Trial pushed to September for man at center of alleged plot to shoot Judge Meyer
Plus, ‘a concerning issue’ bubbles up in the original trial Thomas Moss is accused to trying to sidetrack by the attempted murder of the judge
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TRIAL PUSHED TO SEPTEMBER FOR MAN AT CENTER OF ALLEGED PLOT TO SHOOT JUDGE MEYER
The trial of a Lafayette man accused of being at the center of an extended scheme to target witnesses set to testify against him – an alleged plot that eventually led to the Jan. 18 attempted murder of Judge Steve Meyer and his wife, Kim – will be pushed back to September, the court agreed Friday.
Meanwhile, in a separate hearing Friday, the original trial that Thomas Moss, 43, of Lafayette, and others were allegedly trying to sidetrack in Meyer’s court was reset for late July.
Judge Lisa Swaim, a Cass County Superior Court judge assigned to cases tied to the attempted murder of the Meyers, held off on ruling on requests from Moss’ attorneys in the Meyers’ shooting case for a change of venue, the appointment of a special prosecutor and loosened conditions connected with his multi-million bonds in place since his arrest in late January.
In a court filing Thursday, Moss’ attorney, Andrew Baldwin, dropped a request for a speedy trial, instead asking for a continuance from a scheduled start on May 6. Baldwin wrote that prosecutors had “just received forensic digital evidence that was previously unavailable” and that the defense would need “a significant amount of time” to review it.
During a Friday afternoon hearing, deputy prosecutor Elyse Madigan said the amount of evidence in the case was already voluminous, and “we were able to get into additional devices.” She did not object to moving the trial deeper into the year on a dozen felony counts, including three attempted murder charges.
Madigan suggested that Swaim block off 2½ to 3 weeks for Moss’ trial.
