A 56-year-old man is dead and his 29-year-old son is behind bars after a violent confrontation between the two at a home in northern Vigo County left deputies performing CPR on the father before he was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Levi Clark fled the scene before deputies arrived, and was later found and taken into custody during a traffic stop, according to investigators.
According to the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a domestic incident in progress between a father and son. When the sheriff's office investigative unit arrived, they found 56-year-old Kevin Clark unresponsive inside the home. Personnel performed CPR on him at the scene, and EMS transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Billie Clark, who is identified as Levi Clark's mother and Kevin Clark's wife, was at the scene when the incident occurred.
Levi Clark had already left before deputies got there. He was later located during a traffic stop and taken to the sheriff's office for further investigation and an interview. He was also transported to the hospital for an examination of possible injuries, per the same report.
Charges Filed Before Booking
Levi Clark was initially charged with domestic violence with bodily injury, domestic violence with a deadly weapon, and interfering with the reporting of a crime. The Vigo County Prosecutor's Office was consulted before he was booked into the Vigo County Jail, the station's report notes.
Under Indiana Code 35-42-2-1.3, domestic battery committed with a deadly weapon is classified as a Level 5 felony, according to Avnet Law. A conviction carries an advisory sentencing range of one to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Separately, Indiana Code 35-45-2-5 makes it a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and fines up to $5,000, to intentionally prevent someone from calling 911 or reporting a crime to police, per the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. A conviction for domestic battery also triggers a state and federal firearms ban under Indiana Code 35-47-4-6, according to WomensLaw.org.
Multiple Agencies Converged on the Scene
The response drew in a wide array of local and state agencies. Indiana State Police, TransCare, the Indiana State University Police Department, the Otter Creek Fire Department, the Terre Haute Police Department, and the Vigo County Prosecutor's Office all responded and assisted, the station reports. Emergency medical and rescue assistance in that stretch of rural Vigo County typically falls to the Otter Creek Fire Department, which serves Otter Creek Township immediately north of Terre Haute, according to Vigo County Scanner.
The investigation remains ongoing, and it is not yet clear whether prosecutors will amend or escalate the charges once the coroner completes a cause-of-death finding — an open question for the case going forward.
How Vigo County Prosecutes Domestic Violence Cases
The Vigo County Prosecutor's Office operates a dedicated Domestic Violence Division staffed by specialized deputy prosecutors and investigators, with most such cases assigned to Vigo Superior Court Division 4, according to Vigo County Government. Vigo County Sheriff Derek Fell, who was named sheriff in 2024 following the death of Sheriff John Plasse, joined the department in 2002 as a correctional officer before rising to chief of operations.
An Indiana Department of Health statewide assessment previously designated Vigo County as an “at-risk” county in its domestic violence domain, based on victim service access rates and regional domestic fatality tracking. Local victim support in the Wabash Valley is anchored by the Council on Domestic Abuse, known as CODA, which was established in Terre Haute in 1979 and serves Vigo, Sullivan, and Vermillion counties. In May, CODA shifted from a traditional emergency shelter model to a mobile advocacy framework for survivor services, according to the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce.
Domestic violence or battery victims in Vigo County who incur medical bills of $100 or more after insurance can apply for state financial assistance through Indiana's Violent Crime Compensation Program, provided the incident was reported to police within 72 hours, per the Vigo County Crime Victim Assistance Program.
This case follows other recent violent family incidents in Vigo County. In April, courts scheduled a trial over a fatal cousin dispute involving a 42-year-old man charged with murder in western Vigo County. The investigation into Kevin Clark's death continues.
