INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A grand jury is indicting two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers for their alleged roles in the death of Herman Whitfield III.
Court documents accuse the officers of violating Whitfield’s Fourth Amendment rights by using a taser on him during a mental health crisis in April of 2022.
Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez are indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, battery resulting in moderate injury and battery.
The criminal cases against the officers are being tried in Marion County Superior Court.
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