Felony court news - Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Felony court news

Child pornography

A man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in Jay Circuit Court to child pornography, a Level 5 felony.

Erik E. Caffey, 42, was sentenced to three years in Indiana Department of Correction with two years suspended and given credit for time served. Caffey was fined $1 and assessed $185 in court costs.

Drunk driving

Three men were sentenced to jail for drunk driving.

Austin J. Holliday, 32, 5145 S. Indiana 1, Redkey, pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15% or more, a Class A misdemeanor, and resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced in Jay Superior Court to one year at Jay County Jail with 360 days suspended and given one day credit for time served for his first charge, and he was sentenced to another year in jail for the second charge. (He is serving his sentences consecutively.) Holliday was charged $650.50 in court costs and filing fees and fined $25. As part of his plea agreement, a Level 6 felony for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and a Class C misdemeanor for reckless driving were dismissed.

Thomas L. Carmichael II, 26, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction within seven years, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to 216 days in Jay County Jail and given 216 days credit for time served. Carmichael was charged $385.50 in court costs and filing fees. As part of his plea agreement, a Class A misdemeanor for possession of a controlled substance and a Class B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana were dismissed.

Jake Boolman, 23, 1610 E. Division Road, Portland, pleaded guilty in Jay Superior Court to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to one year in Jay County Jail with 353 days suspended and given two days credit for time served. Boolman was charged $704.50 in court costs and filing fees.

Burglary

A Selma man was sentenced to prison for burglary.

James N. Cassudakis, 37, 1201 N. 650 East, Selma, pleaded guilty in Jay Circuit Court to the Level 5 felony. He was sentenced to three years in Indiana Department of Correction with 32 months suspended and given credit for time served. Cassudakis was placed on probation and assessed $185 in court costs.