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of Wabash County Vol. 42, No. 6
State Supreme Court visits Wabash Justices hear oral arguments in Hamilton County case By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The Indiana Supreme Court took oral arguments Thursday, April 18, during a hearing at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater. The court routinely hears a few cases each year outside its courtroom in the State Capitol Building in Indianapolis.
Thursday’s hearing dealt with the case of Katelin Eunjoo Seo vs the State of Indiana. In July 2017, Seo contacted the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Department alleging that she was the victim of a crime, and named the alleged perpetrator. As part of the investigation, she unlocked her smartphone and allowed a detective to review its contents. After the
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When she was arrested, police seized her smartphone which contained a number matching that of a phone allegedly used to send numerous texts to the invididual. The Hamilton Superior Court issued a warrant compelling Seo to unlock her phone so police could search it. She refused, citing her Fifth Amendant right
County’s top students honored at luncheon
County official explains primary procedure On May 7, there will be Primary elections held in the City of Wabash, Town of North Manchester, and the Town of LaFontaine. The primaries will be for Republican candidates only, Wabash County Clerk Lori Draper announced. There are Democratic candidates who have filed for office, but they are unopposed. The purpose for the Primary election as stated in Indiana law is for choosing candidates who will be the nominees of a political party for elected offices as stated in Indiana Code 3-5-1-2(3), she said. Since there are no Democrat races against each other the Democrats will not have a Primary ballot but will appear on all ballots for the Fall General Election. This is a city and town only Primary year. There will be no county, state or federal offices on the ballot. What this means for City of Wabash residents is the only contested races are for Wabash
review, police opted not to charge the perpetrator, and began investigating Seo instead. Seo was eventually charged with stalking and invasion of privacy for allegedly harassing the person she claimed committed the crime she initially reported. She also was charged with violating a protective order prohibiting her from contacting the individual.
Easter Bunny pays visit: The Easter Bunny paid a visit to Wabash on Saturday during the Honeywell Foundation’s annual Bunny Bash. The event, at Charley Creek Gardens, was sponsored by Guenin Law Office. Liam and Declan King (top photo) dye eggs together at the Bunny Bash. Meanwhile, Ellie Sutton has her picture taken by family with the Easter Bunny Saturday morning at the Bunny Bash at Charley Creek Gardens. Photos by Josh Sigler
Top students from all of Wabash County’s public and private high schools were recognized Thursday, April 18, during the annual Honor Students Luncheon. Sponsored by Grow Wabash County, the event took place in the Honeywell Center’s Legacy Hall. The luncheon is generally in the Center’s skating rink, but had to be moved upstairs because of the number of people attending. Indiana Supreme Court Justice Chris Goff, himself a Southwood High School graduate, was the keynote speaker. Goff, who earlier in the day participated in an Indiana Supreme Court hearing at the Ford Theater, congratulated the students for their success, but also had a message for the community and business leaders in attendance. “You have really put yourselves in a position where, I can sincerely say, you can do anything you want to do with your life,” Goff told the students. “I want you to hear me say that. You can do anything you want to do with your life.” (continued on page 5)