PYY Guide To Vacation Hotspots.

For the first installment, we feature Indianapolis. If you are looking for a place to turn yourself in while fleeing on a murder charge, Indianapolis is always a tourist favorite.

Take this woman from Antioch California for instance.

A woman wanted for murder in California turned herself in to Indiana State Police in Indianapolis this afternoon.

Police in Antioch, Calif., had issued an arrest warrant for Mary Gaines, 53, Pittsburgh, Calif., in connection with the June 18 murder of a woman whose identity has not yet been released.

There are a lot of fine hotels downtown in Indianapolis. The Hyatt, Westin, and Conrad Hilton lead the way and are within walking distance of the NCAA Headquarters and Eiteljorg Museum of Western and Indian Art. And they are but a short drive from the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, located at the world famous track.

If this isn't enough to satisfy the adventurist spirit, jail is always an option as a featured attraction. Here is a testimonial to the fine accommodations available to Mary Gaines and others, who choose to travel to Indy for a stay at our fine county facility.

A sheriff's deputy was fired and two others were punished because an inmate was inadvertently left in a court holding cell without food for two days, authorities said Monday.

The inmate, James Logan, was put into a holding cell at the City-County Building after being sentenced in court to two years of incarceration on drug charges, WRTV-TV in Indianapolis reported.

At the end of the day, deputies were supposed to return him to jail, but he was forgotten, police said.

"(A deputy) told me that he was going to come back and get me, but he never came back," Logan told reporters Monday evening.

Logan stayed in the cell alone and foodless until about 4 p.m. Sunday, when a deputy went to the building to retrieve something and noticed him, police said.

Logan was without food for about 50 hours, but he did have access to a toilet and a drinking fountain, authorities said.

"No blankets. It was cold," Logan said.

So, if you want a new experience or an old one with a Midwestern flair to it, want to live on the edge a little or just want to be left alone in a very private environment, think about making Indy your next travel stop.



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