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STATE OF INDIANA

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

STATE OF INDIANA

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Heather Gipperich

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IN THE ST. JOSEPH SUPERlOR COURT

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State files: Request for Finding of Probable Cause and Finding of Probable Cause and Order of Court

xx~ (If Checked): State Requests the Court order the Defendant to have NO CONTACT with the victimas a condition of bond pursuant to 1.<;::.35~33-8-3.2.

Approved:

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PETITION FOR FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE

STATE OF INDIANA

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

STATE OF INDIANA

VS.Heather Gipperich

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"OS8.'1iThe un.dersigned, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the 60th Judicial Circuit, State of J S:;i:3'~'D.--,(/:;~'k

Y'- ••rtIndiana, has reviewed the attached verified police reports and/or Supplemental Affidavit for

Probable Cause and has reason to believe that the above-named individual has committed:

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The State advises the Court that morc time is required to evalu~\te the case and

determine whether a char~e should be filed and as]<sthe Court, pursuant to Ie 35-33-7-3, torecess the initial hearing for up to seventy-two (72) hours, excluding jnten'enin~ Snturdays~

Sundays, and legal holidays:

XXX (If Checked) State requests the Court order NO CONTACT with B. G.

as a condition of bond.

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FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE AND ORDER OF COURT

STATE OF INDIANA

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

STATE OF INDIANA

VS.Heather Gipperich

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IN THE ST.l0SEPH SUPERIOR COURT

CAUSE NO. 71DO~ \L\C)) Y'f\G Doaq9:JI.

The undersigned, Judge of the 81. Joseph Superior Court, FINDS that the State of Indiana

has filed a Petition for Finding,of Probable Cause in the above-captjoned action, and thc Petition

and the verified police reports ~nd/or Supplemental Affidavit for Probable Cause attached thereto

establishes probable cause to believe that on or between February 10 to February 16 of2014, the

above-named individual committed the offense(s) stated in the Petition and that the Office of the

Prosecuting Attorney needs additional time to evaluate the case and determine what type of

criminal charge(s), if any, should be filed.

Accordingly, the above~named individual is ORDERED held by the Sheriff of St. Joseph

County, Indiana, or other law enforcement agency, until such time as said individual posts a Bond

in the amount of $ f ~ r t>trD IJ"1) corporate surety or $ '. ~ 6"C> cash in lieu

thereof. The Clerk of the Cou •.t and/or the Prosecuting Attorney shall forward a copy of this Order.<

to the Sheriff of St. Joseph County, lndiana~ or other law enforcement agency, who shall be charged

with execution of this Order of Commitment, and further hearing in this matter is contimted until

the 21st day of February, 2014 at 1: 15 P.M., in the St. Joseph Superior Court, 1855 Courthouse,

122 South Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana.

XXX Defendant is to have NO CONTACT with: B. G.

SOORDEREDTHIS {~DAYOF~. ,2014AT~A.~

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SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT IN

SUPPORT OF PROBABLE CAUSE

THOMASJ. SANDERSaffirms under the penalty for perjury and states:

I am a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the 60th Judicial Circuit and make this

affidavit after viewing verified South Bend Police Department and st. Joseph County

Special Victims Unit report~.

On February 15, 2014, Sara Cooper contacted the South Bend Police Department

and reported that she tlad not seen her daughter Heather Gipperictl for several days.

Ms. Cooper advised that she and Heather got into an argument the preceding weekend

and Heather left to stay wittl a friend. Heather took her eight-month-old baby B. G.

with her. Ms. Cooper stated that Heather contacted Ms. cooper on February 14 and

said that she was going to stop by, but never showed up. Ms. Cooper stated that

Heather is addicted to heroin.

Police located Heather Gipperich on February 16, 2014 and brought her to the

South Bend police Department. Detectives Jacky and Koski of the Special Victims Unit

interviewed Heather. After being advised of her Miranda warnings, Ms. Gipperich

advised that approximately! 5 days earlier she and a male named Timmy went to aresidence in St. Joseph County, Indiana to buy and use heroin, whictl she did. Ms.

Gipperich stated that she took her nine-month-old ctlild, B. G. with her to that

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residence. Ms. Gipperich stated that she became "high" from the herOin. While at theresidence she allowed Amanda to take possession of 8. G.. Ms. Gipperich advised thatshe had first met Amanda;that night. Ms. Gipperich advised that since that night shehad been in contact with Amanda on a daily basis, the last time being on February 15,2014.

Amanda was located by the Elkhart Police Department at her residence inElkhart, IN. B. G. was with her and was subsequently turned over to the custody of the

Indiana Department of Child Services.

Except as noted, all of the above events occurred in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

I affirm under the penalty fo~ perjury that the foregoing representations are true.

~~Thomas). Sanders, DPA

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