Chad Duncan Slates v. State of Indiana

── Chad Duncan Slates v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00514 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 19, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Bradford concur In the early morning hours of February 4, 2023, Slates and Michael Paul Johnson entered an abandoned factory in Granger to steal copper wire from inside the factory. Inside, they split up, and Slates went toward a back area and began “cutting wire.” Tr. Vol. 1, p. 148. Soon thereafter, Steve Livingston arrived in a white van, owned by Slates, so Slates and Johnson could put their stolen wire inside the van and drive away. However, about thirty or forty minutes into their endeavor, St.