Whitey Ford
07-14-2023, 05:30 AM
Orlando Mitchell charged with murder for killing of Marion County Deputy John Durm, prosecutor seeking death penalty
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INDIANAPOLIS — Orlando Mitchell is charged with murder for the killing of a Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy.
Mitchell is also charged with robbery resulting in serious bodily injury and escape.
The prosecutor's office is seeking the death penalty against Mitchell for the killing of Deputy John Durm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-s0Be29GCU
Deputy Durm was attacked by an inmate Monday. The Marion County Coroner's Office ruled Durm's death a homicide and said he died from ligature strangulation.
The arrest report says the incident was captured on surveillance video, which showed Durm get out of the driver's side of the sheriff's van and walk to the back of the transport van. As Durm let Mitchell out of the van, video allegedly showed Mitchell move behind Durm and put his hands over Durm's head with the handcuff chain around Durm's neck.
The arrest report says video showed a struggle between Durm and Mitchell as they fell to the ground. In the video, Durm was seen trying to remove the chain as Mitchell stayed on top of him and continued choking Durm until he stopped moving.
According to the arrest report, the video showed Mitchell then using a handcuff key to remove the handcuffs and get into the sheriff's van and drive away.
The video allegedly showed Mitchell drive the van through a gate before crashing into a light pole outside of the Criminal Justice Center in the 3000 block of Prospect Street, near South Keystone Avenue.
Orlando Mitchell was previously charged with the murder of Krystal Walton, 32, at an Indianapolis day care center on the near west side of Indianapolis on Sept. 16, 2022.
Mitchell had a history of domestic abuse against Walton, the mother of his 1-year-old son, before her murder.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/special-judge-requested-orlando-mitchell-cases-accused-killing-marion-county-deputy-john-durm-indianapolis-indiana/531-06ec6c8c-6efb-4cba-b9b8-bfa23b92c62b
https://i.imgur.com/IjoZMiy.jpg
INDIANAPOLIS — Orlando Mitchell is charged with murder for the killing of a Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy.
Mitchell is also charged with robbery resulting in serious bodily injury and escape.
The prosecutor's office is seeking the death penalty against Mitchell for the killing of Deputy John Durm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-s0Be29GCU
Deputy Durm was attacked by an inmate Monday. The Marion County Coroner's Office ruled Durm's death a homicide and said he died from ligature strangulation.
The arrest report says the incident was captured on surveillance video, which showed Durm get out of the driver's side of the sheriff's van and walk to the back of the transport van. As Durm let Mitchell out of the van, video allegedly showed Mitchell move behind Durm and put his hands over Durm's head with the handcuff chain around Durm's neck.
The arrest report says video showed a struggle between Durm and Mitchell as they fell to the ground. In the video, Durm was seen trying to remove the chain as Mitchell stayed on top of him and continued choking Durm until he stopped moving.
According to the arrest report, the video showed Mitchell then using a handcuff key to remove the handcuffs and get into the sheriff's van and drive away.
The video allegedly showed Mitchell drive the van through a gate before crashing into a light pole outside of the Criminal Justice Center in the 3000 block of Prospect Street, near South Keystone Avenue.
Orlando Mitchell was previously charged with the murder of Krystal Walton, 32, at an Indianapolis day care center on the near west side of Indianapolis on Sept. 16, 2022.
Mitchell had a history of domestic abuse against Walton, the mother of his 1-year-old son, before her murder.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/special-judge-requested-orlando-mitchell-cases-accused-killing-marion-county-deputy-john-durm-indianapolis-indiana/531-06ec6c8c-6efb-4cba-b9b8-bfa23b92c62b