Christian Trinidad Gonzalez v. State of Indiana

── Christian Trinidad Gonzalez v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00661 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur In June 2024, then sixteen-year-old Gonzalez, a runaway, was living with his adult girlfriend, Destiny Rhoades, and Rhoades’ four-year-old daughter, O.A. Also living in the townhouse with them were sisters Carley and Cydney Hooper, and the Hoopers’ sister Megan Fuchs was visiting from out of town. On June 13, Cydney came home from work in the afternoon and found O.A. and Gonzalez downstairs, while Carley and Megan were asleep upstairs. Cydney noticed that O.A.