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PERU â A White County man was officially charged May 25 with three counts of murder in connection with the deaths of two adults and a child in Miami County.
Mitchell William Page, 25, of Brookston, was taken into custody during the weekend and lodged at the Miami County Jail. He is accused of killing Jessica Sizemore, 26, Jessiah Hall, 37, and RaeâLynn Sizemore, 4.
Jessica and Rae-Lynn Sizemore and Hall all lived at a home in Woodland Hills Trailer Court, in the 2800 block of South 300 West, Lot 37, in Peru.
According to Indiana State Police, Miami County sheriffâs deputies were dispatched to the home May 21 to check on the welfare of its residents. Thatâs when all three of their bodies were discovered. Each had been shot in the head with a 9mm pistol, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Miami County Prosecutorâs Office.
May 10, 2021 / 10:40 PM EST
PERU, Ind. (WISH) A 6-month-old boy died Monday after the driver of a semi-tractor failed to stop for a red light, crashing into two cars ahead of it in Miami County.
Officers with the Indiana State Police and Peru police responded around 4 p.m. Monday to the intersection of U.S. 31 and County Road 100 North for a crash.
State police say the three vehicles were traveling north on U.S. 31 and coming up to a red light at County Road 100 North. A Chevy Malibu driven by 75-year-old Christine Wells, of Rochester, was coming to a stop, as was a Toyota Corolla behind her, driven by 32-year-old Sarah Wallace, South Bend. The semi-tractor drive by 35-year-old Andrew King did not stop, rear-ending the Corolla and pushing it into the Chevy.