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2 days ago | courierpress.com | Houston Harwood

EVANSVILLE — Bobby Michael Handegard is the only man currently facing charges in connection with Shane Breedlove's 2015 killing, but prosecutors' contention that he did not act alone loomed over Handegard's trial as the proceedings continued for a third day on Wednesday. Lead prosecutor Stan Levco had long telegraphed that he may call the alleged-but-uncharged coconspirators, Derrick Murray and Handegard's father, Bobby John Handegard, to testify as state witnesses. On Wednesday, he did just that.

3 days ago | courierpress.com | Houston Harwood

A grand jury in March indicted Bobby Michael Handegard, 29, for murder in connection with Shane Breedlove's 2015 killing, teeing up the now-ongoing trial. EVANSVILLE — Bobby Michael Handegard's trial for the 2015 killing of Shane Breedlove continued on Tuesday as prosecutors began calling the state's first key witnesses. The proceedings began Monday with both sides presenting their opening arguments to the 12 jurors who will decide Handegard's fate.

4 days ago | courierpress.com | Houston Harwood

Patrick J. Waite, accused of fatally shooting his wife, mother-in-law, and son-in-law, was granted an injunction to prevent the sale of his home after he accused his slain wife of “elder abuse.”A judge granted accused triple murderer Patrick Waite an injunction barring his alleged victims' family from selling Waite's home-turned-crime scene while a lawsuit proceeds. The lawsuit comes after Waite, 77, allegedly shot and killed his wife, mother-in-law and son-in-law on May 29.

4 days ago | courierpress.com | Houston Harwood

Bobby Handegard will stand trial nearly 10 years after Shane Breedlove was shot to death while walking to work. A grand jury indicted Bobby Michael Handegard, 29, in March. Prosecutors have said little about the evidence in the case. Handegard turned himself in March 5, pleaded not guilty and requested a speedy trial.

1 week ago | courierpress.com | Houston Harwood

Law enforcement first arrested 38-year-old Javier Moreno-Garibaldi in September 2023 after he transported thousands of fentanyl pills to Evansville at the direction of undercover police. EVANSVILLE — A federal judge has sentenced a Mexican national to a stint in federal prison for trafficking more than 60,000 fentanyl pills from Arizona to Evansville, where he delivered the drugs to an undercover officer. During a June 11 hearing, Judge Richard L.