COLUMBUS, Ind. - Last September, Darrell W. Crow, Jr. was charged with two counts of Dealing in Methamphetamine (Level 2 felonies) and one count of Dealing in Methamphetamine (Level 4 felony).
He was arrested during Operation Cold Front, a closely coordinated action of the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (“JNET”), Bartholomew County Sheriff, Columbus Police Department, and Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office.
Operation Cold Front also resulted in the arrest of eight other individuals for dealing and narcotics-related offenses.
On February 23 of this year, Crow, Jr. entered a plea of guilty to Dealing in Meth (Level 2 felony).
Following a sentencing hearing on March 24, 2026, Judge James Worton of the Bartholomew Superior Court 1 sentenced him to a total of 20 years, with 15 years to be served in the Indiana Department of Correction and 5 years suspended to probation with community corrections.
The sentencing range for a Level 2 felony is from 10 to 30 years, with an advisory sentence of 17.5 years.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Columbus Fire Department (CFD) Investigators are working to determine the cause of an early Saturday morning fire on 31st Street. Firefighters searched the home and found no one inside. They then located a fire in the kitchen and quickly extinguished the blaze.
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Several gunshots rang out from a parking lot across from the Our Lady of Greenwood Festival on Friday, a little before 9 p.m. Downtown Greenwood festival-goers were sent running for cover toward the school building and nearby businesses.
EDINBURGH, Ind. - Camp Atterbury and the Indiana National Guard invite everyone to "Community Day" on Saturday, June 13, at Camp Atterbury, 3008 Old Hospital Rd., in Edinburgh.
SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind. – River Valley Legal Aid Pro Bono Indiana presents another free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for low-income residents of its eight-county district on Tuesday, June 9, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Propeller, the community makerspace located at AirPark Columbus, has announced its June lineup of hands-on workshops and community programs.