Isaiah Albert Hagan v. State of Indiana

── Isaiah Albert Hagan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-PC-01379 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 27, 2026 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Warrick Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Kenworthy concur The facts, as stated in Hagan’s direct appeal, follow: On April 24, 2017, the body of Halee Rathgeber (“Rathgeber”) was found in a parking lot in rural Warrick County, next to a bloody blue towel. She died from a gunshot wound to the head. On the day Rathgeber was found, Hagan—who lived with his mother Donna Hagan (“Donna”) and father Wandel Hagan (“Wandel”)—told Donna he had been with Rathgeber the previous day. Donna was a long-time employee of the Warrick County Sheriff’s Department, employed at the Warrick County Jail.