Two men were charged Friday in connection with an altercation in southern Indiana in which opposing parties suffered minor injuries and a black man claimed his assailants shouted racial slurs and threatened to “get a noose.”
Sean Purdy has been charged with felony criminal confinement, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, and intimidation. Jerry Cox II has been charged with felony criminal confinement and battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, as well as two misdemeanors. Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Erika Oliphant said warrants have been issued for their arrest.
