures, this is what movie theaters need right now,” Merrill said. Overall, it appears Richmond residents would rather live in a Barbie world.	https://richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/barbie-vs-oppenheimer-which-film-are-richmond-residents-most-excited-to-see/article_e4c7a61e-2669-11ee-92c5-6f762762176f.html	2023-07-20T16:12:58	0	https://richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/barbie-vs-oppenheimer-which-film-are-richmond-residents-most-excited-to-see/article_e4c7a61e-2669-11ee-92c5-6f762762176f.html
The intersection of Hillegas and West Washington Center roads will be restricted today during gas-line work, the city of Fort Wayne said. For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155. The intersection of Hillegas and West Washington Center roads will be restricted today during gas-line work, the city of Fort Wayne said. For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155.	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/hillegas-washington-center-intersection-restricted-during-gas-line-work/article_461a492e-270c-11ee-9c37-13b2563438a3.html	2023-07-20T16:13:51	0	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/hillegas-washington-center-intersection-restricted-during-gas-line-work/article_461a492e-270c-11ee-9c37-13b2563438a3.html
Maplecrest Road between Velmar Drive and Bohde Trail will have lane restrictions Friday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department. A tree removal crew will be working in the area and should finish the same day. For more information, call 260-427-6155 or visit www.trecthefort.org.	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/maplecrest-road-lane-restrictions/article_eda1699c-26fe-11ee-8047-ab57534aab99.html	2023-07-20T16:13:55	0	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/maplecrest-road-lane-restrictions/article_eda1699c-26fe-11ee-8047-ab57534aab99.html
Maumee Avenue between Comparet and Schick streets will have lane restrictions Friday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department. A building construction crew will be working in the area and should finish the same day. For more information, call 260-427-6155 or visit www.trecthefort.org.	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/maumee-ave-lane-restrictions/article_cd7fee4e-2709-11ee-966d-272734511d70.html	2023-07-20T16:13:57	1	https://www.journalgazette.net/local/maumee-ave-lane-restrictions/article_cd7fee4e-2709-11ee-966d-272734511d70.html
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VA secretary meeting with Detroit hospital staff, vets amid management turmoil Washington ― Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough plans to visit Detroit's John D. Dingell VA Medical Center on Friday to hold town halls with staff and veterans as the hospital works to rebound from revelations of lacking oversight and mismanagement that officials said led to patient harm. The VA said that McDonough would spend the day in Detroit Friday, meeting with facility leadership and staff and participating in the town halls for both employees and veterans "to discuss challenges and successes in an effort to improve the care and benefits delivered to Veterans." The agency did not say what time the town halls would take place, but indicated they will be closed to the press. Back in March, McDonough promised to visit the 106-bed hospital after The Detroit News first reported on findings by the VA's Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI) that failures in oversight had contributed to patient harm and death. The OMI said former leaders at the hospital had tried to hide a pattern of “substandard” care in the surgery practice by altering external peer reviews and other data. More:Watchdog: Detroit VA delayed revoking surgery chief's clinical privileges The OMI said one clinician, whose name was redacted, had been the source of multiple investigations, tort claims and “poor veteran outcomes” for at least four years but still had been allowed to remain. Investigators also said internal processes were "manipulated at multiple points" to prevent action from being taken in response to concerns about the quality of patient care. Earlier this week, a separate watchdog entity ― the VA's Office of the Inspector General ― published its review of how the Detroit VA and the regional Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 (VISN 10) had implemented recommended fixes at the Midtown facility. The review found some of the OMI's recommendations had been implemented, but that facility leaders had delayed fully revoking clinical privileges last year for the hospital's former chief of surgery and reporting him to outside entities that track alleged physician misconduct, despite findings of substandard care and a potential "imminent threat to patient safety." "While VA is encouraged by OIG's finding that the majority of VHA responses are sufficient to address the elements of the referenced OMI (Office of the