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    Tommy Holland Sentenced to LWOP in 2019 IN Prison Slaying of Clifford S. Baggett

    Inmate stabbed to death at correctional facility

    Pendleton Times

    A Pendleton Correctional Facility inmate died Friday after being stabbed several times in the facility’s dining hall.

    According to Indiana State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that inmate Clifford S. Baggett, 28, of Ustas, Florida, was stabbed multiple times by a fellow inmate, Tommy P. Holland, 44, of Indianapolis.

    The stabbing happened at about 3:30 p.m. as Baggett was walking through the dinning hall.

    “Holland approached Baggett and used a hand-crafted weapon to carry out the attack, which resulted in him stabbing Baggett multiple times,” according to an ISP press release. “Immediately after the attack, prison staff rushed in as Holland dropped his weapon and surrendered.”

    Holland, who is serving two life sentences for murder, was subdued without further incident, the release states.

    Medical aid was immediately provided to Baggett, but he succumbed to his injuries before he could be transported to a hospital.

    An autopsy is pending.

    Assisting ISP Detective Andy Byers with the investigation was ISP crime scene technician Chris Martin. Also assisting ISP was the the facility’s Office of Investigations and Intelligence.

    The investigation is ongoing.

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    Man serving life requests death for Indiana prison slaying

    ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A man serving two life sentences at an Indiana prison asked for the death penalty for a slaying of a fellow inmate, but a prosecutor said he is reluctant to pursue it.

    Tommy P. Holland, 45, of Indianapolis is charged with murder in the stabbing of Clifford Baggett at the Pendleton Correctional Facility on Aug. 9, 2019. Holland appeared in Madison Circuit Court this week and rejected a deal in which he would have pleaded guilty and received a third sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

    Both the prosecutor and Holland’s defense attorney said that Holland told Judge Andrew Hopper he wanted to be executed, The Herald Bulletin reported.

    Madison County prosecutor Rodney Cummings said Holland told the court that he “will continue to drop bodies until you give me the death penalty.” Holland’s attorney, Bryan Williams, confirmed that account.

    Cummings said he would think about filing a death penalty case against Holland but that he was leaning against it.

    “I don’t want to spend the county’s money,” he said. “If there is no trial it would cost about $50,000. A trial and the appeals could cost $750,000. It’s not an appropriate way to spend taxpayer dollars.”

    Williams said his client made the statement to the court against his advice.

    “In 27 years as a defense attorney I’ve never had that happen before,” he said. “Without question, he was serious about the request.”

    Holland is currently at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

    Cummings said Holland will be segregated from other inmates for another year before being returned to the general population.

    “I have contacted the prosecutor in LaPorte County of a potential problem and am writing to the Department of Correction for them to exercise reasonable caution to prevent his (Holland) access to other inmates, nurses and correctional officers,” Cummings said.

    Williams said he was requesting a competency evaluation for Holland, who was convicted in Marion County in 2015 for the slayings of employees at a supermarket and at a gas station.

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    Competency hearing set in Madison County for inmate who requested death penalty

    A competency hearing has been set for Jan. 20 at 8:30 a.m for an Indianapolis man already serving two life sentences without parole who has asked the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office to file a death penalty case.

    Tommy P. Holland, 45, is charged with murder and accused of stabbing Clifford Baggett at the Pendleton Correctional Facility on Aug. 9, 2019.

    Holland appeared in Madison Circuit Court Division 3 in September and rejected a plea agreement in which he would have pleaded guilty to murder and received a third life sentence without parole.

    Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said Holland told Judge Andrew Hopper he wanted the death penalty.

    Hopper appointed two doctors to evaluate Holland’s mental capacity.

    Those reports were filed in October by Dr. Carrie Dixon and in November by Dr. Andrew Skinner.

    At the time the plea agreement was rejected, Cummings said Holland stated he “will continue to drop bodies until you give me the death penalty.”

    Cummings said Wednesday the decision was made not to file a death penalty case against Holland.

    Cummings previously said the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed every death penalty case it has heard over the past 11 years.

    Holland is currently at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

    “I have contacted the prosecutor in LaPorte County of a potential problem and the Department of Correction for them to exercise reasonable caution to prevent his (Holland) access to other inmates, nurses and correctional officers,”Cummings said Wednesday.

