Master Trooper James Bailey

Terry Sands III pleaded guilty to lesser charges of aggravated battery and resisting law enforcement.

Rep. Ben Smaltz wants to honor slain Master Trooper James Bailey by renaming a DeKalb County stretch of the interstate in his memory.

Terry Sands, the man accused of killing Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey, was granted his change of venue motion and will now stand trial outside of DeKalb County.

The attorney representing Terry Sands II of Marion, said he's seeking the change of venue in DeKalb Superior Court because of pretrial publicity and because the dead officer, Master Trooper James Bailey, 50, of Auburn, was well-known in the community.

Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey, the trooper killed on Interstate 69 while assisting with traffic from wrecks, was laid to rest Saturday in Garrett, Indiana

Master Trooper James R. Bailey, of Auburn, was working in traffic on I-69 and attempting to end a police pursuit when he was struck by the fleeing vehicle and killed Friday afternoon.