Pulaski County Prosecutor Kelly Gaumer said that what started as an Independence Day celebration the day of the incident ended in a night of terror when Pulaski County Dispatch received two 911 calls. The first was a report of a victim's truck being shot at while being driven on Walnut Street with four people inside, and then a second report of a man pointing a gun at another victim less than a block away. Both on-duty and off-duty deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department responded. Deputy Matt Scott was the first on the scene and saw a bullet ricochet mark on the truck's hood and two bullet holes in the passenger side of the truck. The victim from the second 911 call identified Ketcham as the man who pointed a gun at the victim. 

When Deputies Scott and Andrew Speer located Ketcham at his home, he ignored their commands and walked toward three rifles in the bed of his truck. Gaumer reported the deputies had to taze Ketcham to stop him. One of the rifles, a loaded .308, was jammed. A search of the defendant’s home later uncovered a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun on his kitchen table. 

Deputies also recovered three spent shell casings near the post office where the shooting had occurred, which the Indiana State Police Laboratory later confirmed had been fired from Ketcham's handgun. 

At trial, Ketcham claimed he was too intoxicated to form intent, but the jury rejected that defense and found him guilty on all charges. 

"This case shows how quickly gun violence can shatter what should have been a night of celebration," said Gaumer who tried the case. "I am grateful to brave witnesses who came forward and the dedicated deputies responding when they did, so justice was served." 

Sentencing is scheduled for May 20. Ketcham faces up to 60 years in prison. 

Attorneys for the defendant were Brian Conley and Joe Lozano, both of Bloomington.