    Surveillance video captured Baggett’s death in cell block H, according to an affidavit of probable cause by Master Trooper Indiana State Police Jeff Carmin.

    Holland is seen entering the cell block and holding something near his waistband, according to the affidavit.

    Carmin said Holland walks back and forth as if looking for something or someone and then stopping behind a stairwell. Baggett opens a door in front of the stairwell where Holland had stopped where he is then attacked, according to the affidavit.

    “The video then shows the suspect pull a weapon from his waistband and attack the victim at first in the back and then several times in the body as the victim falls to the floor before DOC guards are able to separate the suspect from the victim,” Carmin wrote.

    During the autopsy, Carmin said 10 “sharp force injuries” were located on Baggett’s upper right arm, right underarm, right ear, right neck, right chest, left chest, left forearm, left palm, lower back and buttocks.

    Holland was previously convicted in Marion County in 2015 for the murders of employees at a Mars Hill Supermarket and a Marathon Gas Station.

    The Marion County Sheriff’s Department believes Holland is a suspect in two other slayings in that county.

    https://www.newsandtribune.com/india...0d8c91897.html
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    Indiana inmate agrees to plead guilty in inmate's killing

    By Associated Press

    An inmate at a central Indiana prison has agreed to plead guilty in the fatal stabbing of another inmate, four months after he rejected the same plea agreement.

    Tommy Holland's defense attorney told a Madison County judge Monday his client was ready to accept a plea agreement in the August 2019 stabbing death of 28-year-old Clifford S. Baggett at the Pendleton Correctional Facility.

    He wants to resolve the case as soon as possible, said defense attorney Bryan Williams.

    In exchange for his guilty plea to a murder charge, the state of Indiana will seek a sentence of life without parole for Holland, 45, The Herald Bulletin reported.

    The development in the Indianapolis man's criminal case came after Madison Circuit Judge Andrew Hopper on Monday found Holland competent to stand trial.

    Hopper said a sentencing hearing would be set within the next two weeks after Holland signs the plea agreement.

    In September, Holland - who's already serving two life sentences for murder - appeared in court, rejected the plea agreement prosecutors had offered, and then requested the death penalty.

    Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said the inmate stated that he would continue to drop bodies until you give me the death penalty.

    https://www.dailyherald.com/article/...news/301239951

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    Man sentenced in 2019 murder, gets life without parole for third time

    By Ken de la Bastide
    The Herald Bulletin

    May 3—ANDERSON — An Indianapolis man was sentenced Monday to life without parole for the 2019 murder of an inmate at the Pendleton Correctional Facility, the third such sentence ensuring he will never leave prison.

    Tommy Holland, 46, was sentenced by Madison Circuit Court Division 3 Judge Andrew Hopper through a plea agreement to life without parole and six years for a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon.

    Holland entered pleas of guilty to the two charges and, without objection by Deputy Prosecutor Grey Chandler and defense attorney Bryan Williams, was sentenced on the charges.

    After Hopper accepted the plea agreement, Holland, under questioning by Williams, said he didn't intend to appeal the conviction or sentence.

    Hopper found as aggravating circumstances that Holland was already serving two life without parole sentences for murder and the fact that he was in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

    Holland declined to make a statement prior to sentencing.

    At one point, Holland had requested the death penalty for the 2019 murder and indicated he "will continue to drop bodies until you give me the death penalty."

    Holland was charged with murder and accused of stabbing Clifford Baggett at the Pendleton Correctional Facility on Aug. 9, 2019.

    Surveillance video captured Baggett's death in cell block H, according to an affidavit of probable cause by Master Trooper Indiana State Police Jeff Carmin.

    Holland is seen entering the cell block and holding something near his waistband, according to the affidavit.

    Carmin said Holland walks back and forth as if looking for something or someone and then stopping behind a stairwell. Baggett opens a door in front of the stairwell where Holland had stopped where he is then attacked, according to the affidavit.

    "The video then shows the suspect pull a weapon from his waistband and attacks the victim at first in the back and then several times in the body as the victim falls to the floor before DOC guards are able to separate the suspect from the victim," Carmin wrote.

    Holland was previously convicted in Marion County in 2015 for the murders of employees at a Mars Hill Supermarket and a Marathon Gas Station.

    The Marion County Sheriff's Department believes Holland is a suspect in two other slayings in that county.

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-sente...221800718.html
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