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Word Reportedly Turned Down Plea Deal

Amy Word
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Amy Word

The trial of the former operator of Lamasco Bar and Grill was to start Wednesday in Sullivan, IN

The trial of an Evansville school board member and former restauranteur was scheduled to start Wednesday after she reportedly turned down a plea deal. WNIN’s John Gibson has more:

Amy Word’s defense attorney, Bob Canada, told the Courier & Press that prosecutors offered Word a deal that could have let her walk away from the felony charge against her – and any lesser charges – but she rejected it.

The Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office formally charged the 48-year-old Word with Maintaining a Common Nuisance, when police alleged she knew about drug use and drug dealing at the establishment she ran, Lamasco Bar & Grill.

Word pleaded not guilty after her arrest in July 2022, and has maintained her innocence.

Lamasco has since opened under a new owner, Charles Mereday.

Word is not seeking reelection to the school board.

Her trial has been moved to Sullivan, Indiana because of pre-trial publicity in the Evansville area.