On May 19, a Fort Wayne woman died after an altercation with store employees at a Tim Horton’s shop. The now-viral video of the fight has raised questions about why no one was arrested at the scene. WBOI’s Rebecca Green sat down with Whitley County Prosecutor D. J. Sigler to talk about what can cause a criminal investigation to unfold slowly.
Below is a transcript of their conversation.
Rebecca Green: I am joined in studio today by Whitley County Prosecutor DJ Sigler to talk a little bit about the nature of death investigations, what can complicate them, and why they can take longer than people are often used to in this age of episodic television and podcasts, and social media can often skew the perception of what people are seeing, and so I wanted to talk to you today…