An Indiana woman collected over $200,000 in disability payments for nearly six years while photos on her social media told a very different story. Now, both she and her husband, a sitting county sheriff, are facing felony charges that have shaken public trust in their county. Ashley Kelly, a jail matron at the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, had been receiving full disability payments from the Indiana State Police Pension Trust since 2015.
She originally claimed a neck injury from slipping on ice while getting into her patrol car in 2014 had left her unable to perform her duties. Her husband, Clinton County Sheriff Richard Kelly, has also been charged for his alleged role in helping her carry out the fraud. The case began to unravel in January 2026 when two Clinton County Sheriff’s Office deputies reported to the Indiana State Police that Ashley may not actually be disabled.
