Harith Abdulrahman v. State of Indiana

── Harith Abdulrahman v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00824 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge DeBoer concur (“Ernest”) and/or Ernest’s son, Samuel Watkins (“Samuel”). See IND. CODE § 35-47-4-3; (State’s App. Vol. 2 at 2). Testimony at the February 2025 bench trial revealed that on November 15, 2023, Ernest was driving southbound on Interstate 69 in Johnson County. Samuel was in the passenger’s seat. Ernest and Samuel were in the left lane passing a semi-truck when Ernest noticed a black Mercedes (“the black Mercedes”) behind him that was “whipping in and out [of traffic] and then ran right up on [him] and [he was] like whoa.” (Tr. Vol. 2 at 9).