Stephen Bradley Wright v. State of Indiana

── Stephen Bradley Wright v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01129 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 17, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge DeBoer concur In 2023, 31-year-old Samantha Syrus was volunteering with Predator Catchers Incorporated, a non-profit organization that works to “catch[] online child predators.” Tr. Vol. II, p. 79. As part of this work, Syrus created a fake profile on Tagged, a dating application for adults only, where she listed her name as “Eilidh” and her age as 22 years old. In early January 2023, Wright sent “Eilidh” a message on Tagged. His profile listed his age as 39 years old, though he later admitted he was actually 43.