Teddy Allman
While it took four years to bring a former Edinburgh resident to trial, a local jury took less than two hours to find an accused rapist guilty on three separate counts.
On Monday, a six-man, six-woman Bartholomew Circuit Court jury found Teddy Albert Allman, 51, guilty of rape while compelled by force with a deadly weapon, a Level 1 felony; criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony; and intimidation with the use of a deadly weapon as a Level C felony.
Allman, who showed no emotion as the verdicts were read, could receive up to 62 years in prison, as well as fines totaling $30,000. He is scheduled for sentencing by Judge Kelly Benjamin on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 8:30 a.m.
During the trial, Bartholomew County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Joshua Scherschel showed video and audio of the attack that took place in a mobile home community in Elizabethtown on Sept. 10, 2018.
While Allman made the recording himself with his iPhone, it wasn’t clear during closing arguments why the defendant implicated himself with such evidence. But at one point, Allman stated the date and time out loud as if he was keeping some form of a record.
The case against Allman contained several postponements that included a dozen jury trial dates, five postponed change-of-plea hearings, and changes of attorneys.
One fact withheld from the jury was that Allman entered a guilty plea to failing to register as a sex or violent offender. Last July, he was given a 547-day sentence for the Level 6 felony, but since he’s been in jail since his arrest, the sentence is considered served.
