A central Indiana man has been charged with murder in the September slayings of three people found shot to death inside a Lebanon apartment, authorities said.

John Ball pleaded guilty to providing a handgun used in the March 2018 killing of Boone County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Pickett.

A central Indiana man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy.

Court documents say 29-year-old John Baldwin Jr. and 22-year-old John Ball were charged Wednesday in the death of Boone County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Pickett.

Anthony Baumgardt faces murder and other charges for the March 2 death of Boone County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Pickett.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's office says his order calls for lowered flags from sunrise to sunset Friday, when Pickett's funeral will be held at a Brownsburg church.

Services for 34-year-old Deputy Jacob Pickett will begin with visitation Thursday afternoon at the funeral home of Crown Hill Cemetery.

Anthony Baumgardt is being held in jail on six counts including murder, possession of methamphetamines, and carrying a gun without a license.

The Boone County sheriff released a public letter Sunday, saying Friday's shooting of 34-year-old Deputy Jacob Pickett will be a loss felt forever in the community.

Boone County Sheriff Mike Nielsen announced on Facebook early Monday that Deputy Jacob Pickett had died. He was shot Friday during a chase in Lebanon