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Indianapolis man drowns Sunday in Lake Monroe
Eduardo Posso died in Bloomington last week. Officials believe it was starvation caused by a year of neglect and abuse from his father and stepmother, who were arrested Friday.
By Emily Isaacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman
A 31-year-old Indianapolis man drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Monroe, Indiana Conservation Officer Lt. Angela Goldman said. William Snoddy was swimming off the back of a boat in the Allen’s Creek area of the lake, Goldman said. He was not wearing a life jacket. An autopsy was scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, Monroe County Coroner Joani Shields said in an email. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources received a call around 4 p.m. Sunday about a man that had gone under the water in Lake Monroe, Goldman said. Several additional agencies responded including Monroe County Sheriff 's Office, IU Health and Monroe County Dive Team. A sonar system that works of the side of boats provided an image of the bottom of the lake, which helped officials locate Snoddy’s body, Goldman said. Scuba divers recovered his body around 10 p.m. Sunday. His death was one of three drownings Indiana Conservation Officers were called to this weekend, Goldman said. She said she recommends people always wear a life jacket. “Even if you’re a swimmer and most certainly if you’re a non-swimmer, anytime you’re going to be on the waterways it’s just so important that you have a lifejacket not only available but that you’re wearing it,” she said.
BASEBALL
IU selected as No. 2 seed in Louisville regional
He had 0% body fat. He was covered in bruises. He was 12 years old. In a press conference, MSCO Lt. Jennifer Allen said:
‘YOU CAN’T EVEN PUT THIS INTO WORDS.’ By Emily Isaacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman
Editor's note: This story contains details of child neglect and abuse some readers might find disturbing. A man and woman were charged Friday with the neglect of a 12-year-old boy who died in Bloomington after about a year of abuse and starvation. Detectives believe 32-year-old Luis Posso and his wife, 25-yearold Dayana Medina Flores, used leg cuffs, shackles and a dog shock collar on Posso’s son, Eduardo, Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain said in a press conference Tuesday. Swain said this is the worst case of child abuse he has seen in 30 years. “You don’t even want to let your mind go to imagine what this child’s thoughts were and what his prospects for his future were,” Swain said. The cause and manner of the boy's death has not been determined, Monroe County Coroner Joani Shields said. He was severely emaciated. Bruises covered his body.
By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_
The 2019 Big Ten regular season champions won’t travel far to begin NCAA Tournament play. IU was selected as the No. 2 seed in the Louisville regional during Monday’s NCAA Tournament selection. The University of Louisville is the number one seed, Illinois State University is the three seed and the University of Illinois at Chicago is the fourth seed. Louisville is the No. 7 overall national seed. This is IU’s sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven seasons and ninth overall. Jeff Mercer is the third first-year head coach in IU history to lead the lead the team to a regional berth. IU’s first matchup will be against Illinois State. IU is expected to maintain its same pitching rotation from the regular season with senior Pauly Milto likely to pitch Friday. Illinois State is 34-24 overall this season and No. 26 in RPI. It has played the 19th toughest strength of schedule in the nation this season. Illinois State has wins over No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt University, Dallas Baptist University, Indiana State University and Illinois, all teams that made the 2019 NCAA field. Illinois State junior Joe Aeilts was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, and junior pitcher Brent Headrick was named the MVC Pitcher of the Year. IU already has played the regional host, Louisville, once this season. IU lost that matchup in Bloomington 8-7 in 12 innings. Louisville has the 15th best offense in the nation, scoring 7.6 runs per game this season. In addition, Louisville sophomore pitcher Reid Detmers was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year. The Cardinals enter the NCAA Tournament in the midst of its worst stretch of the season. Like IU, Louisville went 0-2 at the ACC Tournament. Louisville has lost three of its last four games and four of its last eight. But Louisville has been tough to beat at home this season with a 25-6 record at Jim Patterson Stadium. This is both the eighth time in the last 10 years and the SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 4
He had 0% body fat, MCSO Lt. Jennifer Allen said. It is initially believed he died of starvation. Posso drove EduLuis Posso ardo to the hospital after he stopped breathing, Allen said. Eduardo’s sister and two stepbrothers, ages 9, 5 and 2, Dayana were put in the care Medina of Child Protection Flores Services. None of them were enrolled in school. Allen said she was told Eduardo was the child who acted up the most. She said she believes the family is from Florida. They had been in Monroe County for less than a week and were staying at the Economy Inn on South Old State Road 37. Posso and Flores were doing advertising as independent contractors for a circus scheduled to come to town. Allen said the family left Eduardo in the motel when passing out flyers to keep him out of the public
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A photograph of Eduardo Posso sits on a table May 28 at the Monroe County Sheriff ’s Department. Eduardo, who was 12, experienced neglect of a dependent and domestic battery before being pronounced dead.
eye. A housekeeper at the Economy Inn said she never saw Eduardo in the room but noticed a camera from a web-based security system. Detectives found an app on one of the parent’s cell phones corresponding to the surveillance system. Detectives found several photographs and a video of Eduardo in the bathtub with restraints and a dog shock collar around his neck. Allen said detectives believe Eduardo’s condition became more severe within the last year, according to videos and photos from the parents' cell phones. “He appeared to be somewhat of a normal, happy little boy approximately a year ago,” Allen said. Detectives talked to family members in Florida who were surSEE ABUSE, PAGE 4
TRACK AND FIELD
IU to send 17 to NCAA Championships in June By Dylan Wallace dswallac@iu.edu | @Dwall_1
After two second-place finishes at the Big Ten Championships May 10-12, IU men’s and women’s track and field teams were back in action this weekend in Jacksonville, Florida, for the NCAA East Preliminary Round. There was also a West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, California, and the top 12 finishers from each event of both rounds will meet June 6-8 for the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. The Hoosiers garnered 36 entries to Jacksonville, and 17 of them qualified for the NCAA Championships. On Thursday, five athletes paved their way to Austin, starting with senior Nycia Ford in the hammer throw. Ford finished 10th place by throwing a distance of 61.82 meters. IU then saw both sophomore Brock Mammoser and junior Adam Coulon qualify in the pole vault after the duo both cleared 5.31 meters. Late Thursday night, senior Maggie Allen placed fifth in the 10K with a time of 33:32.14. Sophomore Ben Veatch followed suit the next race when he placed sev-
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Then-sophomore, now junior Leah Moran competes in the long jump during last year's Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex. Moran, along with 16 other Hoosiers, qualified for the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, June 6-8.
enth with a time of 28:57.61. The next day, junior Kelsey Harris was the first Hoosier to qualify when she dropped a
2:05.63 in the 800-meter run. It will be Harris’ second outdoor NCAA Championships. Sophomore Cooper Williams
also qualified in the 800 when SEE CHAMPIONSHIPS, PAGE 4