Walter Thomas Orndorff v. State of Indiana

── Walter Thomas Orndorff v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02696 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 28, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Vigo Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur On June 2, 2021, eleven-year-old L.C. went to retrieve her brother’s baseball hat out of her father’s truck, which was parked behind the family’s Terre Haute residence. While L.C. was in the backyard, she saw a man, later identified as Orndorff, watching her from behind a tree. Orndorff made L.C. feel “really uncomfortable” and “scared.” Tr. Vol. II p. 15. At some point, Orndorff began to walk towards L.C. L.C. attempted to get away from Orndorff but he followed her and ran “straight at” her. Tr. Vol. II p. 118. L.C.