Local News Headlines: October 27, 2022

ISP Makes Arrest in Case Involving Unidentified Child found in Suitcase
Detectives with the Indiana State Police (ISP) in Sellersburg have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of the unidentified boy found inside a suitcase in rural Washington County, Indiana, in April of this year. When ISP detectives originally began the case, there was little information available to assist in the investigation, which began after a local mushroom hunter located the child in a distinctive Las Vegas-themed hard-shell suitcase approximately 80 feet off Holder Road.

Holder Road is a dead-end road situated in an isolated area of southeast Washington County in southern Indiana. No family members, witnesses, or acquaintances came forward to identify the boy or provide any information. Leads from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also proved unsuccessful, as well as tips called in by the general public. Information gathered from the autopsy shed little light on the investigation and listed the cause of death as “electrolyte imbalance,” likely caused by a “viral gastroenteritis.”

From the onset of the investigation, ISP crime scene technicians, Detectives, and ISP Laboratory personnel utilized any physical evidence collected in hopes of determining and locating a suspect in the crime. No crime scene investigation technologies were spared in this investigation, including recent advanced technologies only available through federal and outside agencies.

On October 14, 2022, the Washington County Circuit Court issued felony arrest warrants for Dawn Elaine Coleman, 40, of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dejaune Ludie Anderson, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, for charges of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death, a Level 1 Felony, and Obstruction of Justice, a Level 6 Felony. Additionally, investigators identified Dejaune Anderson as the biological mother of the deceased child.

As a result of information gathered during their investigation, ISP Detective Matt Busick and ISP Detective Chris Tucker traveled to San Francisco, California. On October 19, 2022, Detective Matt Busick located and arrested Dawn Coleman with the assistance of the San Francisco Police Department. Continuing with information collected as part of the investigation, both detectives traveled to the Los Angeles, California, metro area but were unsuccessful in locating Dejaune Anderson. Based on information gathered during Detective Busick’s continuing investigation, on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, the Washington County Circuit Court issued an arrest warrant for Dejaune Ludie Anderson for the charge of Murder.

Dejaune Ludie Anderson is currently at large, and her location is unknown. The Indiana State Police request the public’s assistance in locating Dejaune Anderson. She is described as a Black Female, 5-05, approximately 135 pounds. She had short, dark brown hair in her last known photo (shown below), but she is known to often wear wigs or hair extensions. Her last known location was the Echo Park area of Los Angeles, California; however, she is known to travel and has recently been to San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, as well as Houston, Texas. Anyone who observes or has current location information on Dejaune Anderson’s is asked to contact Authorities.

The child has been identified as five-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan, from Atlanta, Georgia. Cairo would have turned six on Monday, October 24, 2022. Authorities with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations assisted in locating and contacting Cairo’s biological father after investigators were able to confirm the child’s identification.

Ivy+ IT Academy to provide certification training programs for in-demand information technology careers
Ivy Tech Community College announced today that the Ivy+ IT Academy will launch in early 2023, offering students the most advanced and innovative way to get in-demand IT training and skills quickly. Indiana employers will now have a “one stop shop” for employees who need training, with the largest variety of information technologies and tools offered anywhere.

The IT Academy begins classes in early 2023. Students will be able to take courses from any Ivy Tech campus or site or online as their circumstances demand. Some of the initial certifications available through the program will include IT support, cybersecurity, mobile application development, and certifications from some of the world’s most respected and in-demand technology providers such as Google, Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Cisco.

Students new to the IT industry can rapidly and inexpensively obtain a range of skills, and if they desire to deepen their education, proceed to enroll in academic programs offered by the Ivy Tech School of IT to obtain a degree. Ivy+ Career Link services will also be available statewide to attract students to the high demand careers in IT and ensure that all students are career ready and are matched with an employer after completing a certification offered by the Academy.

Students can take courses offered by the IT Academy on a full-time or part-time basis, and the IT Academy offers flexible course options designed to meet the training needs of employers and students. The program will be the most affordable provider of IT training, and bootcamps in Indiana. Pricing widely varies by subject matter and length of program. For example, some programs are as short as two days and some are four weeks.

Visit the IT Academy webpage to learn more or email the IT Academy for questions or more information.

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1986 – Forrest Tucker died in Los Angeles. Born in Plainfield, Indiana, he began an acting career at age 14 at the Chicago World’s Fair. He went on to a long career in movies and television in which he played a wide variety of characters. In “The Music Man,” he was Professor Harold Hill over 2,000 times. Classic television fans will remember him as Sergeant Morgan O’Rourke in “F-Troop.”

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