Chavez Gustin will spend close to the rest of his life in prison, having taken a guilty plea for the murder of Roger Swedzinski. The 22-year-old didn’t know Swedzinski, 67, a widower who lived alone on 17 acres in northwest Allen County. But he scoped out Swedzinski after he saw the older man’s post on Facebook Marketplace advertising 10 2006 1/10oz. American Eagle gold coins for sale, according to the probable cause affidavit written by Allen County Det./Cpl. Gabe Furn

During the ensuing melée on Dec. 9, 2023, Gray, now 24, shot and killed Keelin Woods, 26. He stood trial this week in Allen Superior Court for murder, attempted murder and using a firearm in the commission of a crime. The jury, after about three hours of deliberation, found him not guilty. They agreed he acted in self defense.