Joseph Ryan Pridemore v. State of Indiana

── Joseph Ryan Pridemore v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-03054 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 27, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur In September 2021, three-year-old K.F. began living with his biological mother, Kylie Fugate, and Pridemore—Kylie’s boyfriend—at their Lake County apartment, along with their other two children. Prior to that time, K.F. had been living with Kylie’s mother. Pridemore was not K.F.’s biological father, and he did not want K.F. to live with them. On October 4, 2021, while visiting with the children, Larry Tindall— Pridemore’s father—noticed a purplish bruise on K.F.’s. face. When Tindall asked Kylie what happened, she told him that K.F.