Samuel C. Arp II
Republican · IN · Prosecuting Attorney, Lawrence County
Samuel C. Arp II has been the Lawrence County prosecutor since 2019. His office has added programs for drug treatment, restoring driver's licenses, job skills training, and high school equivalency classes to help people avoid returning to jail.
Where Samuel C. Arp II stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Accepted a U.S. Attorney award for his office's part in a child-abuse case. His office moved the case of Bryan Lee Fish to federal court, where Fish got 50 years. Arp also warned against working with civilian 'predator hunter' groups.
May 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wbiw.com
His office won a 111-year prison sentence for Casey Brown, convicted in the 2023 murder of Kobe Stancombe. Arp praised the police agencies and said his office would keep prosecuting offenders one at a time.
January 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wbiw.com
Led the murder trial of Timothy Helton with a deputy prosecutor. The jury found Helton guilty of killing Johnnie Grubb IV and trying to kill Jeffery Crane. Helton had claimed self-defense.
March 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wbiw.com
Tried a drug-death case against Arron Reynolds himself as county prosecutor. Reynolds was charged with selling the fentanyl that killed a Bedford woman. After a four-day trial, the jury found him not guilty.
April 4, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wbiw.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Asked county commissioners to buy a cloud system for storing digital evidence, saying the office's storage was almost full. Commissioners approved a 10-year contract costing $213,714.24.
May 19, 2026
Source: wbiw.com
Lost his appeal in his own lawsuit against the Indiana State Police. He sued after the agency ended most of his disability benefits as a former trooper when he became prosecutor. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled for the agency.
October 7, 2025
Source: public.courts.in.gov
Told the Lawrence County Council that an investigation into his office's hiring of a part-time deputy prosecutor had closed. Council members had raised a conflict-of-interest concern. The investigation found he acted within the law.
August 27, 2024
Source: wbiw.com
Stepped aside from the criminal case against then-county auditor Jessica Staggs, who was accused of mishandling town funds. He asked for a special prosecutor to decide on charges, saying he wanted to avoid any appearance of unfairness.
July 15, 2024
Source: wbiw.com
Released county crime numbers as prosecutor. He said the average daily jail count fell from about 202 in 2019 to 75-95. He credited drug treatment, driver's license, job training, and GED programs his office built into plea deals.
May 5, 2024
Source: wbiw.com
Past race Samuel C. Arp II ran in:
- Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County, 81st Judicial Circuit · November 3, 2026 · Lawrence County, Indiana · incumbent