Redkey man, 75, accused of rape; Hartford City teen charged with attempted murder
REDKEY, Ind. — A 75-year-old Redkey man has been accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a mentally disabled person.
Teddy Ray Baldwin is charged in Jay Circuit Court with six counts of rape, a Level 3 felony carrying up to 16 years in prison.
The assaults are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2023, both in Baldwin's Redkey home and at a farm he owned along Jay County Road 350 South.
A trial date has not yet been scheduled. Baldwin was reportedly arrested on April 29.
Court records reflect the Redkey man was convicted of invasion of privacy in 2014.
In other crime news:
Attempted murder: A young Hartford City woman has been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and criminal recklessness in Grant County.
Gas City police reported the charges filed against Bailey Miller-Hord, 18, and two Marion teens in Grant Superior Court 1 stem from the shooting of a juvenile in Gas City Park on April 21.
Attempted murder is a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison. Miller-Hord, who has received an Aug. 19 trial date, was being held in the Grant County jail under a $100,000 bond.
The Hartford City teen already faced four charges — possession of a narcotic drug, driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia — filed against her in the same Grant County court on March 28.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Redkey man faces rape charges; Hartford City teen held in shooting
