BEDFORD – On Thursday, a Bedford man was sentenced to 10 years Indiana Department of
Corrections by Lawrence Superior Court II Judge Robert Cline in cause number 47D02-2111-F1-001867.
Jeremy Terrill, 30, Bedford, pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated battery used when the assault poses a substantial risk of death, a Level 3 felony as part of a negotiated plea deal.
Lawrence County Prosecutor Sam Arp. Prosecutor Samuel C. Arp II, offered Terrill 10 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections in exchange for a guilty plea. Terrill was given credit for 465 days served.
Two counts of attempted murder, battery by means of a deadly weapon, and battery resulting in serious bodily injury were dismissed.
Bedford Police officers arrested 30-year-old Jeremy Terrill when they responded to the 1710 block of K Street after a report that Terrill had injured a woman.
When police arrived they found an elderly woman in the hall of the residence bleeding from a severe head injury. Police say her scalp was showing.
When officers entered the woman’s apartment they found Terrill and another male in a physical fight.
Officers broke up the fight and detained both men.
The woman told police she was asleep in her recliner in the living room and was awakened by being struck in the head with an object that she later realized was a propane tank with a torch attached. The torch was lit and Terrill was striking her, attempting to also burn her.
The woman claimed he was yelling that he was going to kill her while striking her with the propane tank.
An elderly man who was fighting with Terrill when police arrived, was bleeding from his right wrist and suffered redness to his face and a swollen left eye.
He told police he was asleep in his bedroom when he heard the commotion in the living room where he found Terrill striking the woman with the lit torch. He told officers he stepped in to stop Terrill and was able to get the torch from him.
Terrill then freed himself, went into a bedroom, and came out with a shotgun. While Terrill attempted to load the weapon, the male once again pursued a struggle with Terrill to obtain the weapon from him.
The woman was transported by ambulance to IU Health Bedford Hospital for treatment where she received 15 staples to the top of her head. The elderly male refused treatment.
Both signed battery affidavits against Terrill.
The cylinder, the torch, the shotgun, and the shotgun shell that Terrill was loading were collected as evidence.
