CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — New court documents released Wednesday revealed what Indiana State Police investigators discovered inside 26 shipping containers seized during the investigation into former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel.
WHAS11 News previously reported Noel received $7 million worth of military surplus equipment during his tenure as sheriff and sold at least a portion of it for personal gain. ISP seized 26 shipping containers on a property in Deputy, Indiana, earlier this month.
Noel has been under investigation since June.
Search warrant returns released Wednesday list the items found inside the containers, which include:
- 17 carts with wheels from River Ridge.
- 12 tires and wheels for carts.
- 16 red tanks.
- One table.
- Four chairs.
- 14 cartwheels.
- 12 cart tires.
- 14 medical carts with monitors.
- Nine medical carts without monitors.
- Two pallets of dog food.
- Numerous Havis electronic mounts.
- Numerous Dell keyboards.
- Numerous tires.
- Red automobile turn table.
- 20 gray wooden carts.
- Assorted white wooden furniture.
- Seven maroon wooden chairs.
- Wooden desk and bookcase.
- Assorted office furniture and books.
- Defibrillator.
- Crutches.
Eight of the shipping containers were empty.
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Documents released Wednesday also noted over two dozen bags of Tom James suits and dress pants were seized from Noel's home last week. WHAS11 News witnessed many articles of clothing being taken out of his home and loaded into police cars.
Among those items were a blue tuxedo gifted from Noel to Larry Wilder, and a black and gray three-piece suit gifted to Zach Stewart. Wilder and Stewart are Noel's attorneys.
On Tuesday, the special judge in Noel's case ordered him to appear in court to argue why he shouldn't be held in contempt for two pistols that were also found inside his home during last week's search. Noel was ordered to surrender all of his weapons, except for one shotgun, following his arrest in November.
A date for that hearing has not been set.
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CASE BACKGROUND
Jamey Noel is facing 25 felony charges, including counts of theft, tax evasion, corrupt business practices, ghost employment and official misconduct. The ISP investigation began 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.
His wife Misty Noel is facing 10 felonies; five counts of theft and five counts of tax evasion.
Kasey Noel is facing nine felonies; five counts of theft and four counts of tax evasion.
All three Noels pleaded not guilty.
According to previous court documents, Hearon found millions of dollars of personal purchases made by all three on Utica Township Volunteer Firefighter Association credit cards. He also stated they failed to disclose income on their taxes over a five-year span.
Jamey ran UTVFA until January when he was ousted by the board.
The investigation also uncovered Jamey fathered a child with former Clark County Councilwoman Brittney Ferree and paid child support payments with UTVFA funds.
Jamey Noel's vast automobile collection has been under scrutiny by investigators since the beginning of the investigation.
According to court documents, 133 vehicles are registered to the Utica Township Volunteer Fire Department and New Chapel EMS. A review of those vehicles showed several were "inconsistent" with a not-for-profit fire department and EMS business.
Jamey is accused of orchestrating a vehicle trading and selling scheme where he traded in several cars registered to the UTVFA for vehicles he then registered to himself for personal use. In some cases, he allegedly sold them and pocketed the money.
The investigation has also focused recently on Kenneth Hughbanks, a friend and associate of Jamey's. Hearon said Hughbanks failed to report over $200,000 in income on his taxes. He has not been charged.
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