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A Middletown man and a Crawfordsville mother are under arrest after claiming a ladder fell on a toddler and badly bruised the boy. Police said the child wasn’t taken to a hospital after the injury, however, and claimed a medical inspection didn’t align with the ladder excuse.
Rhianna “Paige” Palmer, 28, and Zach Prilaman, 29, were both arrested under charges of battery resulting in injury to a child, and neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury.
According to court documents, Crawfordsville police officers were asked to do a welfare check on a toddler on June 15 due to a grandfather’s concern that the child was being abused. Police said the child, who was a few months shy of turning 2 years old, had bruising on his face, forehead and neck.
Deputies drove to Middletown where Palmer was reportedly staying with Prilaman after recently separating from the toddler’s father.

According to court documents, Prilaman originally denied knowing Palmer and shut the door in the deputies faces. Several minutes later, however, both Prilaman and Palmer exited the home and agreed to go to the sheriff’s department for questioning.
Prilaman answered few questions, however, other than clarifying that Palmer had recently begun staying with him.
Court documents reveal that Palmer told deputies about her son’s injuries and claimed the child had been walking down a hallway when he touched a ladder and caused it to fall over and land on the child. This story, however, contradicted the story Palmer reportedly told the child’s grandfather.

According to a police report, the grandfather told Crawfordsville police that Palmer told him the toddler was walking on a concrete walkway when a ladder fell on his head, not that the child was inside Prilaman’s home at the time of the alleged accident.

Palmer claimed to have called family members after the toddler was injured who advised her to take the boy to a doctor. Palmer admitted to police that she didn’t follow the advice, however, and instead gave the child Tylenol and “the boob all day.”
Palmer eventually admitted to knowing “a ladder isn’t going to do that much damage,” according to the court documents. She also confessed to police about being afraid of Prilaman and told deputies the man had often mocked the toddler and called him “slow.”

She also said that Prilaman had frequently pressed in close while repeatedly telling her, “I hope you know I didn’t hurt your child.”
Court records show that Prilaman was recently charged in Henry County with intimidation and resisting law enforcement.

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State of Indiana v. Rhianna Paige Palmer​


12/04/2025
Judgment

Judicial Officer:
Crane, Kit C. Dean
01.35-42-2-1(c)(1)/F5: Battery Resulting Bodily Injury Person Under 14 Use this when victim is under 14
• Dismissed
02.35-46-1-4(a)(1)/F5: Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury resulting in bodily injury
• Plea by Agreement
12/04/2025Sentenced
Judicial Officer:
Crane, Kit C. Dean
2. 35-46-1-4(a)(1)/F5: Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury resulting in bodily injury
Comment:
(Pursuant to the terms of the Plea Agreement, the Defendant moved to withdraw prior plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to Count 2, Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury, Level 5 Felony. By oral motion the State of Indiana moved to dismiss Count 1. On Count 2, Defendant is sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of one thousand four hundred sixty (1460) days of which six hundred fourteen (614) days are suspended and the Defendant is placed on Formal Probation for six hundred fourteen (614) days. Defendant is entitled to credit for six hundred thirty-four (634) days served in jail August 30, 2023 through May 24, 2025 and two hundred eleven point three three (211.33) good time credit days.)
Confinement to Commence: 12/04/2025
Indiana Department of Correction
Term: 1,460 Days
Jail Credit: 845 Days
Suspended: 614 Days
Condition - Adult:
1. Probation, 12/04/2025, Active 12/04/2025

State of Indiana v. Zachary Joseph Prilaman​


07/31/2025
Judgment
Judicial Officer:
Crane, Kit C. Dean
01. 35-42-2-1(c)(1)/F5: Battery Resulting Bodily Injury Person Under 14 Use this when victim is under 14
• Dismissed
02. 35-46-1-4(a)(1)/F5: Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury resulting in bodily injury
• Plea by Agreement
07/31/2025
Sentenced
Judicial Officer:
Crane, Kit C. Dean
2. 35-46-1-4(a)(1)/F5: Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury resulting in bodily injury

Comment:
(Pursuant to the terms of the Plea Agreement, the Defendant moved to withdraw prior plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to Count 2, Neglect of a Dependent, Level 5 Felony. On Count 1, Defendant is sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of one thousand four hundred sixty (1460) days of which seven hundred thirty (730) days are to be served as a direct commitment to Henry County Community Corrections on home detention and seven hundred thirty (730) days are suspended and the Defendant is placed on Formal Probation for seven hundred thirty (730) days to be served consecutive to 33C02-2308-F6-000325. Defendant is entitled to credit for one (1) day served in jail August 29, 2023. By oral motion the State of Indiana moved to dismiss Count 1. Defendant is assessed Court Costs of $189.00 and Child Abuse Prevention Fee of $100.00. After deduction of Clerk Administration Fee, cash bond balance of $1,450.00 is ordered released and applied as follows: $289.00 to Court costs/fines and $1,161.00 to Henry County Community Corrections. Defendant is to report to Henry County Community Corrections no later than 9:30 a.m. today's date.)

Confinement to Commence: 07/31/2025
Indiana Department of Correction
Term: 1,460 Days
Jail Credit: 1 Day
Suspended: 730 Days
Consecutive with Prior Sentence: 33C02-2308-F6-000325

Condition - Adult:
1. Home Detention, 07/31/2025, Active 07/31/2025
2. Probation, 07/31/2025, Active 07/31/2025
 
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