An early morning traffic stop in Mitchell led to shots being fired, leaving two police officers wounded and a suspect deceased.

Both officers received non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and are in stable condition.

The Indiana State Police were asked to conduct the investigation and are currently on the scene.

At this time neither the name of the suspect nor the officers are being released. The families of the suspect and the officers have been notified. 

Indiana State Police Crime Scene Investigators are still processing the scene.

Saturday at approximately 3:15 a.m. a Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over a vehicle in the 4800 block of SR 37 for a traffic violation.

A second Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputy and his K9 partner, along with a Mitchell Police Officer arrived to assist. The traffic stop evolved into a drug investigation after the police K9 conducted an open-air sniff and gave a positive indication of the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. 

After officers searched the car and found narcotics, they attempted to put the man in handcuffs, he then fled from the officers on foot and ran west across SR 37 into a grassy area. 

As the officers caught up to the man he physically began to resist arrest.

During the apprehension attempt, he drew a handgun and began firing at the officers at point blank-range.

Two officers were struck by gunfire, and at least one of the officers was able to return fire, wounding the man. More officers arrived, as well as personnel from the fire department, and provided emergency medical aid to both officers as well as the suspect.

The two officers were transported by ambulance to a local hospital and then airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital from there.

The suspect was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. 

The officers involved were equipped with body cameras and the footage is being reviewed by detectives.

This investigation is ongoing and there is no further information to release. The information provided is what is known at this time.

The Indiana State Police is being assisted by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the Mitchell Police Department, the Mitchell Fire Department, Marion Township Rural Fire Department and the Lawrence County Coroner’s Office

Troopers arrested a Louisville man on multiple charges after he left the scene of a crash and then led police on a vehicle and foot pursuit.  

Around 6:30 Tuesday evening, Sergeant Matt Marshall overheard Clark County authorities dispatch information on a dark-colored SUV that had collided with a semi-truck near the 16 mile marker on I-65 southbound near Memphis, Indiana.

The dispatch advised the vehicle fled the scene and was traveling southbound on the interstate.

The semi-truck driver reported that the SUV attempted to pass him on the left by driving in the median.

He advised the SUV, struck his trailer, and spun completely around before continuing south with a flat tire.  

Sgt. Marshall was stationary at the 12.5 mile marker and soon observed a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee pass his location. The Jeep was traveling between the right lane and the right shoulder and was throwing sparks as it continued south. When Sgt. Marshall attempted to stop the Jeep, it continued south, swerving back and forth from the right shoulder to the right lane, and then passed a semi-truck by driving onto the right shoulder.  

Now emitting steam from under the hood, the SUV continued to flee and exited onto CR311 southbound at the Sellersburg exit, where Trooper Taylor Wolfe deployed Stop Stick tire deflation devices.

After running the stoplight at CR 311 and Enterprise Way, the Jeep struck the Stop Sticks and continued a short distance before stopping near a local automotive repair business. After stopping, the driver fled on foot and was quickly taken into custody after officers found him lying behind a shed in a nearby residential yard.  

The driver was identified as 29-year-old Tyler L. Tweedy of Louisville, Kentucky.

After continuing the investigation, officers suspected Tweedy was under the influence of a controlled substance.

Tweedy was transported to Clark Memorial Hospital for a blood draw before being incarcerated at the Clark County Jail on the following charges: 

1. Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) Prior Within seven years – Level 6 Felony
2. OWI Endangerment – Class A Misdemeanor 
3. Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle – Level 6 Felony 
4. Criminal Recklessness with a Vehicle – Level 6 Felony 
5. Possession of a Syringe – Level 6 Felony 
6. Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class A Misdemeanor
7. Reckless Driving – Class A Misdemeanor
8. Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident – Class B Misdemeanor. 

Troopers were assisted by officers from the Sellersburg Police Department and the Tri-County Fire Department.  

Indiana Conservation Officers (ICO) have arrested three individuals after they illegally shot a deer from a roadway in rural Sullivan County.

Biak Sang, 34; Hrang Lian, 30; and Ro Hmung Lian, 32; all of Indianapolis, face misdemeanor charges of illegal taking of a white-tailed deer, hunting with the aid of a motor conveyance, jacklighting, shooting from a public roadway, and hunting without the consent of the landowner. 

Saturday at approximately 8:15 p.m., ICO Matt Landis was following up on citizen complaints of night hunting in the area of County Road 400 East and County Road 550 North when he heard a shot from nearby and saw a vehicle leaving the area. During a traffic stop, Landis observed three rifles and a spotlight in the vehicle that was being driven by Hrang Lian, its only occupant. 

With the help of additional ICOs, a Sullivan City police officer, a Sullivan County sheriff’s deputy, and an Indiana state trooper, Sang and Ro Hmung Lian were located in the area on foot.

Officers found the poached deer using an Indiana State Police drone equipped with thermal imaging and ICO K-9 Fin. Meat from the deer was donated to a local family.

All suspects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Assisting agencies include Indiana State Police, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department, and Sullivan City Police.

On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Troopers with the Indiana State Police Bloomington District and the ISP Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) served search warrants in Mooresville and Martinsville relating to a child pornography investigation. 

The investigation started in June of 2022 when an undercover officer with a police department in Ohio received child pornographic files from a suspect on a social media application. The officer collected the suspect account information and transferred the case to ISP ICAC Detective Robert Whyte. 

Detective Whyte was able to locate the suspect through the social media account and identified him as Travers C. Sciscoe, a 22-year-old male from Martinsville. Detectives were able to locate Sciscoe at his place of employment and interview him while ISP Forensic Examiners completed a simultaneous phone extraction where child pornography was located on his device. Sciscoe was arrested and transported to Morgan County Jail for the following charge,

• One Count of Possession of Child Pornography Under 12 Years Old, Level 5 Felony

Assisting ISP ICAC detectives were Bloomington Troopers Richard Klun, Trooper Caroline Harding, Trooper Brian Snyder, Martinsville Police Department, and the Mooresville Police Department.

Anyone having any information related to crimes against children is encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency or visit the NCMEC website at http://www.missingkids.com/home and find the link to make a CYBERTIPLINE report.