Medical Inspector) report recommendations, our team acknowledges that there is still work to be done," VA spokesman Terrence Hayes said in a Tuesday statement. Detroit VA hospital harmed patients, altered records, investigation reveals Hayes said patient safety is a top priority and that the VA "does not tolerate the kind of behavior detailed" in last year's report by the Office of the Medical Inspector, "as evidenced by the removal from duty of several employees referenced in the report." “VA concurs with the OIG recommendations and has taken corrective actions, including administrative procedural corrections and oversight reviews, to prevent similar situations from happening in the future," Hayes said. "We will continue to make improvements, be transparent and hold ourselves accountable to delivering world-class care to every Veteran we serve.” The OIG report found facility leaders in Detroit had "missed opportunities" for reporting the former chief of surgery, Dr. Gamal Mostafa, to licensing boards in states where he's licensed, saying two clinical reviews in 2021 and 2022 had identified 16 episodes of substandard care by Mostafa that met the requirements to initiate reporting to the state entities. In advance of the OIG report's publication, the VA did report Mostafa last week to the National Practitioners Data Bank for "revocation of clinical privileges," according to VISN 10 spokesman Ted Froats. That database, created by Congress, is a confidential repository that tracks cases of physician incompetence, misconduct and discipline ― including malpractice payments and the restriction of physician privileges. The inspector general noted the purpose of the database is so medical facilities across state lines are alerted to these clinicians when they try to get a job somewhere else. Attorneys for Mostafa said in a statement Wednesday that the OIG report dated July 18 is "fundamentally flawed and contains numerous inaccuracies and misstatements of fact." For instance, they denied that Mostafa was "removed" from VA employment in April, saying the former chief of surgery was returned to service and retired, effective April 5, with full benefits and his VA pension. Mostafa's lawyers, Jeff Schrameck and Aaron Kemp, also claimed that the VA’s concerns were indeed reported to state licensing boards and that, to date, have been investigated by the Colorado Medical Board, who found the allegations "did not warrant the commencement of any formal proceedings and dismissed the matter without any disciplinary action." "It was omitted from the OIG Report that, in all of the purported cases of concern by the clinical reviews, no harm came to any patients and no complaints or tort claims were ever filed by any of these patients," Kemp and Schrameck said. "In addition, Dr. Mostafa’s surgical decision making has been supported in every case by peer evaluations, expert reviews, clinical studies and peer reviewed surgical literature." The inspector general review began in October after it was requested by several members of Michigan's congressional delegation, including Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Lansing and Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township as well as Democratic Reps. Debbie Dingell of Ann Arbor and Rashida Tlaib of Detroit. Hayes said McDonough would host a press availability Friday with members of the delegation following the town halls in Detroit. Lawmakers have asked the secretary to install a permanent director at the Detroit VA "as soon as permissible," saying leadership and managerial failures following the "crisis of care" at the facility led to a culture of "distrust" and low patient and employee morale. mburke@detroitnews.com	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/07/20/va-secretary-to-hold-town-halls-visit-detroit-friday/70436806007/	2023-07-20T16:19:43	1	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/07/20/va-secretary-to-hold-town-halls-visit-detroit-friday/70436806007/
As storms take aim at SE MI, Ann Arbor Art Fair organizers say they'll make adjustments if necessary Ann Arbor ― Organizers of the country's largest juried art fair, which opened Thursday morning in Ann Arbor, are making preparations to navigate severe thunderstorms that could include 60 mph winds, 1-inch hail and possible tornado risks. Officials are weighing the possibility shutting down the outdoor gallery that fills 30 blocks with nearly 1,000 artists' booths, musical stages and art demonstrations for a few hours, contingent on the weather's severity, then reopen once the storm passes. The fair, which officially opened Thursday morning and runs until 9 p.m., will be held all weekend. More: Severe thunderstorms to return Thursday to SE Michigan, NWS says "It's all going to depend on what things look like at the time, but we all work together with our emergency services here in the city of Ann Arbor to decide what's going to be in the best interest of fair goers and artists alike," said