Tommy W. Earl v. State of Indiana

── Tommy W. Earl v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02642 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 17, 2025 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Wayne Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge DeBoer concur In 2023, Earl was living in the same apartment complex as Michelle Peacock. The two had a history of disputes, including a complaint by Peacock, a Black woman, to the Richmond Housing Authority alleging that Earl had called her a racial slur. One day in June, Earl looked out his apartment window and saw Peacock in the complex’s gazebo. Deciding that he’d “finally taken all [he] was going to take from her,” Earl grabbed a straight razor, went down to the gazebo, walked up to Peacock, and slit her throat, killing her. Ex. 7 p. 7.