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Kinsleigh Welty, five, was found unresponsive when officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan PD arrived at a home on Denver Drive on April 9.

When 13News looked up Cameron Greenwood's past stints in jail, it showed he'd been taken into custody 47 times since 2019, mostly for misdemeanors.

The charge comes after a lawsuit alleged Julious Johnican allowed and encouraged students to attack their 7-year-old classmate.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Marion County Prosecutor's Office said 23-year-old Julious Johnican did not intervene in a fight between two students at George Washington Carver Montessori IPS #87 in 2023

Prosecutors charged Julious Johnican allegedly encouraged and recorded the fight on his cellphone.

The 7-year-old student described several incidents when the teacher allowed or encouraged other children to hit him, according to an affidavit.

Under state law, anyone caught possessing or distributing marijuana could be fined thousands of dollars and jail time, because pot is listed as a Schedule I drug.

The number of students who are chronically absent from school surged during the pandemic and remains high. Hundreds of educators, youth workers and community leaders gathered in Indianapolis this week to talk about how to tackle that challenge.

The Marion County Prosecutors office announced three charges this week for dealing controlled substances that resulted in death. Officials say they intend to file more of these charges to deter dealers.

Five people are facing charges for selling drugs that led to fatal overdoses. Prosecutors pointed out that fentanyl is a recurring factor.