Our Mission Statement
To courageously and aggressively challenge those who engage in criminal activity.
To oppose crime and promote justice without fear of personal, professional, or political consequences
and without regard to race, religion, gender, political affiliation, or socio-economic status.
To employ all our resources with the objective of fostering a community free of crime
and conducive to nurturing strong moral development and personal responsibility.
To acknowledge and protect the rights and interests of innocent victims of crime.
To earn the trust and respect of the citizens we are honored to serve in Madison County and throughout Indiana.
Rodney J. Cummings
Madison County Prosecutor
In November 2022, Rodney was elected to his 7th term as Madison County Prosecutor; first winning election in 1994. He is a graduate of the Indiana University McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, the National District Attorney’s Career Prosecutor and Executive Courses, and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Rodney has excelled in the courtroom with over 100 successful murder and major felony jury trials. He has earned the respect of his colleagues. Rodney was elected to serve as Indiana’s representative on the National District Attorney’s Associate Board of Directors as well as the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney’s Council Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Legislative Committee, Capital Litigation Committee, and Media Committee. He has been recognized for his skill as a trial prosecutor and was selected to the faculty for the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina for 13 courses where he taught trial advocacy skills to America’s prosecutors.
Rodney’s career in law enforcement began in 1980 when he was hired to serve as an Anderson Police Officer. He spent six years in the patrol division. In 1986, he was promoted to Criminal Investigations and spent 9 years as a detective investigating many of Anderson’s murders and crimes of violence. Rodney was honored for his success as a detective and received the Anderson Police Department Officer of the Year Award. An award bestowed based upon a majority vote by officers of the Anderson Police Department. While working full time as a police officer, Rodney completed his Bachelor of Science, and earned his Master of Arts, Doctor of Jurisprudence, and graduated from the Indianapolis Police Department Criminal Investigation School. Rodney was serving as an Anderson Police Detective when he was first elected Prosecuting Attorney in 1994.
Rodney’s interest in law enforcement was cultivated through his many relationships with police officers assigned to the Anderson Police Athletic League. Rodney spent much of his childhood in orphan’s homes, foster homes, and on welfare. As a teenager, he was living on the streets and was in trouble with law enforcement. Rodney was taken in by the officers at the Police Athletic League and lived at the PAL for many years. Over the next seven or eight years, Rodney became a stellar amateur boxer and fought briefly as a professional. He won four Indiana State Boxing Championships, including 2 Indiana Golden Gloves Open Division Middleweight Championships and an Indiana Amateur Athletic Union Open Division Middleweight. In 1978, Rodney was awarded the Indiana Amateur Athletic Union Outstanding Amateur Athlete Award in the sport of Boxing.
Andrew C. Hanna
Chief Deputy Prosecutor
Andrew was born and raised in Madison County. A graduate of Anderson Highland High School, he holds a Bachelors of Arts in History from Hanover College and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
While in law school, Andrew was published in the Indiana Health Law Review and was named to both the Order of the Barristers and the international legal honor society of Phi Delta Phi. Andrew also completed externships with Judge David Happe in Madison County Circuit Court 4 and Justice Mark Massa at the Indiana Supreme Court.
After passing the Indiana State Bar Examination, Andrew went on to complete a judicial clerkship with Judge Margaret Robb at the Court of Appeals of Indiana. There, Andrew researched various areas of Indiana law and assisted Judge Robb in the drafting and editing of opinions for the Court.
Andrew's family has served in law enforcement in Madison County for almost 70 years. His father, Sam Hanna, was a patrolman and detective for the Madison County Sheriff’s Department for 37 years before retiring and serving as the Chief of Police in Elwood. His grandfather, Jim Hanna, served 23 years at the Anderson Police Department before retiring having obtained the rank of Captain. Andrew continued this tradition as a reserve officer for the Elwood Police Department from 2012-2016 and as a reserve officer for the Pendleton Police Department in 2020.
Andrew lives near Pendleton with his wife, Molly, and their two Golden Retrievers, Winslow and Madison.
Andrew has served as the Chief Deputy Prosecutor since January 1, 2021. In that capacity, Andrew maintains a caseload composed primarily of murders and supervises a staff of 62 including 22 deputy prosecutors. Andrew also serves as the President of the Madison County Community Correction Advisory Board and as the Elected Chair of the Madison County Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council.
