Overview
- Raylen Ferguson, Thomas Moss and Blake Smith were charged with attempted murder and conspiracy, with gang and firearm enhancements, while Amanda Milsap and Zenada Greer face obstruction-related counts.
- Police say the assailant knocked at the Meyers’ Lafayette home claiming, “We have your dog,” then fired through the closed front door, injuring Judge Steven Meyer in the arm and Kimberly Meyer in the hip; both are recovering in stable condition.
- Court documents allege the attack aimed to impede Moss’s Jan. 20 trial overseen by Meyer, citing ties among suspects to the Phantom Motorcycle Club and the Vice Lords.
- Affidavits detail evidence including Ferguson’s DNA on a discarded mask, a shotgun purchased by Smith on Jan. 5, and surveillance of a Hyundai Kona linked to Greer near the scene and in Pennsylvania during alleged witness intimidation, including a $10,000 bribe offer attributed to Milsap.
- Lafayette police credit a coordinated, multi-state operation with assistance from the FBI and U.S. Marshals for the arrests, and officials have increased courthouse security as the case proceeds.