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Five people been arrested in connection with the shooting of Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, the Lafayette Police Department announced Thursday night.
The following individuals were taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated battery, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, battery by means of a deadly weapon and intimidation with a deadly weapon:
-Raylen Ferguson, 38, of Lexington, Kentucky. He was also charged with attempted obstruction of justice.
-Thomas Moss, 43, of Lafayette. He was also charged with obstruction of justice.
-Blake Smith, 32, of Lafayette. He was also charged with assisting a criminal by providing a deadly weapon.
Two more people were arrested and charged with lesser crimes:
-Amanda Milsap, 45, of Lafayette, was charged with bribery and obstruction of justice
-Zenada Greer, 61, of Lexington, Kentucky, was charged with assisting a criminal and obstruction of justice
The arrests came after a comprehensive, multi-state operation following the Jan. 18 shooting of Meyer and his wife in their Lafayette home. Agencies that collaborated with local police in the investigation included the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service and police departments in Lexington, Kentucky, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Other details about the allegations against those arrested were not immediately clear. It was also not immediately known if those arrested had legal representation.
According to Lafayette police, Meyer suffered injuries to his arm in the shooting, and his wife, Kim, was injured in the hip.
The couple is healing and improving, they said in a written statement on Wednesday.
“I want the community to know that I have strong faith in our judicial system,” Judge Meyer said. “This horrific violence will not shake my belief in the importance of peacefully resolving disputes. I remain confident we have the best judicial system in the world, and I am proud to be a part of it.”
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