34-Year-Old Indiana Man Accused Of Killing Deputy Was Being Held For Killing Woman Outside Day Care
Orlando Mitchell is accused of killing a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy on July 10 during an attempted escape.
Police said Mitchell attacked Deputy John Durm, a 38-year veteran, after returning from a hospital visit. Mitchell was captured after allegedly crashing a sheriff’s van near the Criminal Justice Center.
Mitchell was previously charged with the murder of 32-year-old Krystal Walton at an Indianapolis day care center, Charity Child Care, on the near west side of Indianapolis on September 16, 2022.
Mitchell had a history of domestic abuse against Walton, the mother of his 1-year-old son, before her murder.
According to court documents, Mitchell’s mother had gone to the scene of the shooting, telling officers Orlando had threatened to kill Walton and make it a “murder-suicide.”
Court documents also claim that her son told her, “If he couldn’t see his son, she wasn’t gonna be in his life either.”
During the arrest, Mitchell got out of his car holding an AR-15 style rifle and allegedly pointed the gun at officers.
Officers in bodycam footage from the arrest can be heard yelling for him to “drop the weapon.” Police then fired several shots, hitting Mitchell in the leg.
IMPD’s video shows an arrest team using a protective shield while they approached Mitchell and secured his rifle before handcuffs were put on.
IMPD said Mitchell also had a handgun in a holster in the front waistband of his pants.
Officers also found a handgun in a holster in the front waistband of Mitchell’s pants.
Leading up to the shooting at the day care center, Mitchell was charged with domestic battery in the presence of a child, breaking and entering, invasion of privacy, violating a no-contact order and intimidation.
Mitchell’s jury trial for the murder of Walton is currently set for Oct. 24, 2023.
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