Jeffrey L. Howard, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Jeffrey L. Howard, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-01961 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Altice concur In November 2024, Howard pled guilty to Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe and was sentenced to eighteen months suspended to probation. Only nine days after beginning his sentence, Howard was arrested after sheriff’s deputies found him on a rural property attempting to load a white Chevrolet van onto a trailer. Howard claimed that he had purchased the vehicle, but the executor of the estate that owned the property told the deputies that she had not sold the van or given anyone permission to haul it away.