Steven Donell Lemons v. State of Indiana

── Steven Donell Lemons v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01994 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur On March 2, 2020, Katie Nichols decided to stay home from work. At approximately 9:30 a.m. that day, she heard a “consistent metal banging” noise coming from outside her house. Tr. at 71. Initially, Nichols thought the noise was coming from her neighbor’s house, but she realized that “it was very close sounding.” Id. Nichols looked out of her second-story bedroom window and saw a man wearing an orange shirt and a “yellow reflective jacket” crouched under her utility meter next to her air conditioner. Id.