COLUMBUS, Ind. — A Columbus man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for his role in a drive-by shooting that injured four people on May 29, 2023.

Edmarius Oats, who was 18 years old at the time of the shooting, was charged with attempted murder and four counts of attempted battery.

“Today’s sentence sends a clear message: reckless acts of violence will not be tolerated in our community," Bartholomew County Prosecutor Lidsey Holden-Kay wrote in a press release.

Two adults and two juveniles were originally injured in the shooting. Witnesses described a vehicle leaving the scene to Bartholomew County law enforcement. That description was later relayed to Johnson County Sheriff's deputies, who spotted a car matching the description and initiated a traffic stop.

Alexander Parker — who

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