Indiana judge shooting: Police arrest 3 on attempted murder charges, 2 others in custody

Police successful Indiana announced the apprehension of 5 suspects successful the shooting of an Indiana justice and his woman astatine their location earlier this week. 

The Lafayette Police Department said Raylen Ferguson, 38, and Zenada Greer, 61, some of Lexington, Ky., and Thomas Moss, 43, Blake Smith, 32, and Amanda Milsap, 45, each from Lafayette, Ind., were taken into custody pursuing the Jan. 18 onslaught connected Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his woman Kimberly. Steven Meyer sustained an limb injury, portion Kimberly Meyer had a hep injury. Both are present successful unchangeable condition, constabulary said. 

Ferguson, Moss and Smith were arrested connected charges including attempted murder, aggravated artillery and intimidation with a deadly weapon, with pack and firearm enhancements. Police besides listed Moss and Smith arsenic "habitual offenders." 

Milsap was arrested connected bribery and obstruction of justness charges, portion Greer was charged with assisting a transgression and obstruction of justice.

INDIANA JUDGE SHOOTING CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, COPS SAY

The Lafayette Police Department said, near to right, Thomas Moss, Raylen Ferguson, Amanda Milsap and Zenada Greer were arrested pursuing the shooting of justice Steven Meyer and his woman Kimberly successful Lafayette, Ind., connected Jan. 18, 2026. Blake Smith, who was besides taken into custody, is not pictured. (Lafayette Police Department/Ron Wilkins/Journal & Courier/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"These arrests are the effect of a comprehensive, collaborative effort among aggregate agencies," the Lafayette Police Department said. 

Sunday’s incidental marked the archetypal recorded enactment of unit against the judge, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Officials had nary records of previous threats against Meyer oregon 911 calls from the judge’s Mill Pond Lane address, a section spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital.  

INDIANA JUDGE INJURED IN SHOOTING BREAKS SILENCE

Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, were changeable astir 2:15 p.m. successful the 1700 artifact of Mill Pond Lane successful Lafayette, Ind., connected Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (Ron Wilkins/Journal & Courier/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images; Indiana.gov)

Dispatch audio obtained by Fox News Digital showed that the unidentified shooter allegedly knocked connected the doorway of Meyer's location astir 2:15 p.m. Sunday, past fired gunshots done the door. Before firing the gun, the fishy said, "We person your dog," according to the audio. 

"I americium truthful grateful for the outpouring of enactment from friends, the community, tribunal colleagues, and instrumentality enforcement," Judge Meyer said successful a connection Wednesday successful his archetypal nationalist comments since the shooting. "I privation to explicit my heartfelt acknowledgment to my aesculapian team. I americium receiving fantabulous care and I am improving. Kim is besides profoundly appreciative for the community support, and she excessively is healing."

An Indiana justice and his woman were wounded successful a Lafayette shooting Sunday day arsenic local, authorities and national authorities investigate. (Tippecanoe Superior Court)

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"I privation the assemblage to cognize that I person beardown religion successful our judicial system," the justice said. "This horrific unit volition not shingle my content successful the value of peacefully resolving disputes. I remain confident we person the champion judicial strategy successful the world, and I americium arrogant to beryllium a portion of it." 

Fox News Digital’s Adam Sabes and Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.