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STATE OF INDIANA
COUNTY OF ALLEN i SS: AUG i 3 23:31 THE ALLEN COURT
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Thomas J. Jackson

FOR PROBABLE CAUSE

I. The undersigned swears and af?rms, under the penalties for perjury, that he has good cause to believe that:

On or about the day of August, 2020 in the County of Allen and in the State of Indiana said Defendant did knowingly
commit the crime(s) of Murder.

2. The Defendant, Thomas . Jackson, is described as being: black (race), male (gender), 

 

 

3. inc?Af?ant, Detective Key Sutpnin toe 1F is an dinner or the 1~ art Wayne t-?ollce Department. the Mttant h?eiieves and has
good-cause to believe that the said Defendant committed the aforesaid offense(s). The Af?ant bases his belief on the fact that
on or about 8/9/2020, at approximately 04:09 hours at redacted, Fort Wayne, Allen County Indiana. Fort Wayne Police
responded to the above address on a report of a female body lying outside of motel room redacted. On arrival of?cers found
the victim, Angel Carter, deceased from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. An autopsy was performed on
08/10/2020 and Con?rmed cause of death was a gunshot wound to the neck and manner of death Was homicide.

4. While on scene Witness I advised detective Lorna Russell that she heard an argument and a gunshot and someone said ?you
fucked up?. A female witness that refused to give her name advised Detective Aaron Johnson that the gun used was from
Witness 2 in room redacted.

5. Witness 3, the attendant from the hotel, advised of?cers that that room redacted was registered to the Defendant and that the
Defendant had been living at the hotel for weeks. Witness 3 said that he was very familiar with the Defendant from the
motel and that he knew him by sight. Witness 3 gave a description of the clothing that the Defendant was wearing when he
was in the of?ce.

6. Detectives reviewed the surveillance video for the motel and saw the following: a male believed to be the Defendant is seen
knocking on the door of room redacted with no answer. The Defendant can be identi?ed by physical appearance and the
clothing he is wearing. The Defendant knocks on the door and backs away pointing what appears to be a gun at the closed
door as if he is waiting for someone to answer. He then goes to the front office where he is seen getting a room key to room
redacted. Witness 3 veri?ed that the Defendant was the person that got the key. The Defendant then uses the key to enter
the room. A short time later the Defendant and dog followed by the victim exit the room. The victim falls to the ground
where she was later found by police. The Defendant stands near the victim with a gun in his hand. No other person is seen
leaving the room other than the Defendant and the victim. The Defendant is then seen walking to the west and then turns
south into a crossover breezeway. A short time after this a male is seen on a camera on the north side of the complex and
enters a room near believed to be redacted. Room redacted was registered to a Witness 2. Witness 2 is a known associate
and friend of the Defendant.

7. A search warrant was obtained for rooms redacted and redacted and the following items were located. A box for a Taurus
9mm handgun, 2 live rounds, cell phones and blood trace evidence from room redacted. Room redacted had blood
evidence, cell phone, 9mm shell casing and a projectile.

8. While room redacted was being searched Witness 2 advised the af?ant that the Defendant had gone into that room after the
incident occurred. Witness 3 also later advised that Witness 2 told him ?It was my gun".

9. The Defendant could not be located at the motel after the incident.

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ORDER
Hearing on issue of probable cause held. State of Indiana, by Prosecuting Attorney Karen E. Richards, files Af?davit for probable cause, which is examined
by the Court. Court ?nds probable cause does exist for arrest of Defendant, and orders Clerk to issue a meof Defendant for the crime(s) of

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