Criminal charge dropped in fatal fight
March 8, 2018By The Associated Press
EVANSVILLE — A southwestern Indiana magistrate has dismissed a reckless homicide charge in a so-called play fight that led to the death of another man.
Vanderburgh County prosecutors had asked that the charge against 27-year-old Daniel Cundiff of Evansville be dropped after his friend’s death was deemed “more accidental in nature than reckless.”
The Evansville Courier & Press reports that a magistrate dismissed the charge Tuesday. Sixty-year-old Larry Stephenson died months after he suffered spinal fractures and paralysis in the fight.
Court documents show Stephenson and friends were visiting Cundiff’s home in November 2016. Stephenson, who was intoxicated, initiated a play fight with Cundiff outside.
The men were wrestling when Cundiff picked up Stephenson, then slipped and dropped him. Stephenson suffered head and neck injuries.
More on DuboisCountyHerald.com
-
New fishing pier opens at Lincoln State Park
Members of the Friends of Lincoln State Park group gathered on Sept. 19 to inaugurate a new... -
Fair queen earns another title, Miss Herbstfest
Chaney Barrett and her family aren’t strangers to the pageant scene. In July, Barrett won Teen... -
Longtime hobby morphs into My Little Soap Shop
A local woman with a passion for soap making has turned her hobby of nearly a decade into a new,... -
Historyteller: Mary Ann Hayes
Mary Ann Hayes is fascinated by history. World history, U.S. history, state history. But her... -
Power plant parts may be shipped across world
The company deconstructing Jasper’s 15th Street power plant anticipates that 90 percent of the... -
St. Meinrad names director of annual giving
Christian Mocek of New Albany has been named the director of annual giving for Saint Meinrad... -
USS Indiana to be commissioned
The Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, USS Indiana, will be commissioned at the Navy Port at... -
JMS club, JET promote ‘Thumbs Up’ kind of day
Jasper Middle School’s ROOS Club hosts Thumbs Up Thursday every week, and this week, a group...
