Austin Weir v. State of Indiana

── Austin Weir v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00144 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 13, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Hamilton Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur On August 29, 2022, Cesar Rosales and Jaime Taxilaga Tepach were landscaping near the intersection of 196th Street and Grassy Branch Road in Westfield. Rosales began crossing Grassy Branch Road and saw Weir’s truck speeding toward him. He signaled for Weir to stop. Weir ran the stop sign at the intersection and then pulled over to the side of the road. He exited his truck and walked across the street to confront Rosales. Weir used a racial slur to describe Rosales and Tepach and said to Rosales, “I’m going to kill you, you f*cker[.]” (Id.