Local & Bistate
Wabash Environmental trial begins
Company’s president faces up to 72 years in prison for violations
The trial of Wabash Environmental Technologies LLC begins today with jury selection in federal court in Indianapolis.
Derrik Hagerman, president and owner of WET, was indicted last September on 36 felony violations of the federal Clean Water Act for allegedly creating false reports of analytical results of wastewater discharged into the Wabash River.
Hagerman faces a maximum of 72 years in prison and up to $900,000 in fines.
U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton will preside over the trial, which will take place in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The trial originally was scheduled to begin in November. It was continued to January, then continued a second time at the request of the defense, which cited the need for additional time.
Hagerman, who initially was represented by William Dazey, an attorney with the Office of the Indiana Federal Community Defender, has retained William E. Marsh and James McKinley in his defense. Marsh and McKinley also are members of the Indiana Federal Community Defenders’ office.
U.S. Attorney Steven DeBrota is prosecuting the case.
Hagerman, who is expected to be in court today, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
- Local & Bistate
-
-
Vigo County man dies after being shot at his home
A man has died from multiple gunshot wounds after an early morning shooting west of Prairieton on Robertson Road.
The victim has been identified as 59-year-old Al Kiger.
-
Covered Max Ehrmann statue installed, awaiting official unveiling
Grinning, sculptor Bill Wolfe briefly uncovered his latest work — a bronze statue of poet Max Ehrmann. “Max just got to see Terre Haute for the first time,” Wolfe said.
-
F136 fighter engine wins House vote
Terre Haute won a small victory in Washington on Tuesday when a congressional subcommittee voted to keep funding a military jet engine partially made by a local company.
-
Tax-exempt status at risk for Valley groups
Small nonprofit organizations throughout the Wabash Valley now risk losing their tax-exempt status if they fail to make an electronic filing by Oct. 15, under a one-time relief program from the Internal Revenue Service.
-
Brazil woman jailed after allegedly using brick as weapon
A Brazil woman has been arrested for allegedly hitting another woman in the head with a brick in a dispute over a girlfriend.
-
Red Cross launches fundraising drive
With an extremely active hurricane season looming, an oil spill in the Gulf that could make matters even worse, and local disasters such as floods, wind storms and home fires, the American Red Cross Wabash Valley Chapter has launched a new disaster relief fundraising drive.
-
June home invasion suspect caught
Police have arrested one of the two remaining suspects in an alleged attempted home invasion in late June in southern Vigo County.
-
Vigo County to offer employee buyouts
The Vigo County Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to offer a buyout package to more than a dozen county employees in order to reduce the county’s work force and save money.
-
City working to start parks foundation
Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett hopes the establishment of a tax-deductible municipal park foundation will enable people to donate or bequeath money to support improvement projects in city parks and also cover maintenance expenses.
-
Infant’s cause of death determined
Asphyxiation secondary to co-sleeping has been listed as the cause of death for a 6-week-old baby who died July 15 in West Terre Haute.
- More Local & Bistate Headlines
-
