Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker

Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker on Wednesday issued a statement saying it could still be months before evidence can be reviewed for her to determine whether two yet-to-be-identified Elkhart Police officers were justified in fatally shooting 17-year-old Bryan Ramirez Gomez on Feb. 8 at High Dive Park. She said she won't release body or dash cam video until her investigation is complete.

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter has determined that Mishawaka officers followed Indiana statute for using deadly force when they shot suspects Chad Bean and Stephen Sherwood in separate recent cases.

Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson on Wednesday said it will likely be early next week before Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker announces whether two officers were justified in fatally shooting 17-year-old Bryan Ramirez Gomez on Sunday in High Dive Park.

Elkhart County Sheriff Jeff Siegel confirmed he's rehired James Bradberry Sr. as an unsworn courthouse security officer because he believes in restorative justice. Bradberry is a former captain who quit when he was convicted of false informing in 2019 but he had his conviction expunged earlier this year by Judge David Bonfiglio.

Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker convened a grand jury that returned indictments Tuesday against elected County Clerk Christopher J. Anderson and his chief deputy, Carol Smith on official misconduct and conversion charges. They're accused of knowingly paying supervisors for hours they did not work.

North Carolina-based Animal Victory is rallying its 200,000 newsletter subscribers to urge Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker to refile felony animal cruelty charges against Jayco RV workers John Lipscomb, Travis McKay and Arlin Hochstetler. Court records say the men told police they intentionally killed two cats in a trash compactor because they were a nuisance at the Middlebury plant.

Humane Society of Elkhart County Executive Director Rob Laroy says the shelter had plenty of room for cats when Jayco RV workers instead decided to kill them in a trash compactor.

Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker says the wording of state law, not emotions, dictates whether she can charge the Jayco RV workers, and she has determined she should not refile charges against 44-year-old John Lipscomb, 29-year-old Travis McKay and 31-year-old Arlin Hochstetler.

Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker says her office erred in the wording of a probable cause affidavit, which inaccurately said that Jayco RV operations vice president Devon Miller believed killing the cats in the compactor was in the company's interest.