A Nebraska man was arrested on a Johnson County warrant in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred during the early morning hours of May 2 in Greenwood.
Timothy P. Mark, 21, of Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with criminal recklessness where a defendant shoots a firearm into a building, a Level 5 felony, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor for the incident that occurred in the 300 block of Springfield Circle on May 2. A warrant was issued for Mark’s arrest on May 5.
He was arrested by police in Iowa on the Johnson County warrant and deputies are in the process of transporting him to the county jail, Sheriff Duane Burgess said.
Around 12:47 a.m. May 2, Greenwood police were called to a home on Springfield Circle after multiple shots were fired from a vehicle into a house at around 12:48 a.m. Multiple people, including juveniles, were inside the house at the time of the incident but no injuries were reported, police said at the time.
Officers on the scene found 23 shell casings on the street outside the home. There were about 12 bullet holes found in the front door of the home and five bullet holes located in and around a second-floor window above the garage, according to a probable cause affidavit filed on May 5 in Johnson County Circuit Court.
One adult and two juveniles were in the room above the garage at the time of the shooting. One of the juveniles told police they had no idea why anyone would shoot at their home, the affidavit says.
A nearby resident gave police home security footage of the incident, and investigators were able to determine that a newer, dark-colored pickup truck was involved. The truck was seen pulling into a cul-de-sac near the home and its lights were later seen fading away, the affidavit shows.
Detectives determined the truck was a Ford F-150 with an out-of-state plate, as it also had a front plate. A search through the FLOCK camera system showed that two black trucks were in the vicinity of the shooting when it occurred. The first truck lacked certain characteristics of the truck seen in the footage, according to the affidavit.
The second truck’s license plate was not detected by FLOCK, but was white with a distinct split in the middle of the license numbers. When further search filters were applied, officers were able to find an image of the truck, which had a Nebraska plate matching this description, traveling eastbound near East Stop 11 Road and Madison Avenue around 1 a.m. May 2, the affidavit says.
As detectives continued their search, they found an image of the truck on the back of a wrecker near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Interstate 69 in Anderson. Further investigation showed that the truck was towed after being impounded by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The truck had been pulled over for speeding, according to the affidavit.
Deputies spoke with the driver of the vehicle, along with its occupants: Mark and two others, and saw narcotics in the vehicle. A subsequent search found a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun with a 27-round magazine, an Aero Precision .556 rifle, a firearm suppressor and marijuana. The occupants said they had been traveling back to Fort Wayne from Indianapolis, the affidavit says.
Greenwood detectives obtained a search warrant for the truck, and found an empty box of ammo, an unfired round and documents belonging to Mark, the affidavit shows.
Mark told investigators he, along with two other unnamed individuals, left Nebraska for Indiana on April 30 so one of the individuals could meet with a girl from Indianapolis they had met on the internet. The plan was to drop the person off at the girl’s house and for him and the other individual to stay with another person in Fort Wayne.
Mark stayed at the person’s house for most of the day on May 1, until he and two others went back to Indianapolis to pick up the person staying with the girl. When they arrived, two of the girl’s cousins came outside and said they wanted to go and “slap on the ops” — which refers to disrespecting or harming an opposing group of people they rivaled with, police say.
Investigators say Mark, along with four others and a man referred to as “Jay,” allegedly drove around to several “ops” member’s residences. The addresses were provided by an unknown male who was with the group, and Mark said he did not know where the houses were, though they were in Indianapolis.
Mark denied shooting at the first three homes but said he did shoot at the last residence. He said they drove down a street, passed by the home and had turned around in a cul-de-sac prior to shooting at it, the affidavit shows.
As they pulled in front of the home, he and “Jay” exited the truck and approached the house before he, “Jay” and another person began shooting at it. Mark allegedly told police he shot at the front door three times, and said he had no idea where the other two were shooting at, the affidavit shows.
Mark allegedly used a Taurus .40 caliber handgun, “Jay” used a Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol and the third person used a Glock 19 9mm pistol. Shell casings of these ammo types were found at the scene of the Greenwood incident, the affidavit shows.
The Glock 22 used in the shooting was recovered from the truck by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The other two guns were taken by “Jay” and the unknown male when they were dropped off in Indianapolis. Mark, along with three others, then left for Fort Wayne, he told police.
Mark reportedly told detectives he felt bad about shooting at the home and wondered why they did it. He said the others seemed happy and were celebrating.
He also told police he used his cell phone’s GPS app to help go to the homes, and later gave police permission to search his phone. He also had video of the shootings on the phone, according to the affidavit.
Online court records show Mark was charged in the Anderson City Court with unlawful carrying of a handgun, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of marijuana following the Madison County traffic stop. He entered a plea of not guilty for this case on May 3.
