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Reelsville, Fillmore teens facing charges in Clay County home invasion
BRAZIL -- The four teenagers involved in an alleged March 2020 home invasion are working their way through the Clay County court system.
On March 27, 2020, Preston R. Hasler, 19 at the time, and Blake Braun, 18, both from Indianapolis, Weston Havey, 18, of Reelsville and Sierra M. Dewees, 18, of Fillmore were arrested for attempting to force their way into an unidentified Clay County residence while armed.
The homeowner reportedly exchanged gunfire in an attempt to stop them before calling 911. Braun was injured during the incident and taken to the hospital for treatment before being arrested.
Hasler, Braun and Havey were preliminarily charged with Level 1 felony attempted murder and Level 2 felony burglary with a deadly weapon, while Dewees was charged with Level 4 felony burglary.
Hasler recently pleaded guilty on June 1 to Level 2 felony burglary.
On July 19, Clay Circuit Court Judge Joseph Trout sentenced Hasler to 19 years at the Indiana Department of Correction, two of which were suspended to probation.
Clay County Prosecutor Emily Clarke confirmed Hasler would be allowed to receive good time credit — serving three days to receive one day credit — while serving the 17-year executed sentence.
The three other suspects will also make appearances in local courts.
On July 14, Havey also pleaded guilty to felony Level 2 burglary. A sentencing hearing is scheduled in Clay Circuit Court in mid-August.
Charged with felony Level 2 burglary with a deadly weapon, Braun is scheduled to appear for a jury trial in Clay Circuit Court in November.
Charged with felony aiding, inducing or causing a burglary with a deadly weapon, Dewees’s Clay Superior Court case has had numerous continuances because the defense attorney was deployed. Dewees is currently awaiting a jury trial, scheduled at this time in October.