Third home invasion suspect in custody

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS -- The third man wanted in an April home invasion in Madison Township was taken into custody Monday and housed in the Marion County Jail.

Charles W. Maybaum

Charles W. Maybaum, 31, is accused of taking part in an April 2 home invasion on West Walnut Street Road as well as a similar crime in Owen County one month later.

He was finally arrested in Indianapolis Monday on the charge of possession of methamphetamine.

The Level 6 felony drug charge is unlikely to be Maybaum's biggest headache in the coming weeks and months, as he faces holds out of Putnam, Owen and Lake counties.

Here in Putnam County, Maybaum is charged with two counts of Level 2 felony burglary, two counts of Level 3 felony armed robbery, Level 3 felony criminal confinement, Level 6 felony theft and Level 6 felony auto theft.

In that case, Maybaum, Paul E. Reese Jr., Justin Cherry and a possible fourth man allegedly entered the home of Pat and Terry McCarter and held them at gunpoint as they ransacked the home.

During the incident, Terry McCarter was struck in the temple area with the butt of either a rifle or shotgun.

Among the items stolen were prescriptions, checks, jewelry, a rifle, a handgun, a purse, wallet and cash.

The McCarters also witnessed their Buick Redezvous being driven away.

Reese and Cherry are currently both in custody.

In Owen County, Maybaum is charged with Level 2 felony burglary with a deadly weapon, Level 3 felony robbery with a deadly weapon, Level 3 felony criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony battery with a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony corrupt business influence, Class A misdemeanor possession of a firearm by a domestic batterer and Level 6 felony auto theft.

In that case, he and Reese, along with Emily Redmon and Ashley Hillenburg, are accused of a home invasion in the Poland area that involved the battery of a 74-year-old man.

It is unclear what the Lake County hold is related to, as a search of Indiana court records reveals nothing linking Maybaum to any Lake County cases.

The 31-year-old has an extensive criminal history, but it is largely confined to Central and West Central Indiana.

With charges against Maybaum piled up in four counties, local authorities do not yet know when Maybaum will have his day in court in Putnam Coutny.

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  • Enjoy your life behind bars.....loser.

    -- Posted by Queen53 on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, at 10:45 AM
  • He should have tried working not taking what wasn't his from old people. It's just sad.

    -- Posted by mlooper on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, at 10:56 AM
  • Trash!

    -- Posted by shadowhunter on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, at 11:46 AM
  • Our Putnam county DA will probably drop all the charges against him concerning guns if he just accepts a small drug charge. Like he did with January, another lifetime criminal drug dealer who has been caught with guns and drugs in our local area several times. Suspect January, has been before the judge 6 times in the last 7 years, with the DA letting him slide on the multiple gun charges so he does only a few months, then he's dealing drugs among us again. I hope he doesn't shoot your children when the DA lets him out, soon. Lifetime criminals cannot be "Rehabilitated", as it's too easy to deal drugs or steal than work.

    -- Posted by alfr1 on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, at 12:10 PM
  • I hope each county gives them at least 10 years, but, for some reason the courts just slap them on the hands and tell them if you be good we will give you a light sentence. Bull!!!!

    -- Posted by becker on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, at 12:53 PM
  • My opinion: Give him a fair trial to be followed by a first class hanging on the public square.

    He is a career criminal and will not change. As it is now the best possible outcome is that we (civil society) will be rid of him for a few years while he is in jail learning new ways to be a criminal and making new criminal friends.

    As to the post of ALFR1: The Putnam County Prosecutor likes drug charges and especially drug convictions.

    Perhaps it has to do with the fact that drug charges can (and almost always do) involve (unconstitutional) civil asset forfeiture in which the Prosecutors office gets a nice share, SATP/Probation fees, and a few other dollars here and there lining someone's pocket.

    This is why I believe county prosecutors should be appointed by the county executive instead of being elected. An appointed prosecutor wouldn't have to worry so much about conviction rates and re-election.

    -- Posted by AverageWhiteGuy on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, at 2:25 PM
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