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    Death Penalty Trial Set for Carl Roy Webb Boards II in 2022 IN Slaying of Officer Noah Shahnavaz


    Officer Noah Shahnavaz





    Indiana police officer shot and killed during traffic stop in 'senseless act of violence'

    By Paul Best
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    A 24-year-old police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Madison County, Indiana, around 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to law enforcement.

    Noah Shahnavaz, a U.S. Army veteran who had been a member of the Elwood Police Department for 11 months, was taken to an Indianapolis-area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

    The suspect, 42-year-old Carl Roy Webb Boards II, allegedly got out of a 2012 Buick LaCrosse after being pulled over and fired at Shahnavaz multiple times, striking him at least once, according to the Indiana State Police.

    Boards then allegedly fled the scene in his car before Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies located him around 2:30 a.m.

    Police deployed a tire deflation device and performed two PIT maneuvers, sending the Buick into a median. Boards was taken into custody without further incident.

    He will be charged on Monday with murder, possession of a firearm by a violent felon, resisting law enforcement, as well as two enhancements for use of a firearm and being a habitual offender, according to Madison County chief deputy prosecutor Andrew Hannah.

    "Noah proudly wore the Elwood Police Department uniform, serving the citizens of Elwood, he was part of our city family. A senseless act of violence robbed this man of the life and career that he had ahead of him," Elwood

    Mayor Todd Jones said at a press conference on Sunday afternoon.

    "On behalf of myself, my family and a most grateful city, I'm asking you to keep Noah's family, friends, the Elwood Police Department and our city in your thoughts and prayers as we attempt to navigate through this tragic time."

    Boards is currently being held in the Hamilton County Jail.

    Shahnavaz, who served in the army for five years and graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in April, leaves behind his mother, father and siblings.

    "When’s it going to stop? I wish I had the answer. This young man served this country for five years and chose to come back and serve a local community," Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said Sunday.

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    COURT DOCS: Suspect in Elwood cop’s shooting fired 36 rounds; officer never unholstered gun

    Suspect allegedly wrote song saying ‘he would kill’ police if ever caught by them

    By WRTV News

    ANDERSON, Ind. (WRTV) - The man who police say fatally shot an Elwood police officer during a traffic stop over the weekend fired dozens of rounds before the officer could unholster his own gun, court documents say.

    WRTV reports that 42-year-old Carl Roy Webb Boards II is charged with four counts stemming from the shooting death of 24-year-old Noah Shahnavaz, an Elwood officer of 11 months. They include one count each of murder and possession of a firearm as a serious violent felon and two counts of resisting law enforcement.

    Charges were filed against the Board on Monday following his arrest at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, about a half-hour after the deadly shooting.

    “At this time, the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking a life sentence of imprisonment without parole by alleging, pursuant to IndianaCoe section 35-50-2-9(b)(6)(A), that the victim of the murder was a law enforcement officer and was acting in the course of his duty,” a Monday news release from the prosecutor’s office states.

    Prosecutors have said they’re still weighing the possibility of the death penalty — but haven’t ruled it out. The encounter started about 2 a.m. when Shahnavaz was conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of State Road 37 and County Road 1100N in Madison County.

    According to the affidavit, Shahnavaz transmitted over the radio that he had pulled over a white Buick Lacrosse, later determined to be driven by Boards. Shortly afterward, Shahnavaz said over his radio that the driver “had a gun.” It was his last radio transmission.

    Elwood police and Madison County sheriff’s deputies then responded to Shahnavaz’s location. When they arrived, police found Shahnavaz still inside his patrol vehicle, which had its lights still activated. He appeared to have been shot several times. There were also several rifle casings in the area, according to the affidavit.

    Responding officers provided aid to Shahnavaz before medics arrived. He was later transported by EMS to Ascencion St. Vincent Mercy in Elwood, then flown by helicopter to Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis. It was there he was pronounced dead. An autopsy found Shahnavaz died from two gunshot wounds to his head and several more to his body, according to the affidavit.

    “Based on the severe trauma to Officer Noah Shahnavaz’s body, it is unclear of the number of times that he was shot,” the affidavit states.

    About 2:25 a.m., a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy began traveling northbound from State Road 37 and 186th Street when he was made aware of the wanted vehicle Boards was driving. He later saw a vehicle matching the description traveling southbound on State Road 37 near 216th Street in Hamilton County.

