Judge Confirms Trial Readiness for Suspect in Tragic Killing of Elwood Police Officer
ELWOOD, Ind. — In a recent court ruling, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Hopper declared a suspect accused of the fatal shooting of an Elwood police officer competent to stand trial. Carl Roy Webb Boards II, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is charged with felony murder and resisting arrest in the July 2022 killing of Officer Noah Shahnavaz. This judicial decision follows a comprehensive evaluation of Boards’ mental competence, a deliberation …