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Edinburgh woman charged with aiding an attempted murder, aggravated battery in 2022 shooting case

Miranda Lawson now faces felony charges of aiding an attempted murder, aggravated battery and pointing a firearm at another person.

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.

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