Darion L. Byrd v. State of Indiana

── Darion L. Byrd v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02711 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 15, 2025 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur On July 27, 2020, Byrd was waiting in his car outside a Meijer store in Elkhart while two family members shopped for groceries. He was parked in a loading zone by the front entrance near the bags of water softener salt, which were stored outside on pallets for easy loading. Meanwhile, Thomas Brown and his wife, Constance, were shopping at Meijer and paid for some water softener salt. After putting their other purchases in the car, Brown drove to the loading area to pick up the salt and parked behind Byrd’s car.