Gerardo Ruiz-Aviles v. State of Indiana

── Gerardo Ruiz-Aviles v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-00855 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2022 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Wabash Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Pyle concur In June of 2018, Ruiz-Aviles and Serrano were friends and co-workers. RuizAviles was also friends with Maya-Sandoval, who was involved in the drug business. Maya-Sandoval, in turn, was friends with Alberto Ortega. Ortega owned a home with property in rural Wabash County near the Mississinewa Reservoir. On June 2, 2018, around noon, Maya-Sandoval visited Ortega’s property with a friend. Maya-Sandoval explained that two friends from Indianapolis, one of whom owed him money, would be joining them that afternoon.