Charles Raby, 46, formerly of the 200 block of Moore Street in Crothersville was sentenced last Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted robbery in February of 2024, according to Scott County Prosecutor Chris Owens.
On February 26, 2024, Raby was charged in Scott Circuit court with robbery resulting in bodily injury, battery with bodily injury, three counts of battery on a police officer, two counts of intimidation, resisting law enforcement, and driving under the influence.
On June 5 of this year he pled guilty to robbery resulting in bodily injury in return for having the remaining charges dismissed.
According to the probable cause document, Raby’s wife told police he had been drinking heavily throughout the day on Feb. 26, 2024 before he threatened customers at the Scottsburg Domino’s Pizza then battered a guest at the Mariann Travel Inn.
According to the court document Raby punched the man in the mouth and head after the motel guest refused to give him money.
Raby left the scene, but the black Pontiac Vibe in which he was a passenger wrecked off Highway 56 near Slab Road east of Scottsburg.
The probable cause reported the wreck was caused by Raby grabbing the steering wheel from his wife and steering the car toward oncoming traffic. His wife was able to turn the car to avoid crashing with another vehicle but it resulted in them running off the road and getting stuck in the mud.
After Raby was ordered out of the car, he was not cooperative and began fighting with officers. Authorities eventually got Raby in handcuffs but he continued to struggle with police. He was taken to Norton Scott Hospital for evaluation where he continued making threatening statements towards police, EMS and hospital staff.
According to the court document “he urinated on himself and the floor, screaming, yelling and cussing for several more hours” before he was incarcerated in Scott County Jail.
“Violent crimes like this will not be tolerated in our community and the Scott County Prosecutor’s Office will fight to see that people who commit these types of crimes be removed from our streets and get the sentence that fits the crime,” said Owens, “I hope that during the decade Mr. Raby spends in prison that he thinks about where he erred and that he betters himself so that he can return to society as a law-abiding member.”