Sources tell me Indianapolis City-County Council Member Ron Gibson could face charges following a July 15 incident involving a Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy. I’m told Gibson could be charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and intimidation. As first reported here, Gibson got into a heated exchange Black Expo weekend with the Deputy while trying to […]

One Million and Counting Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says a first check of the state’s voter rolls has revealed more than million possible invalid voter registrations. Under a new plan authorized by the Justice Department, the Secretary of State is mailing out voter registration verification forms to the state’s 4.3 million voters. The […]

The Marion County Sheriff and Prosecutor’s Offices are investigating an incident involving a City-County Council member and a Sheriff’s Deputy. The incident involving At-Large Council Member Ron Gibson reportedly occurred July 15 at two in the morning during the second weekend of Indiana Black Expo. Officials would not comment on the matter only to say […]

A few things to over the weekend to note. The same people who grilled Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi this past week over his plan to fight jail overcrowding have all found Jesus and come out in support of more jail beds. With friends like these, Melina Kennedy, the Democratic Candidate doesn’t need enemies. Speaking […]

Giving Kennedy Credit Although Melina Kennedy and I have had some differences, I have to give credit where it is due. She deserves a round of applause for calling for an end to the partisan bickering over jail overcrowding. Sources tell me her campaign is extremely annoyed with the Democrats on the City-County Council for […]

I knew crime was going to a hot-button political issue this year in the Marion County Prosecutor’s race. I’ve seen little items pop up on my advanced radar screen that showed me this year was going to be something to remember; announcements regarding crime where key individuals in the chain were left off the invitation […]

Go To Jail and Stay There Every time I think the issue involving jail overcrowding in Marion County can’t get any worse, it does. But unlike the wrangling over funding (which I’ll get to the Monroe Doctrine in just a bit) this time I have to point the finger at the court system. Prosecutors can […]

I’m writing this on Sunday night. My son is in town so I’m doing my most fun job, being a parent. However, I still wanted to jot down a few things for your FYI. Indiana Black Exposition I was downtown Saturday night and felt like I was on the set of a really bad Spike […]

The American Bar Association (ABA) has taken upon itself the task of providing accreditation to law schools across the country. In most states a law school graduate cannot take the bar exam without having attended an ABA-approved school (aka having achieved accreditation). But the ABA has made things interesting by instilling “diversity” requirements in the […]

Is the City-Council President partially to blame for a child molester going free from jail? It seems like an unpleasant question to ask, but I have to. You may have seen the story, but the authorities are looking for convicted child molester William Temple. Temple is accused of molesting two young girls. But what makes […]