    The deputy then began following the vehicle, which was traveling about 70 mph in a 40 mph speed zone, and noticed its license plate matched the wanted vehicle’s, according to the affidavit. It was around then the deputy tried to stop the vehicle — but Boards didn’t pull over, resulting in a pursuit that included Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies.

    During the pursuit, Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies deployed tired deflation devices at State Road 37 and 141st Street, causing the vehicle’s left front tire to become disabled. Boards then continued southbound onto Interstate 69, at which point Fishers police became involved in the pursuit.

    Eventually, Boards stopped in the left lanes of I-69 near Fishers. Boards was then placed under arrest without further incident, according to the affidavit. Police found a 9mm handgun on Boards’ person, as well as a black rifle with a high-capacity magazine on the vehicle’s driver’s seat.

    During an interview, Boards declined to speak with police.

    A search warrant was executed on Boards’ phone which revealed he had called his family members and girlfriend through FaceTime while trying to escape police.

    An investigation found Boards is the owner of the barber shop Webb’s Cut Care at 525 S. Washington St. in Marion. During a search of the business, police found a high-capacity magazine in the back of the building.

    Police were later told Boards is known to carry a handgun and had recorded songs in which he said, “if he was ever caught by police that he would kill them,” the affidavit alleges.

    Boards is scheduled for an initial court hearing at 3 p.m. Monday in Madison Circuit Court.

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    Paying respect to a fallen brother

    By Ken de la Bastide
    The Herald Bulletin

    FISHERS — Shortly after visitation began for fallen Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz, the line extended outside the ITOWN church.

    Shahnavaz died in the line of duty last Sunday during a traffic stop.

    Carl Roy Webb Boards II, 42, Anderson, has been charged with the officer’s murder.

    Officers from throughout Indiana were on hand Friday to pay their respects to a fallen brother and the Shahnavaz family.

    Outside the church, an Elwood police car was on display honoring the fallen officer.

    Members of the Elwood Police Department formed a line, standing at attention and saluting as the Shahnavaz family entered.

    Inside the church, a video being displayed showed Noah as a youngster, in high school, on family vacations, and in the U.S. Army and Elwood Police Department.

    In all the photographs, Shahnavaz was smiling.

    Dale Askeland served in the U.S. Army with Shahnavaz and came to Indiana from North Carolina.

    “He was my teammate when I first came back to active duty,” he said. “He was a PFC and I was a specialist, and although I had the higher rank, he showed me the ropes.”

    Askeland said working military police duty on patrol, Shahnavaz showed him how to do things.

    “We had a really tight group,” he said of the military unit in El Paso. “When I first woke up about 7 a.m. (Sunday), I saw a shared article about an Elwood police officer being killed and I thought to myself, there’s no way it could be him.”

    Askeland said the two men had a great relationship.

    “No matter what, he always had a smile and he was always happy; making the best of every situation,” he said. “He was of the people, for the people.”

    Carter Martin, whose father works in law enforcement in Zionsville, knew Shahnavaz and his mother.

    “I’m here to pay my respects to a fallen officer,” he said. “I was very upset, heartbroken and very angry.

    “I was kind of shocked,” Martin continued. “I knew him and would talk to him. His mom was a teacher in my school for many years, so I knew her personally. He was a very nice guy and very respectful.”

    Justin Jackson, who has been with the Greenfield Police Department for 12 years, was a member of the Honor Guard assisting with the activities Friday.

    “There was a lot going through my mind because that same day we had a police action shooting,” Jackson said. “You realize how fortunate we were that our guys didn’t get hurt. We could have lost a guy.”

    Jackson is the father of two boys and one on the way.

    “It can happen at any time,” he said of an officer being injured or killed in the line of duty. “It makes you more aware of your surroundings. This is kind of a wake-up call for everyone: Don’t be complacent and make sure you’re aware of your surroundings.”

    Justin Sears, a member of the Terre Haute Police Department for 15 years, traveled to Fishers on Friday and hoped to return on Saturday.

    “I’m proud to be here for the visitation,” he said. “It’s way too close to home because in Terre Haute we’ve lost three officers in the past 10 years.”

    Sears wanted to be at the church to show his department’s support for the law enforcement community.

