Indiana Criminal Defense Lawyer

An Indiana man is facing a lengthy prison sentence after just having gone through possibly the most heart wrenching year of his life. James Michael Booher was recently sentenced to 8 years in prison following charges of neglect in relation to his daughter’s death.

Last May Booher’s 5 year old son shot his younger sister in gun play gone wrong. The young boy retrieved the semi-automatic off of a bookshelf before doing the unthinkable.

Interestingly, this report from Indiana’s News Center claims the boy had previously retrieved the same handgun from on top of the refrigerator only 8 months earlier. On that occasion he shot a hole through the kitchen cabinets. This, says the court, is part of the reason for the father’s charges. They explain he should have known to move the gun to a safer area after this initial accident. [read more...]

Currently, twenty police surveilance cameras are located in high crime areas around the city. Some of them have been in place since 2006. However, if you are looking for real data on their effectiveness, you won’t have much luck. No one has really been tracking how these tools work in the fight against crime.

The cameras are on street corners in some of the toughest neighborhoods and can be panned to get footage from 360 degrees. They can collect images from up to 3 blocks away and would seem to be a valuable tool. Some, however, claim the cameras only move the problem rather than eliminate it.

Fifty four cameras are currently in place. This includes 34 cameras permanently affixed to watch city and state facilities. These cameras, in all, cost taxpayers $1 million. Within the next few years, the city hopes to add 50 more using federal grants. [read more...]

This past weekend wasn’t a good one for the Sadler family of northern Indiana. According to the IndyStar both father and son were charged with OWI/DUI and met up at the Whitley county jail to share their stories. It just goes to show that everyone makes mistakes and DUI charges are very common.

The son, 19 year old Kosciusko County Deputy Coroner Derrick Sadler was pulled over after speeding, going 73 miles per hour in a 60 mph speed zone. Police found he had a blood alcohol level of .17%. Dad, Coroner John Sadler was contacted to pick up the son’s vehicle but he was found to be intoxicated as well, with a blood alcohol content of .10%.

Both men will face DUI charges now. The legal limit in Ohio is .08% and anything over this is subject to criminal charges. [read more...]

A fire that destroyed sections of a multi-million dollar building on March 12^th may have been started by a homeless man attempting to frighten an ex-girlfriend. According to the Indianapolis Star Brandon Burns told several people that he started the fire in the Cosmopolitan of the Canal. Burns has been charged with arson and intimidation.

Police are still investigating the case as there are several questions left unanswered. Prosecutor Carl Brizzi states he wants to “dig deeper” to ensure all of the information is known. He claims the whole story seems a little “neat and tidy”.

The building is a $37 million dollar project that contains apartments and retail areas. According to the president of construction, many areas survived the fire and the remaining damaged sites will be rebuilt. The building was scheduled to begin moving in tenants in May. [read more...]