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“I didn t see it, but my buddy said it was a gun,” Loudermilk said.
The three officers gave similar testimony about the struggle while Ross was in the passenger seat of a minivan and about the struggle to handcuff Ross after he was on the ground.
They also described the spectrum of force used when encountering suspects from no force needed for complaint subjects to decisions about the level needed to stop an aggressive or dangerous suspect.
Defense attorney Brock Dalton told the jury in his opening statements that simply possessing a gun and having access to a gun are not substantial steps toward an attempt at murder.
Review complete into allegations against Terre Haute officers A special prosecutor has finished a review into allegations of misconduct made against three Terre Haute officers during an arrest in September of 2020
Posted: Feb 5, 2021 3:37 PM
Updated: Feb 5, 2021 6:49 PM
Posted By: Staff Reports
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – A special prosecutor has finished a review into allegations of misconduct made against three Terre Haute officers during an arrest in September of 2020, according to Police Chief Shawn Keen in a statement released on social media.
According to Keen, the third independent review of the situation has been completed and the special prosecutor found “That there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that any crime was committed.”
Dec 23, 2020
Putnam County Prosecutor Timothy Bookwalter has been appointed as special prosecutor to review an FBI report involving a September arrest by Terre Haute police.
Timothy Bookwalter Wilson s Photography by Lester & Judy
Vigo County Prosecutor Terry Modesitt requested appointment of a special prosecutor involving a battery report by Indiana State Police. He cited the possibility of a conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict in asking Vigo Superior Court 6 for appointment of an outside attorney.
The order issued Tuesday by Judge Michael Lewis directs the matter be forwarded to Bookwalter for review.
The arrest in question came after a Sept. 20 gunfire incident and police pursuit that involved officers from city police, Vigo County Sheriff s Office and Indiana State Police.