First day in court for men charged with driving a man to Delaware County and burning him alive

MUNCIE, Ind. — Two men were in court for the first time on Wednesday, Jan. 7 on charges they kidnapped a man from Indianapolis and burned him to death in a car in Delaware County.

Ameariss Aponte, 23, and Randal Moon Jr., 39, are both from Indianapolis and are both charged with murder, arson, kidnapping, criminal confinement and obstruction of justice.

Two women were also arrested and charged with the crime, which was first reported in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14. That’s when neighbors reported a car burning in a rural Delaware County field…

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