    “It’s always a somber event,” he said. “There are mixed emotions. Everyone handles grief in a different way.”

    Pendleton resident Mike Fabian has been a member of the Indiana Patriot Guard since 2007.

    “We did the flag lines,” he said. “We’re not doing the escort because the police department is handling that. We’ll be here to stand in the flag line.

    “We’re here to pray for the fallen and to show our respect for our veteran and our police department,” Fabian said. “It’s about paying it forward.”

    Darlene Shuck of Middletown has been a guard member since 2012.

    “This young man was just a baby, taken too soon,” she said. “We’re here to respect him and his family.”

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    Prosecutor requests $50,000 for potential death penalty case

    By Ken de la Bastide
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    ANDERSON — The Madison County prosecutor has requested funding to potentially pursue a death penalty case against the suspect in the fatal shooting of an Elwood police officer.

    Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings on Wednesday requested from Madison County Council an additional $50,000 in the 2023 budget in anticipation of filing for the death penalty against Carl Roy Web Boards II, who is charged with murder in the Aug. 1 shooting of Officer Noah Shahnavaz.

    Cummings told council members that his office would meet soon with the family of Shahnavaz and then decide whether to seek the death penalty, which could cost the county as much as $400,000, according to the prosecutor.

    Bryan Williams, the county's chief public defender, told council members the last death penalty case in Madison County took place in 2005 at a cost of $300,000.

    If the prosecutor’s office files for the death penalty against Boards, law requires that the defendant be represented by two attorneys who are death penalty certified, according to Williams.

    Currently, no attorneys other than Williams in the county have that certification, meaning two outside attorneys would have to be hired to defend Boards.

    The last death penalty case in Madison County took place in the 2004 murder of a Lapel mother and her 7-year-old daughter.

    On June 9, 2005, Fredrick Baer was sentenced to death for the murders, but that sentence was overturned by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which cited ineffective legal counsel for failing to object to instructions that kept the jury from considering mitigating circumstances.

    The appeals court ordered Baer re-sentenced in Madison Circuit Court Division 6.

    Baer admitted to the crimes at the time of his 2005 trial. Fourteen years later, he agreed to a plea agreement of life imprisonment without parole.

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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

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    Petition seeking death penalty in slaying of Elwood police officer

    Ken de la Bastide | CNHI News Indiana

    ANDERSON — A petition requesting the death penalty for the man charged with killing an Elwood police officer will be delivered Monday to the Madison County Prosecutor.

    Carl Roy Webb Boards II is charged with murder in the Aug. 1 shooting of Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz during a traffic stop.

    Last week Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings on Wednesday requested from Madison County Council an additional $50,000 in the 2023 budget in anticipation of filing for the death penalty against Boards.

    Cummings told council members that his office would meet soon with the family of Shahnavaz and then decide whether to seek the death penalty.

    Bradley Hope said Friday he plans to turn over to the prosecutor’s office Monday an on-line petition that more than 6,400 people have signed.

    He was not sure of how many people have signed petitions available at several locations.

    “We’ve already seen one court fail,” Hope said of Boards’ previous conviction and release from prison after shooting at two Indianapolis police officers.

    “We want to make sure that everyone knows where a lot of people stand on this issue,” he said. “The officer’s death really hit home. I worked in Madison County dispatch for several years.”

    Hope, who currently works as a paramedic, said he supports the death penalty and law enforcement.

    “I hope he uses this to see what everyone, even outside of the family wants when it comes to this case,” he said of the goal of the petition. “There will be community support for his decision.”

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    Cummings to announce death penalty decision

    By Ken de la Bastide
    The Herald Bulletin

    ANDERSON — A decision is expected to be announced Wednesday on whether the death penalty will be sought in the murder of Elwood police officer Noah Shahnavaz.

    Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday that will include Chief Deputy Prosecutor Andrew Hanna, the Shahnavaz family, Indiana State Police superintendent Doug Carter and Elwood Police Chief Jason Brizendine.

    Shahnavaz was killed in the early morning hours of July 31 after making a traffic stop on Ind. 37 near the intersection with County Road 1000 North.

    Anderson resident Carl Roy Webb Boards II, 42, was arrested in Hamilton County shortly after the incident.

    Boards is charged with murder with a firearm enhancement, two counts of resisting law enforcement, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious convicted felony and being a habitual offender.

