Multimillion-dollar bonds for suspects accused of trying to kill Indiana judge

A judge set multimillion-dollar bonds on Wednesday for three men charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge.

Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were wounded in a shooting at their home in Lafayette on Jan. 18.

One of the suspects, Thomas Moss, 43, was supposed to stand trial in Judge Meyer’s court on unrelated violent felonies two days after the shooting, court records show.

Prosecutors accused Moss and the two other men, with whom he allegedly shares gang ties, of conspiring to target the judge as part of a “concerted effort to impede the proceedings.”

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The judge set Moss’ bond at $3 million during his initial court appearance on Wednesday. Unable to post it, Moss is being held outside the general jailhouse population. He told the judge he wants to represent himself in the case…

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