Michael Carr v. State of Indiana

── Michael Carr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-LW-00139 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 24, 2026 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed On August 2, 2018, at around 1:48 a.m., Michael Carr shot and killed Jason Lewis in Richmond, Indiana. Lewis, acting as a confidential informant, had previously purchased drugs from Carr. Carr and Lewis were childhood friends. Based on the controlled buy, Carr was convicted of dealing in cocaine in 2013 and sentenced to eight years in the Department of Correction. Carr was released on parole on May 3, 2018. While still on parole, Carr worked with Lamita Vansickle to lure Lewis to the Country Club Apartments where he killed him.