(Ohio County, IN) – A Switzerland County man who was convicted on eight felony counts stemming from a residential break-in was sentenced on Friday by Judge F. Aaron Negangard to 100 years in prison.
Marvin Moyers, Jr. of Patriot was convicted by Ohio County jurors in January of Burglary Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury (Level 1 felony), Burglary Armed with a Deadly Weapon (Level 2 felony), Criminal Confinement Armed with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 felony), Criminal Confinement with Moderate Bodily Injury (Level 4 felony), two counts of Battery (Level 5 felony), and two counts of Theft (Level 6 felony).
The lead charge Moyers, Jr. was convicted of, Burglary Resulting in Serious Injury, carries a sentence range from 20-40 years.
In addition, the prosecution filed two sentencing enhancements against Moyers, Jr. – one for use of a firearm while committing the crime while the other was being a habitual felon based on his prior criminal history.
Dearborn/Ohio County Prosecutor Lynn Deddens said the enhancements can add up to 40 additional years on top of the underlying convictions.
Moyers Jr. was accused of breaking into a home on Mexico Ridge Road in June 2022.
When the homeowner heard a car running in his driveway, he was expecting to see his friend. Instead, it was Moyers Jr. with the victim’s table saw in his hands. The victim asked Moyers, Jr. what he was doing, and he put down the saw and attacked the homeowner with a deadly weapon.
Over the course of the burglary which lasted four hours, Moyers, Jr. confined the homeowner on three separate occasions and stole his cell phone.
The victim was eventually able to get free and go to his neighbors for help.
“This case was disturbing and frightening on so many levels,” said Deddens. “There was no connection between Moyers Jr. and the victim. Moyers Jr. saw an opportunity to steal items from a citizen of Ohio County and when confronted, beat the homeowner resulting in him going unconscious and caused extreme pain. The Indiana State Police along with the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana DNR did a great job in gathering evidence to secure a conviction.”
