Kriston Lamar Barbee, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Kriston Lamar Barbee, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02317 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 30, 2025 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Scheele concurs. Judge May concurs in part/dissents in part Barbee is a member of “Chop Gang,” a “younger subset” of the “49th Avenue” gang that operates on the east side of Gary, Indiana. Tr. Vol. V, pp. 217-18. Chop Gang is named after Julius “Chop” James, a revered member of the 49th Avenue gang who was killed in 2019. Barbee’s friends Dahvee Brunson, Elijah Porter, and Ladaisha Baker are also members of Chop Gang. Thirteen-year-old Orie Dodson was not. [4] At noon on February 15, 2023, Dodson was shot and killed on the grounds of Gary Power and Light Church.