Matthew Ryan Gabbard v. State of Indiana

── Matthew Ryan Gabbard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01301 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 13, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Altice and Judge Bradford concur In March 2022, Gabbard was incarcerated in the Security Center in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and shared a cell with Cole. Oldfield was an inmate in a different cell located in the same block as Gabbard. In this cell block, inmates could move freely around the block for significant portions of the day. At some point prior to March 5, 2022, Gabbard and Oldfield created a small hole in the window of Oldfield’s cell window using a screw and metal plate taken from a shower.