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TexasTowelie

(111,277 posts)
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 08:03 PM Jun 2019

Indiana judge is indicted for his alleged role in his own shooting at White Castle

A southern Indiana judge and two other men were indicted by two Marion County grand juries eight weeks after a late-night scuffle escalated into a shooting outside the White Castle in Downtown Indianapolis.

Two judges, including indicted Clark County Circuit Judge Andrew Adams, 47, were shot during the incident. The other judge who was shot is not being charged.

Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced the charges Friday afternoon during a news conference that veered, at times, into a lecture explaining why the investigation of the nonfatal shooting of two public officials needed to happen behind closed doors.

"We understand — we get it — that rumors and speculation will inevitably develop while this sort of process unfolds," Curry said. "Grand jury proceedings are strictly confidential. Indeed, disclosure of the substance of grand jury proceedings is a crime itself. Not only was some of the (news) coverage of the past 90 days completely off-base, some of it was thoroughly irresponsible — thoroughly irresponsible."

Read more: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/06/28/judges-shot-indianapolis-update-investigation/1595502001/

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Indiana judge is indicted for his alleged role in his own shooting at White Castle (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP
It's understood here in Indy that the argument started not at White Castle... dawg day Jun 2019 #1

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
1. It's understood here in Indy that the argument started not at White Castle...
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 08:22 PM
Jun 2019

but at a famous strip joint nearby, frequented by judges and legislators (it's a few blocks from the State House).

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