A man involved in the 2014 murder of a Jennings County firearms dealer will serve 30 years in federal prison.

U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler has announced that 24-year-old Darion D. Harris was sentenced last week in the robbery that led to the death of Scott Maxie at the Muscatatuck Outdoors Gun Shop.

Harris, of Indianapolis, along with two other men, traveled to North Vernon on Sept. 21st, 2014 to rob Maxie, after checking out the store the previous day. Darryl Worthen shot and killed Maxie, after which Worthen, Harris and the the third man took 45 guns from the store. Many of the guns were later sold.

Worthen was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 2015 in the case. The third man, DeJuan Worthen, has filed to enter a guilty plea in the case.

The James A. Henderson playground at The Commons will be closing Wednesday through Friday while repairs are made to the flooring. T

he playground will be reopening at 7 a.m. on Saturday. If you are looking for other playground during the downtime, the Columbus parks and recreation department suggests you check out their website at columbusparksandrec.com.

The North Vernon City Council is setting up a board to oversee the St. Anne’s Golf Course.

Currently, a five-member group appointed by Mayor Mike Ochs, serves in an advisory role only. That board, along with Director of Golf Robin Brown, can only suggest actions for the city council to act upon.

Members of the new board would be appointed by the city council. The board will be tasked with establishing policies for the city-owned course. The board will meet publicly and is meant to directly address any concerns local golfers may have. Each council member would appoint one board member to serve at that councilman’s pleasure.

Council is expected to finalize language governing the new board at its next meeting.

A one-vehicle crash in Jennings County led to the arrests of two people over the weekend.

The Jennings County Sheriff’s Department says that at approximately 5:23 p.m. Saturday, dispatch received a call about a woman who had rolled her vehicle on US 50 in the area of County Road 900 West. The driver, 26-year-old Devan Whitaker, of Seymour, wasn’t hurt, however deputies detected the odor of alcohol. Police say a certified test indicated that Whitaker was operating at nearly twice the legal limit.

While on scene of the crash, Whitaker’s boyfriend, 27-year-old Jerry Hill, of North Vernon, arrived hoping to take her home. Authorities say that Hill decided to drive to the sheriff’s office in hopes that Whitaker would be released.

Authorities say that Whitaker was booked into the jail at about 7:18 p.m. When deputies went to speak with Hill, they detected the odor of alcohol on him. Further investigation revealed that Hill was also well above the legal limit, according to police.

Both Whitaker and Hill are facing a preliminary charge of Operating While Intoxicated.

Columbus police arrested a wanted man last week after a bicycle and foot chase.

The incident started Thursday afternoon when a member of the Columbus Police Intelligence Led Policing Unit noticed 36-year-old Kolt A. Kreinhagen riding a bicycle in the area of McKinley and Gladstone avenues. The officer recognized that Kreinhagen was wanted on an outstanding Bartholomew County warrant but when he attempted to stop the cyclist, Kreinhagen allegedly took off.

After damaging a fence in the 200 block of Cleveland Street, officers used  a Taser to subdue Kreinhagen and he was was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and criminal mischief in addition to the outstanding warrant.

There will be a free legal clinic for Bartholomew County residents from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the Legal Aid offices in the Doug Otto United Way center on 13th Street.

You can get a free 10 minute consultation with a pro bono attorney.

Legal Aid uses local volunteer attorneys to offer free legal consultations to low-income individuals. Consultations are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and no reservations are required.

Famed architect Cesar Pelli has died at the age of 92.

Among his world-famous works were the twin Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,  and the SalesForce Tower in San Francisco. Locally, he designed the original Commons in Columbus in 1973 as well as the Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence at the Columbus Municipal Airport in 2011.

He died Friday at his home in Connecticut.

An Edinburgh man died after he crashed during a police chase on Interstate 65 in Scott County last week.

Indiana State Police have identified the driver as 30-year-old Jesse Murphy.

Scott County deputies tried to stop Murphy’s car at about 8 p.m. Thursday night after the vehicle ran a red light in Scottsburg and continued driving recklessly, according to police reports.

Deputies say Murphy then got onto northbound I-65 where the chase continued.

Authorities say that when the vehicle reached Austin, Murphy tried to exit the interstate. However, the vehicle left the road and flipped several times, throwing him from the vehicle. Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Department believe Murphy was involved in an attempted theft at a Scottsburg business right before the pursuit began. Indiana State Police are investigating.

Scott County Sheriff’s Department report

Jennings County deputies are investigating an incident that injured a 30-year-old inmate at the county jail. According to police reports, the man jumped from the second level of the jail and fell to the ground floor at about 7 p.m. Friday night.

Other inmates provided first aid while jail staff responded to the scene. He was taken first to St. Vincent Jennings Hospital and then to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis to be treated for the self-inflicted injuries.

A review of video surveillance footage, showed the man leaping from the second floor level. Deputies report that the man was suffering from an emotional/ psychological issue.

The inmate’s name has not been released.

Columbus Animal Care Services says there is still time to register to ride in this year’s “Moonlight Loop” bicycle ride around town.

The fundraiser is set for Saturday, August 3 at 9 p.m. at the Bartholomew County Public Library Plaza. Bicycle riders and volunteers are needed for this ride, which will make a loop around the Columbus, highlighting the city’s architecture. Organizers say that over the past six years, the ride has netted over $58,000 for Animal Care Services.

Registration, a course map and additional information about the event are available at columbus.in.gov/animal-care-services/moonlight-loop. Online registration for $30 per person is available through Friday, August 2nd. On-site registration will be available on site for $35 per person beginning at 6:30 p.m.

If you would like to volunteer, call 812-376-2505 or email moonlightloop@columbus.in.gov. Volunteers will receive a free volunteer t-shirt.