Sixth individual arrested in reference to taking pictures of decide, spouse in Indiana

A sixth individual was arrested Wednesday in reference to the taking pictures of a decide and his spouse of their house in Lafayette, Indiana, in January, native officers mentioned. 

The Lafayette Police Division reported Wednesday evening that 23-year-old Nevaeh Bell was taken into custody within the Jan. 18 taking pictures that wounded Tippecanoe County Superior Court docket Decide Steven Meyer and his spouse, Kim. 

Police mentioned Bell faces 12 preliminary felony expenses, together with two counts of tried homicide and a rely of conspiracy to commit homicide. 

5 others had been arrested final month after what the Lafayette Police Division referred to as “a coordinated, multi-state operation involving tons of of investigative hours.” 

They had been recognized as 38-year-old Raylen Ferguson and 61-year-old Zenada Greer of Kentucky, in addition to Indiana residents Thomas Moss, 43, Blake Smith, 32, and 45-year-old Amanda Milsap.

Police have accused members of a motorbike membership and a road gang of focusing on Meyer, alleging the taking pictures was a part of a scheme to derail a home abuse case towards Moss, a member of the Detroit-based Phantom MC bike membership with ties to the Vice Lords road gang.

Moss was charged with a number of violent felonies in June 2024 and was out on bond, based on courtroom information, which additionally present that he was scheduled to go on trial in entrance of Meyer on Jan. 20 — two days after the taking pictures passed off. 

Meyer and his spouse, Kim, had been shot at their house. Steven Meyer suffered an damage to his arm, and Kimberly Meyer sustained an damage to her hip, based on police. 

In response to a recording of the emergency dispatch operator, the caller who reported the taking pictures mentioned there was a knock on the door, somebody instructed them we now have your canine, after which a shot got here via the door. 

Kim Meyer mentioned in a press release final month that she and her husband have “nice confidence” within the Lafayette police investigation and thanked all of the businesses concerned.

“We’re additionally extremely grateful for the outpouring of assist from the group; everybody has been so sort and compassionate,” she mentioned. “We might particularly prefer to thank the medical personnel who supplied care and help to us following the incident.”