JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — A Johnson County woman is facing four new charges stemming from her involvement in a 2022 shooting in Morgantown.
According to court documents filed by the Johnson County Superior Court, 20-year-old Miranda Lawson, of Edinburgh, is charged with one count of aiding an attempted murder, one count of aggravated battery and two counts of pointing a firearm at another person. These charges have been added to Lawson's original charge of false informing the police.
Shortly before 9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of a person shot in the 6700 block of South 800 West.
Deputies found the victim, later identified as 38-year-old Jerry Jones, of Morgantown, who was taken to IU Methodist Hospital, where he underwent surgery for his injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
During the investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for a home in Morgan County. During their search, they located a woman, later identified as then-19-year-old Lawson, who had been listed as a person of interest in the incident. Lawson posted bond and was released from jail following her initial hearing on the misdemeanor charge.
Detectives obtained a second search warrant for a home in Jennings County, where 19-year-old Nicholas Saunders, of Morgantown, lives. He is facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery and pointing a firearm.
In court documents, Saunders allegedly admitted to the shooting, saying he thought Jones might have had a knife.
A court date for Saunders has not yet been set.