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IMPD officer accused of official misconduct, faces 13 criminal charges



by Kendall Downing

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer faces 13 charges related to a criminal investigation.
IMPD officer Cory Owensby is suspended without pay, and Chief Rick Hite said Thursday afternoon he’s pushing for termination. A special grand jury indicted the officer on 13 counts, including official misconduct, criminal conversion, and false informing.
Prosecutors believe Owensby mishandled evidence and even withheld it from IMPD’s property room.
Owensby is the son of Fraternal Order of Police Local 86 President Bill Owensby.
The indictments detail alleged criminal action through 2012 and 2013.
The IMPD Civilian Police Merit Board will decide Owensby’s fate as an officer of the law.
“In keeping on policy based on these type charges, it’s a view toward termination,” said Chief Rick Hite.
The thirteen counts include eight misdemeanors and five felonies after an investigation showed Owensby failed to put evidence in IMPD’s property room.
A steel axe, marijuana, a marijuana pipe/rolling papers, and pills are among the evidentiary items alleged to have been taken. The indictments also state Owensby gave false information in some cases.
“We are looking at what the impact has been, but it wasn’t a widespread kind of case where we can show chapter and verse there were multiple cases impacted. And at this point, we’re still looking into that,” said Hite.
Hite said IMPD is still investigating how many cases may be affected.
“It certainly raises concerns for any type of investigation that may be pending,” said Marla Thomas, a criminal defense attorney.
Thomas said it’s almost a certainty lawyers in town will be checking their clients’ cases to see if Owensby is listed as an investigating officer. Thomas said the indictments will turn up the heat on any matter he’s handled.
“We have a lot of very good officers in the city, even I will say that as a criminal defense attorney. However, the bad ones tend to get the press and be the ones that cause us to have concerns,” she said.
Chief Hite said IMPD’s internal affairs investigation first caught the questionable behavior. He also says there are changes underway in the way records are managed.
Owensby was placed on suspension without pay pending a termination hearing before the IMPD Civilian Police Merit Board.
Owensby’s attorney John Kautzman said as of Thursday night