A judge granted the state s request to join trials for the final two defendants charged in the shooting death of an 18-year-old Portage High School student in 2019 in Griffith.
Prosecutors planned to consult with the Indiana attorney general s office about a possible appeal of the judge s decision to set aside Trisha Woodworth s conviction in the death of infant Maci
The defendant is accused of ramming his estranged wife s SUV with his pickup truck and hitting her Hobart home Aug. 10 while she and several relatives, including children, were inside.