Karen Delhey, executive director of the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair. More: Ann Arbor Art Fair 'keeps getting bigger and better' Thursday's thunderstorm predictions, according to Delhey, wouldn't be the fair's first rodeo with making adjustments to the fair due to inclement weather. Delhey said the event, which draws close to 500,000 attendees to the city each year, will continue operations if merely rainy conditions persist as "we're open: rain or shine," she said. "If (the weather) is as severe as some are projecting, we will take a look at shutting down," Delhey said. "We've been able to put together emergency plans — you know, we've had tornados come through in the past; it seems like we get rain every year, thunderstorms; we're pretty use to dealing with it." Thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of a cold front arriving around 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, while temperatures are expected to reach low 80s, the National Weather Service said. The art fair, which first began in 1960, runs through Saturday. Admission is free. Information on the event can be found here. jaimery@detroitnews.com Twitter: @wordsbyjakkar	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/07/20/ann-arbor-art-fair-weigh-thunderstorm-preparations-amid-event/70436642007/	2023-07-20T16:19:51	0	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/07/20/ann-arbor-art-fair-weigh-thunderstorm-preparations-amid-event/70436642007/
Kids abandoned at Madison Heights high school, woman arrested Madison Heights police said they have arrested a woman for allegedly abandoning an infant and a toddler near garbage dumpsters over the weekend. The investigation is ongoing and officials would say only that the woman is 20 years old. According to authorities, officers were called at about 1 p.m. Saturday to Lamphere High School for a report that two young children in car seats had been left alone near some garbage dumpsters. They arrived and determined the children were about two years old and four weeks old. The two were taken to a hospital to be evaluated. Doctors told police the children were in stable condition. Detectives said they have identified the children's parents and have notified Child Protective Services. They also said there is no connection between the suspect and the school. Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect should call Madison Heights Police at (248) 585-2100. cramirez@detroitnews.com Twitter: @CharlesERamirez	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/07/20/kids-abandoned-at-madison-heights-high-school-saturday-woman-arrested/70436455007/	2023-07-20T16:19:57	1	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/07/20/kids-abandoned-at-madison-heights-high-school-saturday-woman-arrested/70436455007/
Lincoln Park man accused of trying to hit cops with car charged A Lincoln Park man who was shot by police last Friday after allegedly trying to hit them with his car has been charged, officials said. Alexander Scott Webster, 30, is also accused of trying to steal another man's bicycle and also trying to hit him with his car. Webster was arraigned Monday in 25th District Court on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, a four-year felony, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said. A judge ordered him held without bond and scheduled his next court appearance for Tuesday, it said. According to authorities, Webster was armed with a knife when he tried to steal a 21-year-old man's bicycle from him at about midnight Friday on Marion Avenue between Oconnor and Russell avenues in Lincoln Park. The victim later tried to retrieve his bike, Webster allegedly tried to hit him with his vehicle, officials said. The victim produced a handgun and fired at the vehicle, but Webster wasn't struck. Shortly after, police were called to a home in the 1550 block of Marion Avenue for a report of shots fired. Police arrived and said a man, later identified as Webster, tried to hit them with his vehicle. The officers fired their weapons at the car, striking the suspect. They said Webster then sped away from the area but was arrested a short time later. They took the suspect to a hospital to be treated. State police said last week that they are investigating the officer-involved shooting. cramirez@detroitnews.com Twitter: @CharlesERamirez	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/07/20/lincoln-park-man-accused-of-trying-to-hit-cops-with-car-charged/70436326007/	2023-07-20T16:20:03	1	https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/07/20/lincoln-park-man-accused-of-trying-to-hit-cops-with-car-charged/70436326007/
