Special prosecutor requested in case tied to shooting of Judge Meyer
‘Every day that passes, they are making decisions that they should not be making,’ attorney argues on day with four of six charged in the alleged plot face court hearings.
A Lafayette man accused of being at the center of an alleged plot that led to the Jan. 18 shooting of Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steve Meyer and his wife, Kim, asked the court Thursday to call for a special prosecutor in the case.
Thomas Moss’ attorney, Andrew Baldwin, argued in court that the “close-knit” working relationship between the prosecutor’s office and Meyer caused a series of conflicts that could undercut fair prosecution of the case.
Baldwin – a Franklin-based attorney who was part of the team that defended Richard Allen in the Delphi murders trial and now is Moss’ public defender – told Cass County Superior Court 2 Judge Lisa Swaim that the prosecutor’s office has been aware of the potential conflict of interest “since Day One.”
“Every day that passes, they are making decisions that they should not be making,” Baldwin told Swaim, a special judge assigned to hear cases against six people charged in connection with the case. “Charging information, adding charges, use immunity requests. And even when it comes to our speedy (trial motion), I worry that’s going to be used as an excuse to delay the speedy trial.”
Moss and three others – Raylen Ferguson, Nevaeh Bell and Blake Smith – charged with alleged murder and conspiracy, among other counts, appeared for separate hearings before Swaim Thursday.
