The use of guns in violent crimes is not tolerated in Marion County. Our families should not have to live in fear due to the heartless acts of gun-toting felons. We must continue to use every resource at our disposal to drive a wedge between these criminals and the guns they use to destroy lives.
Prosecutor Brizzi is leading the fight against the criminal use of guns. Criminals are on notice that if they use a weapon when they commit a crime, or if they carry a weapon after being convicted of a felony, they will serve hard time.
As a former Chief of Gang Prosecutions, Prosecutor Brizzi has seen first-hand the tragic aftermath of gang violence. The fight against gang crime is not an easy one because it is difficult to secure witnesses willing to testify against gang members due to the gang "code of silence." We are breaking through this barrier by using "vertical prosecution"--a type of prosecution that teams the same prosecutors and law enforcement offices from beginning to end to increase quality and consistency throughout the investigation, often resulting in stronger cases and higher conviction rates.
Prosecutor Brizzi works with law enforcement officers to take violent criminals off our streets by involving prosecutors in the early stages of gang crime investigation.s Experienced prosecutors will be teamed with detectives on each crime. No only is there a thorough police investigation, but there is also a prosecutor available every step of the way to ensure that the arrests of criminal gang members result in convictions.