Ariel K. Ragan v. State of Indiana

── Ariel K. Ragan v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02460 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 17, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Spencer Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Felix concur In 2023, Ragan lived with her husband, William Ragan, and their four children, V.R., R.R., B.R., and H.R. That May, William’s adult daughter asked him if her son, three-year-old S.W., could stay with his family for the summer. William agreed, and S.W. moved in with them at the end of May. On July 20, Ragan and William had to take H.R. to the hospital for a procedure, so Ragan’s stepmother, Kim Norman, watched the rest of the children. During breakfast, S.W. fell while trying to get into his booster seat and “landed on his . . . behind.” Tr.