FLOYD COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — According to the Indiana State Police Department (ISP), a second individual has been charged in connection to the Orange County Deputy shot earlier this year.
On January 3, ISP said Orange County Deputy Sheriff Zac Andry stopped to check on a disabled vehicle in the U.S. Highway 150 and State Road 56 roadway. During the interaction, ISP said, the driver, Austin Schepers allegedly “shot Deputy Andry multiple times and fled the scene.” Hours later, Schepers fled to a residence in the 1800 block of Market Street in New Albany.
A two-day manhunt ensued until it ended when Austin Schepers, 33, was confronted by police and killed in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Throughout the investigation, officials believed 37-year-old James Adams had arrived at the apartment on Market Street on January 3, at the request of Schepers. Officials also believed that “Adams was of full knowledge of the situation that Schepers was in, and that he was instrumental in helping Schepers get to Craig Street in Louisville”
Adams was charged with the following:
- Assisting a Criminal, a Level 5 Felony
- False Informing, Class B Misdemeanor