Originally published July 19 on IdahoCapitalSun.com. More than 5,000 Idahoans can expect to see their federal student loans forgiven in the coming weeks, according to a Tuesday press release from the U.S. Department of Education. Originally published July 19 on IdahoCapitalSun.com. More than 5,000 Idahoans can expect to see their federal student loans forgiven in the coming weeks, according to a Tuesday press release from the U.S. Department of Education. On Friday, the Department of Education and the White House announced that it will provide $39 billion in automatic loan relief to 804,000 federal student loan borrowers across the U.S. Of that number, the federal government will forgive $252.9 million to 5,072 Idahoans with student loans, according to state-by-state data provided in Tuesday’s press release. The Department of Education announced the debt relief plan two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to strike down the Biden administration’s student debt relief program that would have canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers. According to the press release, the new plan addresses the “historical failures” of the federal student loan program in which many borrowers who made payments under income-driven repayment plans did not have their payments accurately accounted for. Under income-driven repayment plans, borrowers are supposed to be eligible for loan forgiveness after 20 years of payments, States Newsroom previously reported. However, a 2021 report from the National Consumer Law Center found that more than 4 million borrowers had been making payments for at least 20 years, but only 32 had their debts forgiven. Under the new forgiveness plan, borrowers who have accumulated the equivalent of 20 or 25 years of qualifying months, depending on their loan type and income-driven repayment plan, qualify for the forgiveness. According to the Department of Education, qualifying borrowers do not have to provide any action on their part to receive the debt relief. Discharges for the loan forgiveness will take place within the next 30 days, and borrowers will be notified by their servicer after their debt is discharged. Borrowers who wish to opt out of the discharge for any reason should contact their loan servicer. Those receiving forgiveness will have repayment on those loans paused until their discharge is processed, while those who opt out of the discharge will return to repayment once payments resume. Sign up today for one of our great newsletters and get headlines right in your inbox every morning. Sign up now! Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription Thank you . Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Check your email for details. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account. No promotional rates found. Thank you. Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. A receipt was sent to your email.	https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/new-debt-relief-plan-will-forgive-federal-student-loans-for-5-000-idahoans/article_2e1533c4-2695-11ee-9f0c-b3a24248879c.html	2023-07-20T16:26:10	1	https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/new-debt-relief-plan-will-forgive-federal-student-loans-for-5-000-idahoans/article_2e1533c4-2695-11ee-9f0c-b3a24248879c.html
MOSCOW, Pa. — When you win big in a small town, you get a big response. A softball team from North Pocono took home the state title recently. The girls, ages 11 and 12, are on their way to Connecticut to play in the mid-Atlantic regionals. The team practiced Wednesday night, so the community put together a parade for the champs. "This is the third year in a row they've won the Pennsylvania state championship. No one from our Little League has ever done that before. They've worked super hard to get here. It's a year-round effort for them, so we're just really proud to see it all pay off," said Philip Forgione, the team's coach. North Pocono plays New York on Sunday. Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel.	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/celebration-for-north-pocono-softball-girls-moscow/523-9d93867f-b3fe-41f4-91c5-e6e02f6cf6a7	2023-07-20T16:26:22	1	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/celebration-for-north-pocono-softball-girls-moscow/523-9d93867f-b3fe-41f4-91c5-e6e02f6cf6a7
DUNMORE, Pa. — There is a heavy police presence in a neighborhood in Lackawanna County investigating a possible missing child. The scene is Jefferson Avenue near the intersection with Green Ridge Street, where police are trying to figure out more details of what happened. Police have been going door to door looking for security camera video and searching the backyard area of one home. The report was a girl between 10 and 13 years old with blonde hair and pink pants was taken from this area in a black SUV by two men. The SUV left this area and traveled down Green Ridge Street towards Scranton. If you believe you have any information regarding this possible abduction, you are asked to call Dunmore Police. Developing story; check back for updates. See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline.	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/police-investigation-in-dunmore-jefferson-avenue-abduction-missing-child/523-b8c13b01-f305-4635-a342-e448a6968cf7	2023-07-20T16:26:28	0	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/police-investigation-in-dunmore-jefferson-avenue-abduction-missing-child/523-b8c13b01-f305-4635-a342-e448a6968cf7
