Five people have been arrested in connection to the shooting of an Indiana Judge and his wife in their home on Sunday afternoon. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE
Jan. 23 (UPI) — Five people have been arrested in connection to the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife in their home on Sunday.
Lafayette, Ind., police announced the arrests of five people on Thursday in connection with the shooting of Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer. The Meyers survived the shooting.
Three of the suspects were arrested on charges of attempted murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder and other related charges.
Those suspects are Raylen Ferguson, 38, from Lexington, Ky., and Thomas Moss, 43, and Blake Smith, 32, from Lafayette, Ind.
Also arrested were 45-year-old Amanda Milsap from Lafayette, Ind., and 61-year-old Zenada Greer from Lexington, Ky. Milsap is charged with bribery and obstruction of justice and Greer is charged with assisting a criminal and obstruction of justice.
The investigation into the shooting spanned multiple states, including agencies in Kentucky, Allentown, Pa., and the U.S. Marshals Service, the Lafayette Police Department said.
“I want the community to know that I have strong faith in our judicial system,” Steven Meyer said in a statement. “This horrific violence will not shake my belief in the importance of peacefully resolving disputes.”
Steven Meyer was shot in his arm and his wife was shot in her hip.