Anfernee Dean v. State of Indiana

── Anfernee Dean v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-03117 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part Judge May and Judge Bradford concur In the fall of 2022, Dean often spent time with Diego Thornton and Lonnel Tinker at the “Corner Store” on the corner of Anthony Street and Pontiac Street in Fort Wayne. Tr. Vol. 2, p. 165. There, Dean met Johnny Yates, and the two shared phone numbers. Yates lived in Fort Wayne with his girlfriend, Amber Koester. [4] In November, Dean and Yates exchanged text messages and began discussing firearms. On November 28, the two began discussing a trade of firearms and marijuana between Yates and Tinker, and Dean “set up the transaction.” Id.