Indy fugitive arrested in Memphis for violating sentence terms on aggravated battery charges

INDIANAPOLIS -- U.S. Marshals in Tennessee arrested a man wanted in Indianapolis for allegedly violating the terms of his sentencing for his role in a shooting that critically injured a man and woman last year.




The U.S. Marshals Service Memphis confirmed that James Wingo, 21, was arrested on April 21 after being found in the 700 block of Front Street in downtown Memphis. Wingo's arrest resulted from a collaboration with the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force in Indiana.




Wingo was wanted for allegedly violating the terms of his sentence. According to online court records, Wingo pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery (Level 5 Felony) on Feb. 21, 2025, and was sentenced to seven years in Community Corrections with four of those years suspended. Under the terms of the plea deal, three of those years are to be served on home detention and two years on probation.




In exchange, the state dismissed two counts of Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony).

According to previous reports, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called on April 17, 2024, around 11:43 p.m. to the 300 block of N. Grant Avenue on Indy's east side in response to a reported shooting in the area.

Officers arrived on the scene and found a woman and a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Court documents indicate the woman was shot in her ribcage, left arm and right foot. The male victim was suffering from gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg.




Both victims were transported to Eskenazi Hospital, where they received treatment for their critical injuries.




According to court documents, detectives interviewed the victims at Eskenazi Hospital two days later. The woman reportedly told police that she and the man were asleep when a female referred to as "Juicy" allegedly let Wingo and a man identified as Diallo Puckett into the home.




The woman suspected "Juicy" still had a house key to the residence since previously lived there. The female victim stated that Wingo and Puckett allegedly told them to empty their pockets before shooting both of them.




The male victim reportedly told detectives that he remembered waking up on the night of the incident to Wingo and Puckett standing before him wearing black ski masks and repeatedly asking, "Where's the money? Where's it at?"




Both victims told police that they could not think of any specific reason why they were targeted in the shooting.




Online court records indicate a warrant for Wingo's arrest was issued on March 26. Wingo is set to appear in Marion Superior Court 27 on April 24 at 9 a.m.




Puckett was also charged with Aggravated Battery (Level 3 Felony), Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Serious Violent Felon (Level 4 Felony), and two counts of Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony).




Puckett pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery (Level 3 Felony) on Feb. 11, 2025. In exchange, the state dismissed all other charges that pending against him. He was sentenced to 12 years in the Indiana Department of Correction with three years suspended.





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