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Amanda D'Agostino from New Ringgold is showing Newswatch 16 some of her award-winning entries in the Allied Artist of Schuylkill County Annual Exhibit at Schuylkill Haven's Walk-In Art Center. While this exhibit has been a tradition for the past 60 years, D'Agostino never thought she would enter it as a painter. “For a long time, I was a photographer and he kept telling me you should paint, you should paint, and I'm like no,” said Allied Artist, Amanda D’Agostino. D'Agostino is talking about her dad. Her role model who dedicated 70 years of his life to painting Pennsylvania inspired landscapes like this. “I'm kind of following in his footsteps a little bit but i'm carving my own path,” she explained. From the moment she picked up the paint brush, her dad gave her tips along the way until, “He died in December,” D'Agostino mentioned. The unexpected death left D'Agostino feeling lost, until she found the Allied Artists. There she met other painters like Marky Barto, who also felt like she had no one. “It took me some time because I moved from Europe so I didn't know anybody. But I found them,” Allied Artists Board Member, Marky Barto said. Both women found a coalition of artists in Schuylkill County. And with a special award tag, they are taking the time to make each other's masterpieces feel seen. Not only is D'Agostino's work being recognized in Schuylkill county, but at the state level, too. “I got into the Art of the State this year so I'm really happy and proud about that but I feel he's probably guiding me,” added D’Agostino. While she wishes her dad could see her paintings displayed in the state museum in Harrisburg and the Walk-In Art Center in Schuylkill Haven, D'Agostino knows her dad is with her, every time she sits at the easel. “I certainly feel like he's on my shoulder when I'm painting. I think 'what would my dad say,'” she said. Thinking of her dad with every brush stroke. Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel.	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-artists-recognized-in-weekend-exhibit-new-ringgold-allied-artist-annual-exhibit-walk-in-art-center-museum-harrisburg/523-2d8a1ae1-a53d-4b66-8b01-e93eb5e48d1d	2023-07-20T16:26:47	0	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-artists-recognized-in-weekend-exhibit-new-ringgold-allied-artist-annual-exhibit-walk-in-art-center-museum-harrisburg/523-2d8a1ae1-a53d-4b66-8b01-e93eb5e48d1d
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 112 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle Florida and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...From noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ today to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. && The Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Program Committee announced the selection of the seven recipients of the 2023 LCHS Distinguished Alumni Award. The Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Program Committee announced the selection of the seven recipients of the 2023 LCHS Distinguished Alumni Award. LEESBURG -- The Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Program Committee announced the selection of the seven recipients of the 2023 LCHS Distinguished Alumni Award. The purpose of the program is to recognize outstanding alumni who have maintained a high standard of excellence and distinguished themselves through their work, personal accomplishments, or in the lives of others. These individuals exemplify the ideals of the Lee County School System and the community it serves and serve as role models for current and future Lee County High School students.	https://www.albanyherald.com/local/lee-county-high-class-of-23-distinguished-alumni-announced/article_1dd27c9c-2712-11ee-ad0b-0bbd3c5844b2.html	2023-07-20T16:26:57	0	https://www.albanyherald.com/local/lee-county-high-class-of-23-distinguished-alumni-announced/article_1dd27c9c-2712-11ee-ad0b-0bbd3c5844b2.html
WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Wayne County has died from injuries in an ATV crash last weekend. Peter Holzapfel, 64, from Dreher Township, was pronounced dead on Wednesday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. The coroner said Holzapfel died due to injuries from an ATV wreck near Hilltop Road in Dreher Township Sunday evening. See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline.	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wayne-county/atv-driver-dies-from-injuries-in-crash-dreher-township/523-94d28107-dc9b-40ff-b019-fedef5a27c3c	2023-07-20T16:27:19	1	https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wayne-county/atv-driver-dies-from-injuries-in-crash-dreher-township/523-94d28107-dc9b-40ff-b019-fedef5a27c3c
