Crime

New trial date set for woman accused in fatal hit-and-run of IU student

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The woman police say ran over an IU student who was on an e-scooter last fall and fled the scene of the accident has had her trial date rescheduled.Madelyn Howard was originally set to stand trial this past March for the death of Nathaniel Stratton , but the trial was ...

3 arrested for prostitution, drug charges after investigation in Columbus

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Columbus Police Department announced the arrests of three people they say were involved in prostitution and narcotic activity.An investigation was opened by the Bartholomew County Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) after tips about a prostitution advertisement ...

Princeton mother arrested for OWI with two children in car

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Indiana State Police (ISP) says a Princeton mother was arrested from operating while intoxicated with her two children in the backseat.A trooper pulled over 28-year-old Tamera Reeves for having an improper taillight and no license plate light. ISP says Reeves ...

Eric Montgomery sentenced to 36 years in August 2022 rape of IU student Avery McMillan

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Aug. 4, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A Monroe County judge sentenced 35-year-old Eric Montgomery to serve 36 years in prison on Friday, a month after a jury found him guilty of charges related to the rape of IU student Avery McMillan in August 2022. 20-year-old McMillan was found dead in Montgomery's ...

Four arrested on drug charges in Columbus after investigation

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Four Columbus residents are in jail and face several drug-related charges following a multi-agency narcotics investigation, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) announced in a press release. Police say the investigation was opened after CPD received numerous tips of criminal ...

Driver of Google Maps vehicle leads police on 100+ mph chase in Henry and Madison Counties

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023

MIDDLETOWN, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The driver of a Google Street View vehicle led police on a multi-county chase Monday evening, reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour, according to a Facebook post from the Middletown Police Department.Police say around 5 p.m., the Middletown Police Chief observed a vehicle ...

Bloomington Subway employee arrested and charged with shooting man outside restaurant

By Ashton Hackman · Monday, July 17, 2023

DEC. 8, 2023 UPDATE: A jury has handed down a verdict of not guilty in the attempted murder case against Sean Rivers, who has been held in jail since the shooting.As a result of the verdict following the trial this week, Rivers was released from custody and the first steps have begun to expunge the ...

Bloomington man found guilty in 2022 rape of IU student

By News Staff · Saturday, July 1, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A jury found a man guilty in the 2022 rape of IU student Avery McMillan, who was found dead in the suspects home.Eric Montgomery was convicted on three charges after four hours of deliberation, following a week-long trial in Monroe Circuit Court. He was found guilty ...

Monroe County Sheriff's Officer hit over head with thermos

By News Staff · Sunday, June 25, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A man is facing a battery on a public official charge for allegedly striking a Monroe County Sheriff's Officer Saturday morning.Police say that Monroe County Sergeant Avery Brahaum was conducting a patrol outside of the jail around 11:30 a.m. Saturday when the suspect, ...

Arrest made for Friday night shooting in Bloomington

By News Staff · Thursday, June 22, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and several other charges in connection with a shooting that left one person with serious injuries Friday night.Bloomington Police arrested 47-year-old Quentin R. Farmer Sr. on Saturday on an arrest warrant issued ...

Indiana State Police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Vigo County

By News Staff · Thursday, June 15, 2023

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Vigo County Sheriff's Office has requested the Indiana State Police (ISP) to investigate an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead Wednesday night. Police say at 4:40 p.m., officers were called to a home along South Carlisle Street in Terre Haute for ...

Man with gun arrested in connection to College Mall burglary

By Ashton Hackman · Saturday, June 3, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A man was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly breaking into College Mall and attempting to steal items from inside the mall.Officers responded to the area just before 2 a.m. after a security guard at the mall called to report a shattered exterior door near Dick's ...

Suspect leads police on hour-long pursuit in stolen school bus

By News Staff · Tuesday, May 30, 2023

SHELBY COUNTY, Ind (IUSTV News) - A suspect accused of stealing a school bus near Cincinnati, Ohio led police on an hour-long pursuit that ended in a cornfield in central Indiana, according to Indiana State Police (ISP).ISP says at 10:15 a.m. officers at the Versailles Post were made aware of a stolen ...

Bloomington woman arrested and charged with armed robbery, kidnapping

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, May 10, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A Bloomington woman is in jail and facing felony charges after allegedly robbing another woman at Walmart on Tuesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.34-year-old Tarea Hutchins was arrested and charged with Armed Robbery, a Level 3 felony, and Kidnapping ...

Bloomington Police investigating shooting that injured woman

By Olivia Oliver · Saturday, April 15, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting after a masked assailant shot a woman while she was backing out of a driveway on North Maple St on April 13.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var ...

Two juveniles arrested in connection to Saturday morning stabbing

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Bloomington Police confirmed Tuesday that two juveniles were arrested in connection to a stabbing that took place early Saturday morning. In a statement to IUSTV News, Capitan Ryan Pedigo said public tips from an image of the suspect led police to a 17-year-old from ...

Bloomington man arrested and charged with kidnapping wife

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A Bloomington man faces charges of kidnapping, domestic battery, and intimidation after police say he allegedly kidnapped his wife who later jumped out of a moving vehicle. Wade Jackson, 61, is accused of taking his wife from an apartment and beating her after she told ...

Trial date set for suspect in fatal hit-and-run of IU student

By Cali Lichter · Monday, Oct. 24, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) – A trial date has been set for Madelyn Howard, the 22-year-old woman who police say fatally hit IU Junior Nathanial Stratton with her car. The trial will be held on March 27 of next year. Howard is facing felony charges for reckless homicide, leaving the scene of ...

UPDATE: IU student found dead in home of Bloomington man died of fentanyl overdose

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Monroe County Coroner Joani Stalcup confirmed Thursday that 20-year-old IU student Avery McMillan, who was found unresponsive in the home of a Bloomington man in August, died from a fentanyl overdose. McMillan died on August 17 after police say she was unable to get ...

Man arrested after stabbing at Kroger

By Olivia Oliver · Monday, Oct. 17, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Curtis Martin was charged with aggravated battery, battery with a deadly weapon, and resisting law enforcement after police say he stabbed a man at the Kroger on Liberty Drive and fled from the scene. Around 11 pm officers responded to a report of a fight at Kroger, ...