Boyfriend s murder trial in stabbing begins today
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
Testimony will begin today in a jury trial for David Lee Cortez Suel, charged with murder in the June 2020 stabbing death of his girlfriend, Crystal Holmes.
Jurors were selected Tuesday in the trial, which is expected to last three days. Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull will preside. Murder is punishable by up to 65 years in prison in Indiana.
Suel is accused of stabbing Holmes, 48, on June 10 after she returned to the apartment the two shared at Baldwin Creek Apartments, in the 2100 block of Hobson Road.
Suel told detectives Holmes came back to the apartment clutching her chest, making it appear she had already been stabbed. But on video, she is seen leaving a party a couple of doors down the hallway with her cellphone without clutching her chest, court documents said. She had also come back to their apartment once before that, and video caught the pair arguing in the hallway before she ret
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AWS grant helps disability effort
AWS Foundation hasawarded a three-year, $165,200 grant to support Greater Fort Wayne Inc. s disability inclusion efforts, officials announced Wednesday.
The program will also receive financial support from Greater Fort Wayne and its members.
The services, which began in 2018, have expanded to address workspace accessibility, leadership training, newcomers quality of life and connectedness, and many other issues. The updated name is the GFW Inc. Disabilities Initiative.
Patti Hays, AWS Foundation s CEO, said, “Awareness, education and understanding are the gateways to inclusion.”
“GFW Inc. continues to bridge the knowledge gap connecting businesses that are hiring and people with a disability seeking employment and recognition as future leaders in our community,” she said in a statement. “AWS Foundation is pleased to continue to provide funding for this important initiative that supports both individuals with disabilities and