NEWS RELEASE
Release: Immediate
November 1, 2016
Lebanon,
Boone County, Indiana – Prosecuting Attorney Todd J. Meyer
announced today that Damoine A. Wilcoxson (DOB: 7/29/1995), a resident of
Indianapolis, Indiana was charged with Murder in the September 28th
homicide of John A. Clements of Zionsville, Indiana.
According to the Probable
Cause Affidavit and Charging Information filed this afternoon in Boone Superior
Court I, The Honorable Judge Matthew C. Kincaid presiding, Wilcoxson shot 82
year old John A. Clements to death outside of his home in Zionsville, Indiana
on September 28, 2016.
These charges arise out of a joint investigation conducted by the Zionsville
Police Department, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the Indiana
State Police and the FBI.
According to the Probable Cause Affidavit police
investigators believe Wilcoxson is also related to the IMPD headquarters
shootings that occurred on October 4th and October 13th.
“As one can see
from the Probable Cause Affidavit Wilcoxson is an angry individual who was
looking to do harm to innocent people. I
am relieved to know that he is now in police custody. My office will now get to work to see that
justice is served and that he is successfully prosecuted and convicted for this
horrible crime that he is alleged to have committed” said Prosecuting Attorney
Todd J. Meyer.
Prosecutor Meyer
further stated that “this arrest was made possible by the excellent work done
by the multi-jurisdictional team of investigators – very impressive what they
accomplished in a short amount of time. As
documented in the probable cause affidavit, this arrest was significantly aided
by the DNA analysis the investigators were able to perform. This case proves that obtaining DNA samples
from arrestees solves crimes and makes our communities safer. Like that of
Ohio’s law, Indiana should implement a law that requires DNA sampling at the
time of an offender’s arrest.”
Wilcoxson faces a
maximum penalty of 65 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the Murder charge.
An initial hearing on the Charging Information will be scheduled later
this week in Boone County Superior Court I.
This
investigation is active and ongoing.
The information is an allegation only, and the defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial or by guilty plea.