Nine people charged in alleged murder at Miami Correctional Facility
MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. -- The Indiana State Police report nine people have been charged in connection with a death investigation stemming from Nov. 26, 2025, at Miami Correctional Facility.
An alleged prison brawl broke out, and the Indiana State Police announced 36-year-old J Trinidad Ramirez was killed.
The Indy Star reported he was stabbed around 5:30 p.m.
Ramirez was serving a 150-year-sentence for murder from an April 2020 triple homicide.
Staff posted on Facebook the same day as his death that the prison was going on lockdown.
ABC57's Annie Kate requested the official autopsy report for Ramirez but never received it from the Miami County Coroner.
Thursday, ISP announced the charges in connection with his death.
Na-Son Smith has the harshest charges including Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter, while Matthew Shepard, Sherman Thompson, Anthony York, Breon Davenport, David Holder, Victor Adamson-Scott, Aaron Sawyer, And Tony Love face various other charges.
In an anonymous but exclusive ABC57 interview, Annie Kate spoke with the daughter of Ramirez, who is grieving the loss of her father but also seeking more answers in his death investigation.
"People think that since they're incarcerated, they deserve less than any other human being, which I don't believe that's true. We are all humans; we all have a purpose on this earth," said Ramirez' daughter.
ABC57 is still waiting on autopsy information from the Dec. 5, 2025, death of 38-year-old Anthony Barbee, who died just a week after Ramirez.
Miami Correctional is the same prison Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has used as a migrant detention facility since October 2025, dubbed the "Speedway Slammer" by the Trump administration.
ABC57 reported on Wednesday the official cause of death for an ICE detainee at the same prison, Lorth Sims, was deemed as natural causes.
The charges are as follows:
33-year-old Na-Son Smith
- Murder - Murder
- Voluntary Manslaughter – Level 2 Felony
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
- Battery w/ a Deadly Weapon – Level 5 Felony
34-year-old Matthew Shepard
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
- Battery w/ a Deadly Weapon – Level 5 Felony
32-year-old Sherman Thompson
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
24-year-old Anthony York
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
- Battery w/ a Deadly Weapon – Level 5 Felony
27-year-old Breon Davenport
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
34-year-old David Holder
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
- Battery w/ a Deadly Weapon – Level 5 Felony
35-year-old Victor Adamson-Scott
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
28-year-old Aaron Sawyer
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
- Battery w/ a Deadly Weapon – Level 5 Felony
42-year-old Tony Love
- Aggravated Battery – Level 3 Felony
- Prisoner Possessing a Deadly Weapon – Level 4 Felony
- Battery w/ a Deadly Weapon – Level 5 Felony
All nine suspects are currently being housed at the Miami Correctional Facility.