US EditionProsecutors allege gang members tried to kill Indiana judge to derail domestic abuse trial
Five suspects linked to Phantom MC and Vice Lords face charges after a shooting that injured a judge and his wife to obstruct a domestic abuse trial, prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors alleged Friday that Phantom MC and the Vice Lords plotted to kill Tippecanoe County Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer at his Lafayette home, injuring him and Kimberly Meyer, and five people across three states were arrested.
- Thomas Gregory Moss, 43, was due to stand trial Jan. 20, and prosecutors say his associates offered his ex-girlfriend $10K to avoid testifying, which she refused.
- Forensic evidence, including DNA on a mask, and surveillance footage, including restaurant video, linked Raylen Ferguson, 38, to the plot, with clothing and a shotgun traced to a Jan. 5 purchase.
- Prosecutors allege Moss, Ferguson, and Smith face attempted murder, conspiracy, battery, and intimidation; Milsap faces bribery and obstruction counts, with some defendants facing sentence-enhancing allegations.
- Threats to judges have increased, with Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush noting over 150 of 214 judges reported threats in 2023, while threat counts rose from 74 in 2022 to 232 in 2023.
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Indiana judge's shooting linked to motorcycle club and failed bid to block trial testimony, authorities say
A high-ranking member of a motorcycle gang is accused of plotting to kill an Indiana judge after an effort to obstruct a domestic abuse trial failed, authorities alleged in court documents obtained Friday
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Prosecutors allege gang members tried to kill Indiana judge to derail domestic abuse trial
Prosecutors are accusing members of a motorcycle club and a street gang of working together to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial.
5 Arrested for Shooting of Indiana County Judge, Wife at Their Home
Police have arrested five people for the attempted murders of an Indiana judge and his wife earlier this week, apparently connected with a separate criminal case that was about to go to trial in Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer’s courtroom. The defendant in that case is one of the five people arrested, WLS reports. Police responded to the Meyer home shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday and found Steven Meyer with a gunshot wound to the arm…
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