


Judge shot with another judge is charged in fight
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana judge who was shot outside a restaurant with another judge has been charged with battery.
Prosecutors announced grand jury indictments Friday against three people, including Clark County Judge Andrew Adams, about two months after an argument turned into a violent fight in Indianapolis. Adams and another Clark County judge, Bradley Jacobs, were shot in May while in Indianapolis for a work-related conference. Their injuries were not life-threatening, and authorities don’t believe they were targeted because of their jobs.
Adams and Alfredo Vazquez were each charged with two felony counts of battery and other misdemeanors. The alleged gunman, Brandon Kaiser, was charged with aggravated battery, battery with a deadly weapon and other crimes. Jacobs wasn’t charged.
It wasn’t immediately known if they have defense lawyers who could comment.
Authorities: 4 dead in crash after driver fails to yield
ELNORA — Authorities say two children and two adults have died in a crash after the driver failed to yield at a stop sign in southwestern Indiana.
Daviess County Chief Deputy Steve Sturgis says Matthew Grimes, of Evansville, pulled out in the path of a westbound F-150 about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Sturgis says, “We know what happened but we don’t know the why.”
The victims were Grimes and his daughter, Maddalynn, 5. Jessica Krohn, of Evansville, was also killed, along with Isabella Pfingston, 7. The crash occurred about 80 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The driver of the pickup truck had a head injury. Investigators don’t believe alcohol or drugs played a role, although more tests are pending.
Judge rules in favor of former mayor in open records dispute
COLUMBUS — A judge has ruled in favor of a former mayor of a southern Indiana city whose efforts to obtain public records ended up in court.
Former Columbus Mayor Kristen Brown sued in 2017 after she said the city’s police department failed to comply with her request for information related to a 2016 crash involving law enforcement.
The (Columbus) Republic reports Special Judge Richard Poynter ruled this month that Brown will get attorney’s fees and court costs. The court says she was given “insufficient detail” about her request. Brown tells WRTV-TV they’ve “wasted so much taxpayer money” and attorney’s fees are approaching $50,000.
City of Columbus attorney Alan Whitted says the city hasn’t decided whether to appeal. In a statement, he notes that Brown received the police report during litigation.
Health officials urge testing after wrestling event
NEW ALBANY — Health officials are warning attendees at a recent wrestling event in southern Indiana to get tested for HIV and hepatitis C due to possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
The Floyd County Health Department says those at last Sunday’s “Welcome to the Wreckroom” event in New Albany may have been exposed to blood or bodily fluids.
Floyd County Health Officer Tom Harris tells the News and Tribune the warning was triggered by a complaint from someone who attended. He says it’s “a risk for all concerned.” The event’s co-promoter John Glenn told The Courier-Journal all wrestlers are “tested regularly” for the “safety of the people who come to our shows and for the guys in the ring as well.”
New Albany is located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky.