Prosecutor To Charge Two Men With Criminal Confinement, Battery In Vauhxx Booker Case

Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant is charging two of the people involved in the Fourth of July incident at Lake Monroe.

Bloomington activist, Vauhxx Booker, shared videos of the day and has said men jumped him and threatened to use a noose on him.

Sean Purdy is alleged to have committed criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony; battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a Level 6 felony; and intimidation, a Level 6 felony.

Jerry Cox is alleged to have committed aiding, inducing or causing criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a Level 6 felony; intimidation, a Class A misdemeanor; battery, a Class B misdemeanor; and battery, a Class B misdemeanor.

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Oliphant has requested arrest warrants for the two and filed official charging documents.

A DNR report released yesterday listed charges that could apply to Vauhxx Booker. An attorney for the White men in the videos has said Booker instigated the incident himself and punched one man three times.  But Oliphant did not file any charges against Booker.