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Kershaw takes plea, sentencing set for Oct. 5
By Dave Pearce
According to information from Clark County, Marvin Lee Kershaw, 39, of Mount
Vernon, pleaded guilty this week to voluntary manslaughter in the November
2009 death of Jon W. David, 43, and attempted voluntary manslaughter of Lisa
Kershaw. Both are Class A felonies. They carry potential sentences of 20 to
50 years.
He was originally charged with murder and attempted murder.
The case had been moved to Clark County due to pre-trial publicity in Posey
County.
Posey County Prosecutor Jodi Uebelhack said that the black Corvette Kershaw
was driving when he left Posey County was well noted as hundreds of calls of
a black Corvette had some in from all around the area.
According to information from Uebelhack, Kershaw’s request for yet another
psychiatric evaluation was denied by the judge in the case and that could
have been the turning point in the case.
“At that point, he realized that he was getting ready to go to trial on
Monday and was ready to talk about an agreement,” Uebelhack said during a
function of the Posey County Democratic Women in Poseyville this week. “We
have had a lot of jury trials in Posey County this year already and I had to
ask the county for $5,000 more just to cover some basic costs of this trial
there.”
Uebelhack said she believes it was a victory for the state.
At 4:50 a.m. Nov. 21, Mount Vernon (Ind.) Police received a 911 call from
Lisa Kershaw, reporting shots fired at 420 Coronado Drive. Upon arrival
officers found David’s body in a bedroom, where he’d been shot three times.
Lisa Kershaw told officers she was in the bedroom with David when she saw a
silhouette of a man, believed to be her former husband, Lee Kershaw,
standing in the doorway, according to a probable cause affidavit. The man
opened fire with a rifle.
She ran into a nearby bathroom to escape. The suspect followed and began
striking her with the stock of the weapon, according to the affidavit.
She said the man fled when she begged for her life.
Lisa Kershaw was treated by Posey County EMS at the scene for minor
injuries.
Kershaw made his plea without agreeing to a sentence, and his sentencing
date is set for Oct. 5 at 1:30 p.m. in Clark County Superior Court.
“The victim’s family is relieved to not have to go to trial,” said Uebelhack.
“We were able to secure verdicts of guilty on both victims, which I think is
a positive outcome for the state.”
