You can't conduct an initial hearing in a criminal case if the prosecutor's office hasn't filed charges. More than a week after Carmel Police arrested Colts owner Jim Irsay for driving under the influence and four felony counts of possession of controlled substances, the Hamilton Co. Prosecutor's Office cancelled a scheduled initial court appearance for Irsay because the office has yet to file any formal charges against Irsay in the case. The AP reports that no hearing will take place "unless or until" formal charges are filed against him. "Hamilton County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Andre Miksha said prosecutors aren't bound by preliminary booking charges."
This is the same prosecutor's office which: failed to charge Nancy Irsay after eyewitnesses fingered her in a hit-and-run incident; claimed no criminal charges could be brought against a Fishers physician who served alcohol at a party in his home to an under aged teen who later died after leaving the physician's residence and driving his car into a retention pond where he drowned; and declined to press rape charges in the past against Carmel High School basketball players or swim team members who sodomized male teammates as part of a twisted hazing ritual. So yeah, it wouldn't be surprising if this same prosecutor's office drops some, if not all, of the charges against Irsay.
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A crime ignored is a crime encouraged
As I like to say at work, "Some animals are more equal than other".
Well isn't this what wealth, campaign donations, free tickets and influence is all about: No charges, reduced charges, or some bogus probation.
Maybe Irsay will agree to a plea bargain donate a few thousand dollars to some non-profit, get a tax deduction and our Local Media will fall down in praise of the boy born with the Gold Spoon in his mouth.
Good reporting...Connect the dots...
Prior knowledge leads many to fight harder...Keep it up with the writings and references...
Thank God that the pill-popping billionaire driver, with the politicians in his pocket, hasn't killed anyone, YET. On the telly, one of them, Ann Delaney, said that the court should give Irsay some slack.
It's a blood draw case, charges won't be filed until results come back. For a "normal person" that would be 9 months to a year. No doubt Irsay will actually be charged sooner than a "normal person" because of the attention.
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