BEDFORD – A Mitchell man has been sentenced to two years in the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) after pleading guilty to a Level 6 Felony charge of failure to register as a sex or violent offender.

On November 5, Franklin Banks, 56, received the sentence from Judge Pro-Tem Robert Cline in Lawrence Superior Court I.

The two-year executed sentence in the IDOC was part of a negotiated plea agreement with the State of Indiana. Banks was awarded no credit time as part of the agreement.

Furthermore, this sentence will be served consecutively to a separate case in Martin County.

Senior Deputy Prosecutor Sarah Cummings said, “This prison sentence is the direct result of the hard work and dedication put in by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office to hold individuals accountable for thei

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