LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Charlestown, Ind., man is charged with voter fraud for casting a ballot under an address at which he wasn't living.
Indiana State Police said John Croucher, 60, went to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Sellersburg in November 2018 and changed his legal address to 835 Park St. in Charlestown, which is a laundromat that he owns. Also while at the BMV, Croucher registered to vote at 835 Park St.
Croucher's actual home address, 7115 Bethany Rd., isn't within the Charlestown city limits and isn't eligible for voting in several elections, police said.
Then last month, Croucher went to the Clark County Courthouse and used his new driver's license for the Park Street address to get an absentee ballot. He then participated in early voting in Clark County, police said.
Croucher tried to "retract" his vote at the Clark County voter registration office, after state police had questioned him, Clark County prosecutor Jeremy Mull told WDRB News.
Croucher was later arrested and charged with three felony charges, including perjury.
Indiana State Police received a tip that Croucher had changed his address illegally. Officers investigated and found Croucher was continuing to live at his Bethany Road address, Mull said.
The perjury charge stems from Croucher's signing a BMV affidavit saying the information about his address change was truthful, Mull said.
The other two, voting-related charges stem from Croucher's casting an absentee vote, Mull said.
All three charges are level 6 felonies in Indiana.
Online court records show a warrant was issued for Croucher's arrest Monday. A judge set $5,000 bond. Croucher was lodged in the Clark County, Ind., jail as of 6:15 p.m. Monday.
Police arrested Croucher the day before Indiana's primary election for city offices. Charlestown has contested races for mayor and city council seats.
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