Tailar Spells v. State of Indiana

── Tailar Spells v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00232 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: January 30, 2024 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, Remanded One late night in November 2021, as officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were trying to break up an altercation outside Tiki Bob’s, a downtown bar, Tailar Spells approached the scene and spat on Officer Lynnford Parker. After a struggle, Officer Parker subdued and arrested Spells, whom the State then charged with Level 6 felony battery by bodily waste and Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement. 1 The trial court set a $250 cash bond, which a third party, Diane Rolle, deposited in full.