Roderick Woodard-Ward v. State of Indiana

── Roderick Woodard-Ward v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01864 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 25, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In early December of 2022, Michael Mathis was in custody at the Marion County Jail. On the evening of December 4, a group of persons, including Woodard-Ward, asked Mathis to construct a device for them so that they could smoke marijuana. Mathis said that he could not do so because he no longer possessed the supplies necessary to construct the device. This angered the group, who threatened to “jump” Mathis if he did not construct the requested device. Tr. Vol. III p.