Thalheimer shares why it is important to speak out
August 16, 2022 at 8:56 p.m.
Charges were recently dismissed against Trevin Thalheimer and Garrett Pierce after a controversial motion to suppress hearing held in the Franklin County Circuit Court. (See last week's article "for more on hearing).
During the hearing, Brookville Police Department(BPD) Officer Ryan Geiser testified he and BPD Chief Mitchum took steps to prevent Thalheimer from becoming a candidate for a vacated Brookville Town Council position.
When the hearing concluded, Thalheimer shared how he felt.
"How do you say, relieved and furious at the same time? Regardless of charges being dismissed, my reputation was ruined. I really wanted to serve this town. I really didn't hate cops. I wanted to make a difference."
Even though the charges are dismissed, Thalheimer is still piecing his life back together in many ways. After the felony arrest was published in the local paper, Thalhemeir shared how he felt. "I laid in bed for ten days, didn't go to work, and cried. I didn't go out to restaurants locally for a month or so. I never had a panic attack until all this happened. I was a zombie walking through life. I had changed. My work life became difficult. I was hostile to my management and was flat-out angry. I felt the uncomfortable feeling people were looking at me all the time."
When Thalheimer visited his doctor after the arrest, his medication list grew. When Thalheimer shared what he was experiencing since the arrest and the events after, he showed signs he was struggling with mental illness, including severe anxiety and depression. Thalheimer shared something else - he felt hopeless.
However, through the process, Thalheimer removed hopeless from his vocabulary. "It was definitely a steep mountain to climb, that's for sure, but for the most part, I found peace in all of this. A positive thing happened during all of this; my relationship with God grew.”
Thalheimer hopes sharing his story will remind people to "Clean it up, be accountable and never let this happen again!"
The Indiana State Police investigation is still pending at this time.
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Charges were recently dismissed against Trevin Thalheimer and Garrett Pierce after a controversial motion to suppress hearing held in the Franklin County Circuit Court. (See last week's article "for more on hearing).
During the hearing, Brookville Police Department(BPD) Officer Ryan Geiser testified he and BPD Chief Mitchum took steps to prevent Thalheimer from becoming a candidate for a vacated Brookville Town Council position.
When the hearing concluded, Thalheimer shared how he felt.
"How do you say, relieved and furious at the same time? Regardless of charges being dismissed, my reputation was ruined. I really wanted to serve this town. I really didn't hate cops. I wanted to make a difference."
Even though the charges are dismissed, Thalheimer is still piecing his life back together in many ways. After the felony arrest was published in the local paper, Thalhemeir shared how he felt. "I laid in bed for ten days, didn't go to work, and cried. I didn't go out to restaurants locally for a month or so. I never had a panic attack until all this happened. I was a zombie walking through life. I had changed. My work life became difficult. I was hostile to my management and was flat-out angry. I felt the uncomfortable feeling people were looking at me all the time."
When Thalheimer visited his doctor after the arrest, his medication list grew. When Thalheimer shared what he was experiencing since the arrest and the events after, he showed signs he was struggling with mental illness, including severe anxiety and depression. Thalheimer shared something else - he felt hopeless.
However, through the process, Thalheimer removed hopeless from his vocabulary. "It was definitely a steep mountain to climb, that's for sure, but for the most part, I found peace in all of this. A positive thing happened during all of this; my relationship with God grew.”
Thalheimer hopes sharing his story will remind people to "Clean it up, be accountable and never let this happen again!"
The Indiana State Police investigation is still pending at this time.