LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Editor's note: If you believe you are a victim of Jamey Noel, Special Prosecutor Ric Hertel asks you to fill out a victim impact form found here.
The sentencing for the former southern Indiana sheriff who pleaded guilty to 27 charges in August is set.
In a plea deal brought forth on Aug. 26, four charges of ghost employment would be dropped, and Jamey Noel would be ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution. He could spend up to 15 years in prison.
The charges he pleaded guilty to include counts of tax evasion, theft and official misconduct.
The judge, Larry Medlock, said before he takes that plea agreement he wanted to speak with Clark County residents and low-to-mid-level employees of Noel's former businesses to hear how they were impacted and if they believe it's a fair sentence.
He has not yet approved the plea agreement, meaning he could make some changes to it.
The sentencing will happen at 9 a.m. on Oct. 14.
Because it is Columbus Day and all Clark County courts will be closed, that means several other courtrooms will be open as overflow rooms if members of the public want to watch a stream of the sentencing according to the court. There will also be 75 seats in the courtroom, but some of those seats will be set aside for the state, the defendant and people who have attended previously.
The Indiana State Police (ISP) investigation into Noel started in June 2023 following allegations that Noel directed jail staff to work on his personal property and run his personal errands while on county time.
According to previous court documents, ISP found millions of dollars of personal purchases made by Jamey, his wife Misty, and their daughter Kasey on Utica Township Volunteer Firefighter Association (UTVFA) credit cards. He also stated they failed to disclose income on their taxes over a five-year span.
Jamey ran UTVFA for many years until January when he was ousted by the board.
In April, ISP said the family spent over $300,000 on vacations using fire department funds without reimbursement. Noel was ordered to serve 60 days in jail on April 9 after a judge found him in contempt of court for having firearms in his home in violation of his bond conditions.
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