Indianapolis Criminal Defense Law Blog

A young man who was in Indianapolis will face charges of OWI after being arrested by a local police officer. The officer who arrested him said that the man ran a red a light and forced the police officer to slam on his brakes hard in order to avoid an accident.

The interesting thing about this case is that the young man was riding on an electric scooter, manufactured by Lime, at the time of his arrest. This marks the first time since the popular electric scooters came to the area last fall that police have accused a rider of OWI, that is, operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Many Indianapolis residents may have heard about people, including high-profile people, getting accused of money laundering either at the state or federal level.

While they may therefore recognize that money laundering is something that authorities frown on, they may not fully understand what sort of behavior the phrase is referring to, as it is admittedly a little strange sounding.

A man who was at one point in charge of training aspiring basketball players in the Indianapolis area has now been accused of sexually abusing girls who were his students. According to reports, he was able to post a $25,000 bond in lieu of staying in jail while his case is being decided.

The allegation which ultimately led to the man's arrest stems from something that happened over a decade ago. Apparently, a young adult woman came forward this past summer with allegations that the instructor had touched her inappropriately when she was 13 years old. She also indicated the man made suggestive comments while he was touching her.

If anything is cause for getting a sudden case of the butterflies, it's seeing red and blue flashing lights in your rear-view mirror as you drive along an Indiana roadway. You might have that split-second thought where you hope the officer behind you merely needs you to move over, so that he or she can pass and move on to pursue whomever, or whatever, it is that is begging his or her immediate attention.

Such fleeting thoughts precede the stark realization that you are the one the officer wants to talk to, so you find a spot to safely pull off the road. You can't predict what is going to happen after that. The officer might simply inform you that you have a tail light out and that you need to get it fixed as soon as possible. Then again, the officer might ask you to step out of your car. Either way, what you say or do can greatly influence the officer's behavior and the ultimate outcome of your situation.