Domonic Chester Brothers v. State of Indiana
── Domonic Chester Brothers v. State of Indiana ──
Case No.: 24A-CR-02327
Court: Indiana Court of Appeals
Date: October 17, 2025
Author: Judge Stephen Scheele
County of Origin: Porter
Category: Criminal
Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded
Judge May and Judge Weissmann concur
In June 2023, Brothers lived with Jada Monroe in Gary. 1 The two planned to
leave Indiana but did not have a car, so they developed a plan to use the app
Grindr to find a “mark” and rob them. Tr. Vol. V p. 146. On June 12, Brothers
and Monroe initiated a conversation with Derek Hartz on Grindr. They
arranged to meet with him at a wooded fishing area in Porter County and
planned to “rob him of [his] vehicle by knocking him unconscious.” Id.
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