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Barry J. Sowders v. State of Indiana

── Barry J. Sowders v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01639 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Floyd Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Felix concur In May 2023, Sowders and Kayla Toman lived together with their children in Toman’s house in New Albany. During that month, Sowders began to believe that Toman was seeing another man. On May 29, Toman took the children to her parents’ lake house. Sowders was not invited. Sowders posted on Facebook several times that day threatening violence if he saw Toman with another man. Later that day, Sowders arrived at the lake house uninvited and spoke with Toman. After Sowders left, Toman began the drive back to New Albany.
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Paul Mathias Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Dana Kenworthy Indiana Court of Appeals Judge
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