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Anderson Officer Resigns Post

ANDERSON, IN – Lincoln Brooks, 43, has resigned his position with the Anderson Police Department.  Effective immediately, his intentions were spelled out in a letter delivered by his attorney to police administrators on Tuesday. 

Brooks had been on administrative since a May 23 incident involving Brooks and his girlfriend and her father.   

On June 25, Brooks turned himself in to face felony charges of residential entry and strangulation and misdemeanor charges of battery, disorderly conduct and mischief. He remains free on bond.  

Officer Brooks Surrenders to Face Charges

ANDERSON, IN – On Thursday June 25, 2009, just before 11 a.m., Officer Lincoln Brooks turned himself in at the Madison County Jail where he was booked in on charges of felony charges of residential entry and strangulation, two misdemeanor counts of battery, and disorderly conduct and mischief.  The criminal charges stem from a May 23 altercation involving Brooks girlfriend and her father.   

The 11-year veteran has been on administrative leave from the Anderson Police Department since just after the incident. Brooks was released after posting bond. 

Police Action Shooting in Madison County

ANDERSON, IN -  The Indiana State Police have been asked by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department to investigate a police action shooting that occurred Saturday, June 13, 2009 at approximately 10 p.m. on State Road 67 and County Road 150 South in Madison County. 

Suspected Gunman Arrested from Weekend Shooting

ANDERSON, IN – The suspected gunman in a shooting that left two men injured has been arrested.  Late Wednesday, Lonnie M. Jackson, 18, confessed to shooting brothers Dantrez and Daniel Johnson on Saturday following a fight near the intersection of Nichol and Madison Avenues.   

According to Jackson, he and several friends were arguing with another group of men that involved the Johnsons.  He admitted to firing several shots with a .38 caliber one which struck Dantrez in the back and another hit Daniel in the neck.