In May of 2023, Andrew received the
Up and Coming Lawyer Award
from the Indiana Lawyer Magazine. This award honors lawyers throughout Indiana for their achievement in the practice of law of law and their commitment to their community.
Heather McClain
Chief Administrative Officer
Heather was born and raised in Madison County. After graduating from Madison Heights High School, she went on to receive her degree in Criminal Justice & Criminology from Ball State University before joining the Anderson Police Department and attending the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, class 95-122.
As an APD officer, Heather proudly served her community for over 25 years. During that time, she held assignments in the Patrol, Community Policing, and Criminal Investigations Divisions. For much of her time with APD, Heather worked major felony crimes, specializing in crimes against children and was additionally certified as a hostage & crisis negotiator for over 20 years.
After a successful bid for prosecutor in 2010, Rodney selected Heather as his Law Enforcement Liaison Officer. In addition to her regular duties as a detective, Heather assisted MCPO by filing charges with the Magistrate, helping officers obtain search warrants & subpoenas, and conducting follow-up investigative work to strengthen cases prior to the formal filing of charges. She served in this additional capacity for 9 years.
Upon her retirement from APD, Heather came to work full-time for our office as its Chief Administrative Officer. Outside of work, she serves as Recording Secretary on the executive board of her local Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 48), for which she is also a delegate at both the state and national levels.
About the Madison County Prosecutor's Office:
The Prosecuting Attorney is a Constitutional Office tasked with representing the State of Indiana in certain criminal and civil matters. Madison County has one Unified Circuit Court with six divisions and six Circuit Court Judges, three Magistrates, and three Commissioners. Four Circuit Courts have major felony jurisdiction, which includes Murder through Level 6 felonies. Circuit Court II has juvenile jurisdiction and Circuit Court V's jurisdiction is limited to Level 6 felonies. Circuit Court I, in addition to a major felony case load, presides over the Madison County Problem Solving Court (which includes Drug Court, Re-Entry Court and Mental Health Court). Madison County is also the home to two City Courts: Anderson City Court and Elwood City Court which have jurisdiction over misdemeanors and traffic infractions.
Madison County is served by 22 separate law enforcement agencies with more than 300 police officers. The Madison County Prosecutor's Office has a staff of 62 employees with one elected Prosecuting Attorney, one appointed Chief Deputy, and 21 deputy prosecutors. Madison County is the home of three Indiana Department of Correction prison facilities: the Pendleton Correctional Facility (formerly known as the Indiana Reformatory), the Correctional Industrial Facility, and the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility. Crimes committed by offenders at these facilities are prosecuted by the Madison County Prosecutor's Office.
Each year, the Madison County Prosecutor's Office files and prosecutes approximately 2,000 felonies, 500 juvenile delinquency petitions, and 12,000 misdemeanors and traffic citations. While 13th in the State by population, Madison County has sent the 3rd highest number of convicted criminal offenders to the Indiana Department of Correction in 11 of the past 12 years.
About the Community We Serve:
Nestled on the banks of White River and just 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis, Madison County is, in many ways, a microcosm of the American Midwest. Comprised of 450 square miles and 130,000 people, Madison County is home to Mounds State Park, Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, and Anderson University (a private, liberal arts institution offering more than 60 undergraduate majors).
With suburban development pushing east from Hamilton County, much of the southern portions of Madison County are now considered within the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area. Once home to about 20 General Motors’ plants, in 1971 one in every three people in Anderson worked for General Motors. However, today, like hundreds of other communities across the rust belt, Anderson continues its economic recovery from those bygone days. Conversely, Northern Madison County remains representative of rural Indiana with rolling farmlands weaving their way through a handful of idyllic cities and towns.
Madison County is also synonymous with high school basketball. The now vacant Anderson Wigwam was once the world’s second largest high school gymnasium. Collectively, Madison County schools have won six coveted state basketball championships and boasts five former Mr. Basketball award winners and one Miss Basketball winner. The award honors the best basketball player in the state of Indiana and is the oldest such award in the nation, having been established in 1939 (girls in 1976).
We, in Madison County, continue to cleave to our historic blue-collar work ethic and hometown values.
