HANCOCK COUNTY — Indiana State Police released information that the current Johnson County Prosecutor, Bradley Cooper, appeared late this morning in Hancock Superior Court II to plead guilty to three felonies and a misdemeanor relating to a battery.
Cooper appeared before Special Judge Dan E. Marshall on Monday as Special Prosecutor Doug Brown presented the allegations to the court, for which Cooper has pleaded guilty. Cooper’s sentencing date is scheduled in the same court on July 17.
Cooper pleaded guilty to:
- Count I – Criminal Confinement, Level 6 Felony
- Count II – Domestic Battery, Class A Misdemeanor
- Count III – Identity Deception, Level 6 Felony
- Count IV – Official Misconduct, Level 6 Felony
The above charges were the result of an Indiana State Police criminal investigation that alleged Cooper committed the above crimes late in the evening of March 4, at his residence in Trafalgar, in Johnson County. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department originally responded to the call and subsequently requested the Indiana State Police assume the investigation in the early morning hours of March 5.
Cooper will report to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department for booking and processing as directed by the judge.
No further information is available from the Indiana State Police.