    Last week Cummings told members of the Madison County Council that a death penalty case could cost up to $400,000.

    He requested an additional $50,000 in the 2023 budget in anticipation of the filing of the death penalty against Boards.

    The last death penalty case in Madison County took place in the trial of Fred Baer for the 2004 death of a Lapel mother and her 7-year-old daughter.

    Baer initially was sentenced to death for the murders on June 9, 2005, but that sentence was overturned by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

    The U.S. Court of Appeals cited ineffective legal counsel for failing to object to jury instructions that kept the jury from considering mitigating circumstances.

    The U.S. Court of Appeals ordered Baer be resentenced in Madison Circuit Court Division 6.

    Baer admitted to the crimes at the time of his 2005 trial and agreed to a plea agreement of life imprisonment without parole for both murders in 2019.

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    Madison County prosecutor will seek death penalty against suspect in murder of Elwood police officer

    By Izzi Karpinski
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    ANDERSON, Ind. — The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office will seek the death penalty in the murder of Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz.

    The prosecutor’s office filed a request with the state of Indiana Wednesday to request that Carl Roy Webb Boards II, 42, be sentenced to death if found guilty of shooting and killing Officer Shahnavaz during a traffic stop on July 31.

    The death penalty is being pursued on the basis of Noah Shahnavaz being a law enforcement officer and acting in the course of his duty when he was killed.

    Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings says the decision to pursue the death penalty was made with the Shahnavaz family.
    <aside>
    </aside>“We had the meeting with them,” said Cummings. “We [also] staffed this with the Indiana Prosecutors. It’s a death penalty committee, an accomplished litigation committee with the most experienced prosecutors in the state of Indiana, and representatives of the Indiana Attorney General’s Office.”

    Cummings says it was a unanimous decision among all of the parties and commended the work of the Indiana State Police in gathering evidence against the suspect.

    “The evidence they brought with [ISP Superintendent] Doug Carter and his resources — I’ve never seen anything like it in an investigation in my career.”

    The Shahnavaz family was present for the announcement, and Noah’s father Matt shared touching words about his son and his habit of always having sunglasses nearby due to his blue eyes’ sensitivity to light.

    “If you saw Noah, you knew a pair of shades would be closeby,” said Matt Shahnavaz.

    The elder Shahnavaz said people can remember his son by wearing their sunglasses on the back of their heads, “Noah-style.”

    “He’s worn them like this since he was a little kid.”
    <aside>
    </aside>Another Indiana police officer, Richmond officer Serea Burton, was shot in the line of duty less than three weeks after Noah was killed. ISP Superintendent Doug Carter expressed his frustration with two officers wounded in such a short span of time.

    “I don’t understand where we’ve lost the value of human life. I don’t know where that’s happened,” he began. “I think everyone understands the only thing that lasts forever is dying, and we’ve lost the ability to rationalize that.”

    Carl Roy Webb Boards II has been charged with murder, two counts of resisting law enforcement, and being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm.

    In 2006, Boards shot at Indianapolis police officers and received a 25-year aggravated sentence in connection to the incident. He was released from Indiana Department of Corrections custody in 2019.

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    Trial set for suspect in fatal shooting of Elwood officer

    By Ken de la Bastide
    The Herald Bulletin

    ANDERSON — A January trial date has tentatively been set for Carl Roy Webb Boards II, who is charged with the murder of Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz.

    With heightened security at the Madison County Government Center, Boards, 42, Anderson, appeared in Madison Circuit Court Division 3 for an initial hearing.

    The Madison County prosecutor’s office is seeking the death penalty in this case.

    During the hearing Friday, Lake County attorney Lemuel Stigler certified that he has participated in and received training to be the lead defense attorney in a capital case. Local attorney Joe Duepner also certified that he has completed the necessary training.

    Boards said during questioning by Judge Andrew Hopper that he has a bachelor’s degree and politely answered Hopper when asked several questions.

    Judge Hopper set Jan. 9, 2023, as the trial date with another hearing set for Sept. 30.

    Several motions were approved by Hopper including a request from the state for a gag order that neither side will publicize confidential documents, including autopsy photographs and the medical report.

    Although no motion was filed, it is expected that the defense will request a change of venue for the trial outside of Madison County.

