An Alabama couple accused of taking their 7-month-old daughter to a bar last summer was found not guilty Thursday in an Indianapolis court. Michael Trosclair, 46, and Shari Treba, 42, of Mobile, Alabama, were cleared of felony neglect of a dependent and misdemeanor public intoxication charges. Their attorney, Marc Lopez, said that inconsistent witness testimony played …
An Indianapolis mother was reportedly arrested on Saturday for giving her daughter a bleach-like concoction to cure her autism. The unnamed woman, 28, was accused of telling her husband that she’s been giving their daughter a combination of hydrochloric acid and a water purifying solution into her drinks. The Washington Post reported that the toxic combination is marketed …
A nurse in Indiana lost her job after reportedly posting a racist tweet suggesting that babies of white women should “be sacrificed to the wolves.” The Indiana University Health system released a statement Sunday announcing that a recently hired employee no longer worked there, just a day after IU Health announced that it was investigating …
An Indiana high school teacher was arrested Wednesday after students allegedly filmed her doing drugs in an empty classroom. Students at Lake Central High School spotted English teacher Samantha Cox, 24, allegedly snorting what police believe to have been a mixture of cocaine and heroin, CBS News reports. The students went straight to the principal, …
An irate customer at an Indianapolis McDonald’s was recorded climbing into the restaurant via the drive-thru window during an alleged argument over an order of chicken nuggets. Customer Monique McNeely captured the incident as she waited in line to receive her order early Friday morning, according to the Indianapolis Star. “I had just placed my …
An Indianapolis man who attempted to rip out his girlfriend’s tongue during a barbaric attack last year was sentenced to six years in prison. WXIN reported that Ryan P. Cameron, 27, was arrested in October 2016 for nearly beating Carleigh Hager to death following an argument. After coming home from a wedding with some friends, Cameron became …
An Indiana man who allegedly stabbed his estranged girlfriend to death and devoured parts of her body was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. On Wednesday, a Clark County judge found Joseph Oberhansley, 36, unfit to face murder, burglary, and rape charges in the September 2014 slaying of Tammy Jo Blanton, 46. WDRB reported that Oberhansley is …
An Indianapolis-based doctor accused of impregnating his patients without their knowledge will reportedly plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges. Paternity tests reportedly confirmed that Dr. Donald Cline, 78, fathered two of his patients’ children. Those children claimed online genetic tests suggested that the septuagenarian fathered 20 other half-siblings, the Indianapolis Star reported. “This wasn’t just a handful of kids or mothers that this happened …
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that individuals considered “serious sex offenders” can attend church even if the facilities offer Sunday school or child care where minors are present. According to the CNHI Statehouse Reporter, the appellate court overturned a Boone Superior Court ruling that three sex offenders couldn’t attend churches that offered programs that …
An Indiana pastor faces a laundry list of felony charges after police say they have identified multiple child molestation victims over a month-long investigation. According to the Indianapolis Star, 72-year-old Garry Evans, who had been the pastor of Rushville Baptist Temple for three decades, became the subject of an investigation in early September after a …
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A Hobart, Indiana, man with a lengthy history of sexually abusing animals has reportedly asked a federal court for chemical castration as a condition of his release, according to the Chicago Tribune. The unorthodox request came from Michael Bessigano, 46, who has been jailed since January for consciously receiving “obscene matters from an interactive computer service.” …
