March 25, 2004

Indiana Law - Update on Attorney Changed in Meth Operation

Updating the ILB entry from 3/21/04 headed "Methamphetamine rampant in Indiana rural counties; Columbus attorney charged in alleged meth operation" is this AP story today, with the lead:

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- An attorney accused of helping to turn her law office into a front for a methamphetamine-dealing operation will be transferred to a state prison for her safety, officials said.

Circuit Court Judge Stephen Heimann ordered Wednesday that Karon Perkins, 44, be moved to the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis under the Safekeeper Program.

Posted by Marcia Oddi at March 25, 2004 02:34 PM