Thursday brought news that activist and YouTuber Craig Hendry’s on-going legal problems in Sullivan County, Indiana, may have come to an end as his change of plea was accepted on May 11, 2026, and he was able to plead guilty for a single felony count that was then reduced to a misdemeanor.
His sentencing document reads:
A Negotiated Plea Agreement was filed on May 8, 2026. The Defendant advises the Court that he wishes to withdraw his plea of not guilty and enter a plea of guilty to COUNT I: INTIMIDATION (A LEVEL 6 FELONY) WITH JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION TO BE ENTERED AS A CLASS “A” MISDEMEANOR.
The Defendant, CRAIG ROBERT HENDRY, is advised of his constitutional rights. The Court finds that the Defendant, CRAIG ROBERT HENDRY, is a male person, 27 years of age, that he understands the nature of the charge against him to which he has pled guilty, that he understands the possible sentence and fine thereunder, that his plea is made freely and voluntarily, that his plea is accurate and there is a factual basis for the Defendant’s plea of guilty.
The Court accepts the Negotiated Plea Agreement.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Defendant, CRAIG ROBERT HENDRY, is a male person, 27 years of age and is guilty of the crime of INTIMIDATION (A LEVEL 6 FELONY) WITH JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION TO BE ENTERED AS A CLASS “A” MISDEMEANOR. The Court now sentences the Defendant, CRAIG ROBERT HENDRY, as follows:
- $25.00 fine plus costs of court
- Two hundred forty-five (245) days imprisonment in the Sullivan County Correctional Facility with credit for ninetytwo (92) actual days served and ninety-two (92) days credit time to be served consecutive to any other sentence in any other county.
The State of Indiana agrees to dismiss Counts II and III. The Court grants the same.
Fine and Court costs shall be taken from the Defendant’s bond. Any remainder shall be released pursuant to the Bond Terms Form.
The Defendant is remanded back to the custody of the Sullivan County Correctional Facility.
Hendry’s charges stemmed from an incident all the way back in October of 2024 but has been delayed multiple times as Hendry served time for charges in Greene and Vermillion Counties over the past two years.
The YouTuber was able to briefly see freedom in July of last year after being released from his stay in Vermillion County’s jail when he raised $8,000.00 in a cash bond for the Sullivan County charges.
That bond may have been forfeited, however, as he picked up new charges in Vermillion County for allegedly threatening and assaulting a jail security officer during his stay in Vermillion County last year.
Hendry is currently set for a bond reduction hearing for those charges in Vermillion County next month as bond has been set at $25,000.00. His trial for those charges is currently set for August of 2026.
The plea deal will allow him to serve out the rest of his time in Sullivan County or serve out that time in Vermillion County while being held before his August trial should he not make bond.
Hendry has released no statements through his long time girlfriend Erika Brown and it is unclear as to if he plans on accepting a plea deal in his Vermillion County case.
This is a developing news story.
