1 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: From the WYBC newsroom, John at Cruise joining us. 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 2: You want to continue that. 3 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: Off air conversation, Yes, I would love to. 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: You're talking about. 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: The appointment of Erica Kirk to the Military Board, and 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: I was surprised at your thoughts on that because it 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: working in a newsroom, you're supposed to. 8 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: Be very neutral and yes, present the facts, and but 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: you you had an opinion. 10 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: I did, you certainly did. Yeah, we won't press you 11 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: to share with us. Jim and I have already expressed ours. 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: And I think the big concern is that where's the 13 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: military experience or the resume. 14 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: To back that up exactly. 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: She's going to be in charge of a lot of 16 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: appropriate appropriate I think it's. 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: A big deal. 18 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 3: And I think, you know, you do need to have 19 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: some sort of background and experience if you're going to 20 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,279 Speaker 3: be appointed to something like that, And I think that 21 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 3: opens up a lot of questions. 22 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: I really question as well, because you know, you heard 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: the reports that Charlie Kirk was wanting to audit to 24 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: Point USA before he was murdered. 25 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: Yes, and I don't know, it opens. 26 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 3: Some some II completely questions. Yeah, it's kind of hard 27 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 3: to ignore some of the some of those things. 28 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, so let's let's move on to your latest article, 29 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: A state of Indiana nearing completion of a massive one 30 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: point two billion dollar restructuring of the Westville Correctional Facility. 31 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: And now you have an activist that has started a 32 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: petition tell us about it. 33 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 4: Yeah. 34 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 2: So his name is King. 35 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 3: He has basically spent the last fifteen years in and 36 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: out of federal and state prison and so obviously he 37 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 3: has had a lot of experience in several different facilities. 38 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 3: He has a brother currently at Westville right now, and 39 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 3: so he obviously has the first hand experience his brother's 40 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 3: experience at Westville, knows of the inhumane conditions over at 41 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 3: that prison where you know, there's no heat, there's no water. 42 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 3: I mean, they're basically living in like negative degree temperatures 43 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 3: when it's in the winter. And so he decided, you 44 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 3: know what, I I'm officially out and I'm getting back 45 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: into society, and I want to try to make a difference, 46 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 3: and I want to create this changehot or to try 47 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 3: and say, like these people deserve even though they are 48 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 3: in there in their serving time, they also deserve human 49 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: living when it comes to serving their prison time in 50 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 3: all of these different facilities, and so that's what that's about. 51 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Ar. Have you spoken to anybody in the Indiana Department 52 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: of Correction about this for comment? 53 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 3: No, I have sent multiple When I tell you multiple, 54 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 3: I mean probably at least eight to ten emails. I 55 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 3: also sent another email yesterday because I'm working on another 56 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 3: story of a woman who has her husband incarcerated currently 57 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: and she hasn't been able to see him over in 58 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 3: the last year because of some retaliation that she says 59 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: she has gotten from the correctional officers at that facility. 60 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 3: So I sent another email, and literally in the email, 61 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 3: I said, I have contacted you guys multiple times on 62 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 3: different instances of about a various amount of time topics 63 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 3: when I'm getting all the information from people and stories, 64 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: and I would like to have some sort of formal 65 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: response from the IDoc so that I can put together 66 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 3: a well balanced report, and you guys are not doing that. 67 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 68 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 4: I want to go back to the gentleman that we 69 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 4: talked about just a minute ago that is now out 70 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 4: of prison and is creating this organization. What's he hoping 71 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 4: to accomplish with that organ I mean, I know, actually 72 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 4: the question is how is he hoping to accomplish it 73 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 4: because it seems like he can raise awareness, but is 74 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 4: there more that he can do beyond that? 75 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think at this point, I think for him, 76 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 3: it's more about gaining the awareness and that people are 77 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: not very much in tune to what is happening within 78 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 3: the facilities, not only in the state but in around 79 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: the US, because he also spent time in Virginia and 80 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: in Michigan before he came back to Indiana. So for him, 81 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 3: I think it's just like letting people know, like this 82 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 3: is happening every single day, and there's also retaliation happening 83 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 3: with all of these different prison systems and the correctional officers, 84 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 3: and so we need to make sure that everybody knows 85 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: what's going on. 86 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: So we haven't heard anything that any of these issues 87 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: are temporary or construction based. This is longgoing, long term. 88 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: Yes, this has been ongoing. Yes, absolutely. 89 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: Wibc's John at Cruz is joining us. All right, let's 90 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: give an update on Xandra's story from last week. This 91 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: is the wife of the inmate who stabbed himself with 92 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: the four Yeah. 93 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 3: So Xandra was the former correctional officer and so she 94 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 3: shared that story about the inmate at the time getting 95 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 3: you know, stabbing himself, and so I out of that story. 