LAFAYETTE, IN — Special Judge Lisa Swaim dismissed charges against Zenada Greer, who was accused of helping four alleged conspirators in the plot to kill Tippecanoe Superior 2 Judge Steve Meyer and his wife, Kim.
Prosecutors filed the motion Monday morning to dismiss both felony charges — assisting a criminal and obstruction of justice.
Swaim signed the order later Monday morning.
Greer’s attorney, Kirk Freeman, attributed the prosecutor’s actions to it being a “weak case” and the embarrassment that might be caused when reviewed by those outside of Tippecanoe County. Freeman said Monday afternoon that Greer, 61, of Lexington, Kentucky, should be released from jail by early afternoon.
“It was a weak case to begin with,” Freeman said. “They got swept up on this ‘It’s an attack on the rule of law.’ I think they stuck their necks out too far on this.”
The Journal & Courier reached out to Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington asking for comment about the motion to dismiss charges against Greer, as well as Freeman’s assessment. Harrington has not yet responded.
“My client was overjoyed. Her family was overjoyed,” Freeman said of Greer’s response to the news. “I hope she’s back home, taking a hot shower and eating her favorite meal and getting a nap.
“We can talk about her civil remedies later.”
Last week, Freeman filed motions for a special prosecutor and for a change of venue. He noted that in other cases involving crimes involving county employees, the prosecutor’s office asks for a special prosecutor, but not in this case. In fact, Freeman noted, police agencies and Prosecutor Pat Harrington had a news conference, attended by media from throughout the state.
“…at a closed press conference, where no questions were allowed, on January 27, 2026 law enforcement … hyperbolically described this alleged underlying crime as ‘an assault on the rule of law,'” Freeman wrote in the motion for a special prosecutor.
Greer was one of six defendants linked to the Jan. 18 attempt on Meyer’s life.
Nevaeh Bell, 23; Blake Edwards Smith, 32; and Thomas Moss, 43; all of Lafayette, and Raylen Ferguson, 38, of Lexington, Kentucky, all faces several charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, as well as other charges.
They are accused of trying to kill Meyer, his wife, and a witness against Moss in a 2024 case, according to prosecutors.
The Jan. 18 shooting of the Meyers was an attempt for Moss to avoid his Jan. 20 trial on domestic battery, intimidation and gun charges, according to prosecutors.
All four remain incarcerated pending trial.
A fifth suspect, 45-year-old Amanda Milsap, is charged with bribery, obstruction of justice and violating a no-contact order.
Milsap, Moss’ ex-wife, reached out to the victim in the 2024 case to extend an offer of $10,000 if she did not testify against Moss, according to prosecutors. Moss had a no-contact order protecting the victim from him, but Milsap’s contact with the woman on his behalf violated the no-contact order, according to prosecutors.
Moss, Smith, Ferguson and Bell then plotted to kill the witness at her Pennsylvania home, but that plan failed, according to prosecutors.
Milsap and Moss have requested speedy trials.
Milsap’s trial is scheduled for April 8, and Moss’ trial is scheduled for May 6.
The trials for Bell and and Smith are scheduled for July 14. Typically, one or both of those cases will be postponed later dates.
Ferguson’s trial is scheduled for Aug. 25.
Reach Ron Wilkins at rwilkins@jconline.com. Follow on Twitter: @RonWilkins2.
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Kentucky woman’s charges dropped in case of Lafayette judge’s shooting
Reporting by Ron Wilkins, Lafayette Journal & Courier / Lafayette Journal & Courier
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