Jeramie Murdock Setenced to 33 Years for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon and other Offenses

March 23, 2026

On March 23, 2026, Judge Angela Warner Sims sentenced Jeramie Wayne Murdock (53 of Anderson) to thirty-three (33) years in the Indiana Department of Correction following his conviction on multiple felony charges involving firearms and methamphetamine.

 

On February 12, 2026, a Madison County Circuit Court I jury found Murdock guilty of two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, both Level 4 felonies, as well as Possession of Methamphetamine, a Level 5 felony, and Possession of Paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.

 

The Court imposed consecutive sentences of ten (10) years on each firearm count and enhanced the sentence by an additional thirteen (13) years due to Murdock’s habitual offender status, resulting in a total sentence of thirty-three (33) years.

 

The convictions stem from a June 1, 2022, incident in which officers with the Anderson Police Department located Murdock, who was wanted on two warrants, attempting to hide in a camper on a property on Mounds Road. After taking Murdock into custody, officers recovered two firearms, methamphetamine, and a pipe used to smoke methamphetamine from inside the camper. One firearm and the pipe were found in the bed where Murdock had been hiding. A second firearm was located on the chair of the dining table near the foot of the bed, and methamphetamine was found on a nearby counter. Subsequent forensic testing confirmed the presence of Murdock’s DNA on both firearms.

 

Murdock is a serious violent felon prohibited from possessing firearms under Indiana law due to his 2012 conviction for Dealing in Methamphetamine as a Class B felony.

 

The State’s case at trial and sentencing was presented by Deputy Prosecutors Jack Slay and Gina Koorsen. The case was investigated by Sergeant Gordon Corner of the Anderson Police Department.


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