Jayme Lopez v. State of Indiana

── Jayme Lopez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01225 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2024 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Newton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Pyle concur On May 11, 2022, David Kessler, the Newton County Jail Commander, picked Lopez up from the Iroquois County Jail in Illinois to transport him to Newton County on a warrant. Kessler placed Lopez in a “belly chain” and handcuffs but did not put him in leg shackles. Tr. Vol. 2 at 24. During the ensuing fifteen-minute drive from the jail in Illinois to Newton County, Lopez and Kessler engaged in “small talk,” and Lopez “seemed like any other inmate” Kessler had transported. Id. at 27.