96 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 3: I have so many dms right now that I'm still 97 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 3: trying to sift through. But the one that obviously I've 98 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 3: jumped eyes out out for me was the fiancee of 99 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: the inmate messaged me on Facebook and she actually used 100 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 3: to work at the Miami Correctional Facility as a nurse, 101 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 3: and she left in August of twenty twenty five, and 102 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 3: she said, I am now his fiance. He is filing 103 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 3: a lawsuit against the facility and against IDoc and also 104 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 3: four to five correctional officers have been fired because of 105 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 3: that incident. 106 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 2: Wow, what's the lawsuit that he's filing. I well, I 107 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 2: just saw it. 108 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 3: I didn't respond yet, but I'm going to message her 109 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 3: because i'd like to. I'd love to hear more about 110 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 3: the specific lawsuit and exactly what's surrounding that entire event. 111 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: All right, And you also have a story that you 112 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: want to bring some attention to. This one is about 113 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: a missing teen who has gone under the radar. 114 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, her name is Carrington Bohannon. 115 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 3: I actually just spoke with her mother this morning, and 116 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 3: she has been missing since October twenty first, she is 117 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 3: categorized as a runaway. This is actually her third time 118 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 3: that she's run away from home. It really did go 119 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: under the radar, and you know, there was a post 120 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: about it. It happened back in October, and then you know, 121 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 3: then everything happened with Hayley Busby, and I think that 122 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 3: kind of took front and center, and so now they're 123 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: trying to get the public to you know, know about 124 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: this information again. I spoke with the mother this morning, 125 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 3: and she truly feels as though there was an adult 126 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 3: in this situation who has also influenced her daughter. This 127 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 3: adult is around thirty one thirty two years old. She's 128 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: given that contact information to IMPD. IMPD has been unable 129 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 3: to locate this specific adult, so she feels like she 130 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: was also influenced and possibly groomed during this time. Like 131 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: she knows, like, you know, my teen eighteen is not perfect. 132 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 3: She's ran away multiple times. You know, we've had issues before. 133 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 3: But she just left a letter saying she was stressed 134 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 3: out that they weren't getting along, and so she just 135 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 3: feels like somebody, an adult, was in her ear. And 136 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 3: so now she's been missing for four months. 137 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: Okay, So tell us about Carrington Bohannon. Where is this, 138 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: where are they from? What information do we have? 139 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: What do we know? 140 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, so she actually got a call from the school 141 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: on the twenty first of October. She went to Purdue 142 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 3: Polytech and they called the mother and said, Hi, your 143 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 3: daughter didn't show. 144 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: Up to school today. She's like, what scary? 145 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 3: Her daughter was actually spending a night at her grandmother's house. 146 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 3: She left in the middle of the night at her 147 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 3: grandmother's house over on the city's west side of Indianapolis. 148 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 3: The mother they have a place on the east side, 149 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 3: and so she said right then. That morning she called IMPDS. 150 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: She filled out a report. They categorized her as a 151 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 3: runway and that is literally it. She didn't have a 152 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 3: phone because at that point in time she was in trouble, 153 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 3: so they took away her phone. 154 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 2: She didn't have any phone. 155 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: She has deleted all of her social media, so you 156 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 3: cannot find her anywhere. 157 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 2: There's no digital footprint whatsoever. 158 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 3: And the only possible connection she may have is this 159 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 3: adult who was a former neighbor who knew she this 160 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 3: neighbor was feeding some things into her daughter. Okay, and 161 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 3: that is all she has. And she's just like I 162 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 3: just need to get this information out. I want my 163 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 3: daughter home. 164 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. What are you working on now? 165 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: Oh gosh, I'm working on a couple of prison stories. Actually, 166 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 3: just this morning released a story on a custody a 167 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 3: case happening out of Hancock County. 168 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: A father who is really. 169 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: Wanting fifty to fifty custody of the daughter, but feels 170 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 3: as though there is some influence within the Hancock County 171 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 3: Prosecutor's office. 172 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 2: So I actually just. 173 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 3: Released that this morning. I'll be making a video about 174 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 3: that this afternoon. But he feels like, you know, there's 175 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 3: something happening where the mother's family. One of the family 176 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: members works in the prosecutor's office and feels that there's 177 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 3: some poll there. And so he's just in this battle 178 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 3: and I've seen all the documents, I've seen everything that 179 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 3: he's haunted to go through throughout all of this, and 180 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: he's just like, look, I love my daughter. 181 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 2: I just want fifty to fifty. That's it. Yeah. 182 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: Well, we appreciate you bringing some attention to these stories 183 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: and highlighting them. Wibc's John at Cruz, thank you.