JEFFERSONVILLE —
Four teenagers have been charged with robbing a 16-year-old who then began shooting at them, according to police.
Jacob Hammack, 16, of Jeffersonville; Ridge Storms, 18, of Jeffersonville; Kenneth Devore, 18, of Jeffersonville; and Gage Castro 17, of Clarksville, were charged Tuesday with class B felony robbery. Jeffersonville Police Department Detective Todd Hollis said they served the arrest warrants later in the day.
According to a probable-cause affidavit, JPD received calls of a shooting at 6:21 p.m. Jan. 29. A few minutes later, the group arrived at Clark Memorial Hospital. Hammack had suffered a single gunshot wound in the side.
They told police they contacted 16-year-old T’Sean Hunter, of Jeffersonville, about selling them marijuana near his house in the 1400 block of Frederick Avenue, according to court records.
Hammack, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of the gold Chevy HHR, invited Hunter into the vehicle. Another teenager, who had been hiding behind the back seat, put Hunter in a headlock.
Hunter was threatened and told he would be beaten if he did not give them the drugs, according to their statements to police. He gave them the marijuana and was allowed to exit the vehicle.
According to the four in the vehicle, Hunter pulled a small semi-automatic handgun from the waistband of his pants and began shooting into the vehicle. Witnesses heard five to seven shots fired.
Hammack admitted to police he had ongoing issues with Hunter and that they met him with the intention to steal his marijuana.
Hunter was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with class A felony attempted murder; class B felony aggravated battery; class C felony battery with a deadly weapon; class C felony criminal recklessness; and class A misdemeanor dealing marijuana.
His father, Earnest Hunter, said after an initial hearing last week that his son was acting in self-defense. He said the teenagers involved pointed a gun at him in the vehicle and had robbed him twice previously.
Hollis said the additional charges filed will not affect the attempted murder case against Hunter. Clark County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jeremy Mull previously said Hunter had no legal justification to shoot once he was outside the vehicle.
A class A felony carries a possible sentence of 20 to 50 years, while a class B felony carries a possible sentence of six to 20 years.
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