MARION COUNTY, Ind. — The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office says the two men who were arrested after the shooting of two Clark County judges in Indianapolis will not be facing charges, at this time.
Prosecutor Terry Curry released this statement:
“We have received the results of the investigation conducted to date, including video retrieved from surveillance cameras. At this time, we have determined that additional investigation must be completed before we can make a charging decision in the matter.”
Alfredo Vazquez, 23, and Brandon Kaiser, 41, were arrested for the shootings of Andrew Adams and Bradley Jacobs on May 1.
Adams and Jacobs were shot in the parking lot of an Indianapolis White Castle during a judicial conference in Indianapolis.
Witnesses said the two were involved in some sort of confrontation with Vazquez and Kaiser in the parking lot. The confrontation resulted in shots being fired, and the judges were taken to the hospital where they continue to recover.
Again, the prosecutor's office said additional time to investigate is needed before charges can be made in this case.
Former federal prosecutor Kent Wicker has no connection with this case but he told WHAS11 that there are times where the prosecution will wait on filing charges.
"There's no real danger is taking a little bit of time to consider the evidence to make sure you've got full understanding what the facts are before making a charging decision," he said. "It's not unusual and unreasonable for the prosecutor to take a little time and consider the facts and make a well-reasoned decision about what the charges should be."
Wicker said while it is not unheard of to see a delay in filing charges, he would be very surprised if there were ultimately no charges filed on the shooting down the road.
"Based on the facts you could have a different view of what the particular charges should be, but people shooting other people in a public place? Somebody's got to be charged," he said.
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