    Boards is charged with murder, two counts of resisting law enforcement, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, firearm enhancement, habitual offender, life without parole and the death penalty.

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    Accused killer of Elwood police officer requests trial be held outside Madison County

    By Lucas Gonzalez
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    ANDERSON — An attorney for the man accused of killing an Elwood police officer in July has requested that his trial be held outside Madison County due in part to potential jury bias and hostility.

    A motion for a change of venue filed Tuesday by Carl Roy Webb Boards II's attorney seeks to have the trial held outside of Madison County, claiming he wouldn't be able to have a fair trial there in the case alleging he killed Officer Noah Shahnavaz.

    "(Boards) is currently housed at the Madison County Jail for 'safekeeping,' with the reasonable interference that the Madison County populace is biased against (Boards), and thus, (Boards) is unable to receive a fair trial in Madison County, Indiana," the motion states.

    The motion also claims Boards wouldn't be able to receive a fair trial because of "public hostility against the accused; public outrage over the offense; prejudicial news-reporting or editorializing which castigates the accused; speculative opinions as to the personality and character of the accused; disclosures of inadmissible evidence; and the existence and contents of confessions, or prior criminal records."

    A hearing on the motion will be held Sept. 30 at Madison Circuit Court during Boards' previously scheduled pre-trial conference, according to online court records.

    Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings has said he'll seek the death penalty against Boards, who, according to court documents, fired at least 36 rounds at Shahnavaz during an attempted traffic stop July 31, fatally wounding him.

    Court documents also say Shahnavaz never had a chance to unholster his own gun during the encounter. Shahnavaz, 24, was an Elwood police officer of 11 months and a five-year army veteran.

    During an investigation, police discovered Boards was known to carry a handgun and had recorded songs in which he said, "if he was ever caught by police that he would kill them," documents allege.

    Boards is charged with one count each of murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and two counts each of resisting law enforcement.

    Records show Boards has several previous criminal convictions, including attempted murder stemming from a 2006 encounter with police.

    WRTV has reached out to Boards' attorney, Joe Duepner, for comment.

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    Judge to consider change-of-venue request in Boards case

    By Ken de la Bastide
    The Herald Bulletin

    Sep. 30—ANDERSON — Madison Circuit Court Division 3 Judge Andrew Hopper will consider a request to relocate the trial in the death penalty case of Carl Roy Webb Boards II.

    Boards, 42, is accused of fatally shooting Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz, 24, through the windshield of his police cruiser early on July 31 near Elwood.

    He is charged with murder, two counts of resisting law enforcement, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The firearm possession charge carries an enhancement as Boards is considered a habitual offender.

    Boards' attorney Joe Duepner Friday noted a heightened presence of law enforcement outside the Madison County Government Center and the fact that seven armed officers were in the courtroom.

    "I don't know if this is a display of intimidation, support for a fallen officer or for my client's safety," he said.

    Duepner noted the funeral procession route for Shahnavaz was reported as 77 miles long and wound through most of Madison County.

    He said Elwood has a population of 8,400 and described it as a community where "everyone knows each other." Duepner noted that Elwood residents would likely be included in the jury pool.

    Duepner said The Herald Bulletin published Boards' criminal history, which would not be admissible during a trial.

    He said the prosecutor's office has suggested bringing in jurors from another county for the trial.

    "We request a change of venue, change of judge and a list of counties we can choose from," Duepner said.

    Chief Deputy Prosecutor Andrew Hanna said the funeral procession went largely through rural areas of Madison County and concluded in Marion County.

    He said Shahnavaz had been a police officer for about a year, and many Elwood residents wouldn't have known him.

    "Elwood represents 1/13 of the population of Madison County," Hanna said.

    He said the prosecutor's office didn't object to seating a jury from another county.

    Hanna said the pretrial questionnaire sent to prospective jurors would determine if they were aware of the case and had formed an opinion.

    Hopper gave the Madison County Prosecutor's office 10 days to respond to evidence presented by the defense concerning the change of venue motion.

    Hopper did deny a motion made by the Madison County Sheriff's Department to transfer Boards from the Hamilton County Jail, where he has been detained since his arrest, to the Indiana Department of Correction.

    Hopper said that could change in the future.

    "The primary concern is the safety of Boards," he said.

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    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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