An active reserve officer with the Muncie Police Department was arrested Nov. 14 in Fishers, Indiana, on charges of rape, battery and human trafficking.
Lonny Jordan Hatland, 42, was arrested and transported to the Hamilton County Jail Nov. 14. He was removed from the reserve unit effective Nov. 14, said Muncie Police Chief Steve Stewart in a press release.
 |
|---|
"He is no longer associated with us effective with his arrest today," Stewart said.
Hatland had served as a city reserve officer since 1994.
According to a release from the Fishers Police Department, the Department of Child Services contacted officers about “a juvenile suffering from various injuries.”
The victim said over the past few months, Hatland had coerced her into having non-consensual sexual encounters with other men, and that she had been physically and sexually assaulted inside a residence on Shoe Overlook Drive in Fishers.
Fishers police served a warrant at Hatland’s home Nov. 14 and “discovered the suspect was an active reserve officer with the Muncie Police Department."
After speaking with detectives, Hatland was arrested and taken to the Hamilton County Jail, where he is being held on preliminary charges of rape, human trafficking and battery. His bond is set at $52,500.
This is an on-going investigation and additional charges may be filed, according to the press release.
Read More
Ball State baseball ties with Indiana Hoosiers in extra-inning thriller
By Nick Shelton / 41 minutes agoThe game, which was forced into extra innings following a late-game collapse by the Cardinals, ended in Ball State tying the Hoosiers 7-7. The game was called due to darkness to give the Cardinals their first tie game of the season.
Victims and survivors of sexual assault share their stories at ‘Take Back the Night’ event
By Maya Kim / 8 hours agoThe ‘Take Back the Night’ event provided information about the history of sexual assault and what resources are available to Ball State students.
Wes-Del baseball defeats Wapahani in conference rivalry game
By David Moore / 9 hours ago“Right now our focus is being back and ready to play tomorrow,” Wes-Del head coach Daniel Hanson said. “We try not to look at the big picture, not look at the rankings, to the end of the year, none of that. Just getting in and getting better at focusing on what we can control.”
