A man has been re-sentenced and will serve seven years in prison after threatening several people and firing a gun inside a residence in Kosciusko County.
Terry Michael Hall, 54, Michigan City, was re-sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court I on Thursday.
Hall was re-sentenced after the Indiana Court of Appeals filed an opinion on Feb. 23, ruling that Hall's two intimidation convictions "amounted to a single episode of criminal conduct." Because of this ruling, the court requested Kosciusko Superior Court I Judge Karin McGrath re-sentence Hall.
During a two-day jury trial in April 2023, Hall was found guilty on two counts of intimidation with a deadly weapon, both level 5 felonies; possession of methamphetamine and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, both level 6 felonies; resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.
The jury found Hall not guilty of criminal confinement with a deadly weapon and an additional intimidation with a deadly weapon charge.
In May 2023, Hall initially received a 10-year prison sentence.
At re-sentencing, McGrath sentenced Hall to four years at the Indiana Department of Correction on his first intimidation count, and three years at DOC on the second intimidation count. Hall again received one-year DOC sentences for his meth possession, criminal recklessness and resisting law enforcement charges. For paraphernalia possession, he received a two-month DOC sentence. Both of Hall's intimidation charges will be served back-to-back, with the remaining counts to be served at the same time as the intimidation charges.
Hall will receive jail time credit as applicable. He is currently serving his prison sentence at the Indiana State Minimum Prison Unit. At re-sentencing, Hall said he was unsure if he would seek another appeal.
Hall and his counsel filed a brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals in September 2023, arguing the trial court erred in giving Hall a 10-year prison sentence and was in violation of Indiana Code 35-50-1-2. Counsel stated Hall's intimidation charges constituted a single episode of criminal conduct as defined under the aforementioned code.
A brief filed by the state of Indiana in October 2023 argued Hall's intimidation offenses were not simultaneous since there was a 90-minute break between the crimes.
On Dec. 14, 2020, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of shots fired inside a Pierceton residence on East Old 30. A man went to the location to pick up a friend and said he heard a shot fired in the home.
Deputies approached the residence, gained a tactical position, and announced their presence. Upon doing so, deputies heard a man yelling. At one point, the man's friend was pushed out of the home by Hall.
According to court documents, due to Hall's behavior, the friend said he feared leaving the house because he thought he would be shot. He also said a woman was still in the home.
While deputies surrounded the residence, they could hear Hall yelling at the woman. At times, deputies heard Hall threatening her. While attempting to communicate with him, deputies saw Hall go to a window several times while holding a shotgun.
Eventually, Hall opened the residence's door and agreed to speak with a deputy. When he was close enough, the deputy grabbed Hall by the wrist and Hall attempted to pull away from the deputy's grasp. A taser was then deployed on Hall.
While taking Hall into custody, deputies found a pipe, two speed loaders with .44 caliber ammunition and two spent cartridges from a .44 magnum. They also found a fully loaded .44 magnum pistol and two shotguns inside the home.
Deputies also discovered a hole in the east wall of the residence's living room from the fired shot. The projectile went through the wall and into the residence's garage, hitting items inside the garage.
The woman in the home said Hall was irate and confirmed he fired off a shot inside the residence.