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia Western Community College is making room for more learning opportunities with the recent expansion of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. The expansion will specifically benefit welding students, who previously received instruction in modular classrooms for about three years. The welding program has finished its first semester at the new 8,900-square-foot facility, which is comprised of four spacious classrooms in a building next to the main center and the program’s welding lab. Many faculty members are pleased with the new space. “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity right here,” said Gary Young, the faculty member who leads the Welding and Metal Processing Career Studies Certificate program. The program is specifically for students who are seeking a career in arc, gas, MIG and TIG welding as well as metal fabrication. “Any of our hands-on classes are restricted to 14 students per section,” Young said. “But say we have a metallurgy class – we can bounce that up on to 28. Or blueprint reading class – that’s mainly a lecture class, so we can expand those numbers, and these classrooms can handle it.” The facility also has space for commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning instruction. The college believes the facility will give instructors more flexibility and enable multimedia instruction.	https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/20/virginia-western-expands-classroom-space-for-welding-program/	2023-07-20T16:28:09	0	https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/07/20/virginia-western-expands-classroom-space-for-welding-program/
BLOOMINGTON — Life on the road hasn’t worn down Kurt Vile’s wheels. He said he likes being in motion, seeing people come out to his shows and hearing them singing along. “Life is good on the road,” said Vile on Tuesday, about a week after returning from a July 10 show at the Amsterdamse Bos park in the Netherlands. The Philadelphia-based folk-rock artist is rolling out his band, The Violators, Saturday to The Castle Theatre. Vile is bringing to Bloomington some splendid fingerpicking skills, and a song repertoire plush with heady, hit tracks that pop right off. Those include “Pretty Pimping” from 2015 album “b’lieve i’m going down.” Stream counts on that track have justifiably shot up to 124,650,059 (based on YouTube and Spotify data), as his folksy-blues riffs deserve much repeating. That claim is substantiated by his track “Flying (like a fast train),” which follows intro track “Goin on a Plane Today” on his latest album “(watch my moves).” His song tempos don’t reach warp-speed, but they coast along for a sonically smooth and trippy ride. His talents have been featured several times on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert, first with Courtney Barnett, his collaborator on 2017 album “Lotta Sea Lice.” The pair vibed whimsically on track “Blue Cheese,” also nerding out with nods to video game culture. He previously collaborated with Steve Gunn on 2015 album “Parallelogram,” which transcends track-by-track from psyched-out keyboard tones at the record’s start to a pair of songs that sounds like a guitar picker’s paradise: “Red Apples for Tom Scharpling” (who has voice credits on Cartoon Network show Steven Universe) and “Npr Reject.” One of the first highlights I discovered in Vile’s track record of praise-worthy wordsmithing is “Bassackwards,” off of 2018 album “Bottle in it.” Its opening rhymes flow smoothly with each variation, both melodically and lyrically “to the upmost degree,” as the ending bar states. Under-researched listeners like myself might pin a Bob Dylan-esque label on Vile’s lyrics. In my interview with him, I learned he actually sees John Prine as the “king of words.” Vile covered Prine’s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” in his 2020 EP titled similarly to the track’s name. Another earlier influence of Vile’s is John Fahey. He said a relative recently showered him with Fahey’s old releases from Tacoma Records that were scattered Tuesday about the floors in Vile’s home. “I kind of get lost in that fingerpicking,” he said, adding that the pure, American primitive quality of Fahey's music is easy to hear. “Like Exploding Stones” on “(watch my moves)” sounds like a solid sequel to “Bassackwards,” this time a little more heavy on the electronic effects. Vile retains his strong penmanship in track with the line: “Dreaming of a time when everything rhymed and I was cool, calm and collected.” Vile is father to two daughters, who are 10 and 13 years old and both appear on the album art. The 43-year-old rock dad sits sandwiched between them, donning a gator mask. Both of his girls are learning to play the harp, and he said that’s a choice they made on their own. Vile said one of his kids will “pick up my licks when I walk out the room … My wife thinks it’s me.” During the pandemic, he said, there were times