Frankie L. Johnson v. State of Indiana

── Frankie L. Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00371 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 17, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Mathias concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that, on August 18, 2024, Johnson was getting a ride from “a friend of a friend” (“the friend”) from Ohio to Muncie, and they stopped at Love’s Truck Stop (“the truck stop”) around 5:30 a.m. (Tr. Vol. 2 at 213). Johnson went into the truck stop’s store, put his backpack on the counter, and asked an employee (“the employee”) to watch his backpack while he went to the restroom. While Johnson was in the restroom, the friend entered the store, grabbed Johnson’s backpack, and ran out of the store.