When a sheriff ally got accused of theft, Mike Braun attacked the cop | Opinion - IndyStar

Title: When a sheriff ally got accused of theft, Mike Braun attacked the cop | Opinion URL Source: https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2026/05/01/braun-kleinhelter-sheriff-doug-carter-theft-allegations/89856969007/ Published Time: 2026-05-01T09:31:07Z Markdown Content: ## Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter allegedly misused money from the Dubois County Jail commissary fund. An investigation went away after Mike Braun became governor. Rob Kendall Contributing Columnist May 1, 2026, 5:31 a.m. ET Gov. Mike Braun desperately wants the story of Tom Kleinhelter to go away. Kleinhelter is the disgraced sheriff from Braun’s home of Dubois County. He's now facing multiple charges in Marion County for false informing and official misconduct during an investigation into his alleged forgery and misuse of thousands of taxpayer dollars.