he was relieved to be home, despite all that was going on in the world. Vile said he was writing every day, and his track, “Hey Like A Child,” came out quickly. He said he knew it was a dangly pop number, and it reminds him of 1990 British pop song “There She Goes” by The La’s. Vile released the track early as a single. Well-prosed is the second word in this sweet song’s lyric, “lemonade,” as each sequent rhyme is washed away by the tarty tones of his tremolo-bending chords. Repetition is a key part of his songwriting style. Vile explained that if you repeat the same joke, or same line, over and over again when hanging out with others, it either gets more funny, or it gets more annoying to those who “aren’t in the know.” That can be rewarding, and also hypnotic. Vile said another part is just finding a groove. He said that Neil Young has talked about the late Danny Whitten, an original member of Crazy Horse. In songs like “Down by the river” or “Cowgirl in the Sand,” recounting Young’s words, Vile said it was cool Whitten would play the same two chords but evolve them and play them differently over time. Vile said he does that, but also makes his chords hypnotic and pretty too. He said: “That’s kind of the secret.” If you play a groove — a repetitive groove, and it has creamy overtones or undertones, or it's a major seventh chord or something that makes it pretty, I kind of gravitate towards that. “You'd be surprised how long you can go with it.” He advised aspiring artists to release material any way they can, and to hand fans something physical. Vile said when he got started, he would burn CDs and package them like vinyl records. “Don’t wait around for a producer,” Vile continued. “Don’t wait around for a label, because the label likes to see that you’re doing it on your own to begin with. And then, you create a buzz, however you can.” Misheard lyrics from iconic rock songs Misheard lyrics from iconic rock songs 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John 'Simply the Best' by Tina Turner 'Livin' on a Prayer' by Bon Jovi 'Africa' by Toto 'Purple Haze' by Jimi Hendrix 'Seven Seas of Rhye' by Queen 'The Zephyr Song' by The Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' by The Beatles 'I'm a Believer' by The Monkees 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana 'Rock and Roll All Nite' by KISS 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica 'The Final Countdown' by Europe 'Bad Moon Rising' by Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Edge of Seventeen' by Stevie Nicks 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' by The Beatles 'We Built This City' by Starship 'Blinded by the Light' by Manfred Mann 'Hotel California' by The Eagles 'Smooth Criminal' by Michael Jackson 'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams 'Say You Love Me' by Fleetwood Mac 'American Pie' by Don McLean 'Message in a Bottle' by The Police 'Don't Bring Me Down' by Electric Light Orchestra Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison	https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/music/kurt-vile-popping-off-folksy-rock-tunes-saturday-in-bloomington/article_c4b66df0-266a-11ee-b46c-bf552a6d21a8.html	2023-07-20T16:32:33	0	https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/music/kurt-vile-popping-off-folksy-rock-tunes-saturday-in-bloomington/article_c4b66df0-266a-11ee-b46c-bf552a6d21a8.html
EUREKA — University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will host the fourth annual Vegetable Share at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, in partnership with Heartline and Heart House. The farmers market style event will be held in the Heartline Community Room, 300 Regan Drive, across from Eureka College. The program is open to all who want to give or receive garden vegetables or fruit. In the past, participants have given tomatoes, eggplants, herbs, cucumbers, peppers, apples and more. Those who wish to contribute should drop off items at the community room between 8:30 and 10 a.m. before the distribution. The goal of the program is to provide fresh produce for community members who may lack access to healthy, garden-grown or farmers market purchased food. Call the Extension Office at 309-467-3789 or visit go.illinois.edu/LMW for more information. Photos: Vibrant colors at Bloomington Kiwanis Mother's Day Flower Sale MOTHER'S DAY FLOWER SALE From adjudication to vegetation Impatiens Bringing back begonias A colorful arrangement Cool coleus Merry marigolds Sightly succulents Checking out Alluring alyssums 050622-blm-loc-11flowers Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3352. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs	https://pantagraph.com/news/local/illinois-extension-to-host-vegetable-share-in-eureka/article_acf2c580-264f-11ee-bbf4-636b0f2d276f.html	2023-07-20T16:32:46	0	https://pantagraph.com/news/local/illinois-extension-to-host-vegetable-share-in-eureka/article_acf2c580-264f-11ee-bbf4-636b0f2d276f.html