Dustin Earl Mattson v. State of Indiana

── Dustin Earl Mattson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02337 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 31, 2025 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Henry Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Brown concur On September 17, 2023, Mattson and his wife were arguing. Mattson grabbed his wife’s face; refused to let her leave the house; and grabbed her by the shoulder when she attempted to leave with her two children. When officers arrived, Mattson’s wife’s lip was bleeding. The State charged Mattson with criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony; domestic battery, a Level 6 felony; and alleged that Mattson was an habitual offender. Mattson pleaded guilty to criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony, and admitted to being an habitual offender.