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Over the past several weeks, I have shined the light on a number of prior rulings from Judge Verkamp. You may remember that, after the first such post, Judge Verkamp responded on Facebook (on August 8th) by saying that he found what I was posting “reprehensible.” Judge Verkamp told us that the “Indiana Code of…
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[Talking about these kinds of crimes is uncomfortable. But ignoring them won’t make them go away. The question isn’t whether these crimes take place in Dubois County. The question is, who do you want to preside over these cases when they show up in Circuit Court?] According to the detective’s affidavit, a Huntingburg man was found to be…
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An officer from the Jasper Police Department gave me this JPD patch as a keepsake back in 2023 when I was leaving the Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office. His kindness during that chapter of my life meant more to me than he knew. As a prosecutor, it’s my privilege to work closely with law enforcement and…
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[Long before I started posting about Judge Verkamp’s prior rulings, I verified with the Indiana Office of Judicial and Attorney Regulation that the rules do, in fact, allow me to point to these cases. Because Dubois County voters deserve to have this information when deciding whether to give Judge Verkamp 6 more years on the bench,…
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When I got sworn in as a deputy prosecutor in Dubois County, that was a real honor. According to the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, a prosecutor has the responsibility of a “minister of justice.” I take that responsibility seriously. But what does it mean to do justice? Sometimes doing justice means taking a case…
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According to the detective, the driver led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit through Dubois County at speeds varying from 70 mph to 95 mph; the driver almost collided with other vehicles multiple times, running some of them off the road. As the assigned deputy prosecutor, I filed charges against the defendant that included Resisting…
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This post is in response to a letter to the editor written by Allen Hartman and published this past Friday in the Dubois County Free Press. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, I encourage you to take a few minutes to do so. https://duboiscountyfreepress.com/letter-what-does… Mr. Hartman, Your letter was a breath…
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I’ll soon get back to the series of posts highlighting some of Judge Verkamp’s past decisions, but someone direct messaged me recently asking for information about my past jury trials. That will take more than one post to cover, but here’s a start. When I participated in my first jury trial, I wasn’t a lawyer…
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The photo was taken from surveillance footage released to local media after Collin Thomas robbed a Huntingburg gas station. Mr. Thomas ended up pleading guilty to Armed Robbery and Pointing a Firearm. At the sentencing hearing, as the prosecutor assigned to the case, I commented that “every day that Mr. Thomas is incarcerated is a…
