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.
SEYMOUR, Ind. - A two-vehicle collision involving a wrong-way driver claimed three lives on I-65 near Seymour early Sunday morning, August 23. Shortly after 2:30 a.m., a caller reported a head-on crash on southbound I-65 in Jackson County, about one mile south of Seymour.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Columbus City Hall welcomed 18 students from Miyoshi-Minami Junior High School in Miyoshi, Japan, for a tour and a firsthand look at city government as part of the long-standing sister‑city exchange on Thursday, August 20.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Phase 1 of the Graham Road project begins on or after Monday, August 24. The contractor says Graham Road will be fully reconstructed from Earlywood Drive to Paul Hand Boulevard, and the bridge over Canary Creek will be replaced.
INDIANAPOLIS - At the Indiana State Fair on Wednesday, August 19, the Indiana Department of Agriculture presented several Bartholomew and Johnson County farm families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.