Legislative Unity, Community Efforts, and Serious Crime Cases
State senator Scott Alexander reiterated on “Delaware County Today” last week his belief the latest legislative session benefited from a unique level of cooperation.
The full interview is available at WMUN Muncie.com.
The Ross Community Center will host a “Scoops for Hoops” event Saturday to help raise funds for a new outdoor basketball court. (The event runs) from 4 to 6 p.m. (and includes) free hot dogs, ice cream, a raffle and other family-friendly activities. Read more at our free Muncie Journal.com.
An Albany woman has pleaded guilty to assisting in a 2022 homicide. The Star Press reports 20-year-old Alexandria Paige Reagan helped wrap the body of 19-year-old Kyler Ryan Musick in plastic and dispose of the body after he was shot and killed by Devin Xavier Myers. Myers was sentenced to 251 years in prison for the murder and a related assault and robbery.
Rain postponed Ball State’s planned groundbreaking event this past weekend for the Village South Residential Development. The ceremony has been rescheduled for tonight at 4 p.m. at the intersection of West North and North Martin streets in Muncie.
A multi-agency operation served warrants at 21 locations in Indianapolis and Phoenix, Arizona, last week, leading to the arrest of 19 individuals in what law enforcement officials describe as a drug trafficking organization led by 55-year-old Eric L. Robinson of Indianapolis.
Ball State’s board of trustees approved measures last week that will freeze tuition at the university for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years. The board also formally adopted the university’s strategic plan for 2025-30, guiding institutional priorities and resource allocation.
A Muncie man convicted of murder in 2006 will seek clemency through the Indiana Parole Board. The Star Press reports 39-year-old Jermaine A. Drake argues for early release in part based on his establishment of a prison ministry. Delaware County prosecutor Eric Hoffman does not believe Drake’s sentence – with a projected release date in June 2032 – should be reduced.
Investigations by the Indiana State Police and Muncie police led to the arrest of a local man for suspected rape, kidnapping and possession of child pornography. The Star Press reports 34-year-old John F. Dockery Jr. is alleged to have confined and assaulted a 15-year-old and impregnated a 14-year-old girl.
