Nashawn La'Quan Stephens v. State of Indiana

── Nashawn La'Quan Stephens v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00598 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: October 31, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Scheele concur In 2022, Kyndall lived at the Pin Oak apartment complex (“Pin Oak”) in Mishawaka, Indiana, and she was involved with three men: Stephens, Derrickson, and Stephens’s incarcerated friend Daquan Hankins. On June 17, when Stephens was at Kyndall’s apartment, Stephens saw a text message sent from Derrickson to Kyndall. Stephens took Kyndall’s phone and started reviewing more texts. Stephens saw a message from Derrickson “stating that he was going to kill” Hankins. Tr. Vol. III at 144.