Second suspect accused of attacking 16-year-old at Westfield apartments in custody

By MICHAELA SPRINGER
WISH-TV | wishtv.com

The second suspect accused in a battery incident at a Westfield apartment complex that left a 16-year-old girl seriously hurt has been taken into custody.

The Westfield Police Department announced Tyanna Bonds’ arrest in a release Thursday morning.

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Bonds and another suspect, Markeyzus Dean, face charges related to a battery incident at the Casey Acres Apartments off of West 176th Street and Ditch Road on Aug. 28.

News 8 previously reported that dispatchers received a 911 call around 3:41 a.m. reporting that a 16-year-old girl was hurt in a disturbance with a firearm.

Officers and other first responders arrived and found the teen had been “battered with a blunt object,” leaving her with “significant” head and facial injuries.

As the investigation continued, officers identified Dean and Bonds as suspects.

Investigators set up a perimeter around the complex, warning residents and community members to stay indoors and avoid the area.

No one was inside the apartment when emergency services searched the area, though police did find an open window with a torn window screen. Officers say they believe Dean and Bonds fled the area on foot before the area was blocked off.

Both Dean and Bonds were on the run after the incident; Dean was later taken into custody in Marion County on an active warrant for possession of a firearm.

Bonds was not arrested until Wednesday, when investigators tracked her to a home on Prospect Street in Indianapolis. She was taken into custody on the following preliminary charges:

• Criminal confinement resulting in serious bodily injury
• Battery resulting in serious bodily injury
• Unlawful carrying of a handgun
• Battery by means of a deadly weapon
• Intimidation where defendant uses or draws a deadly weapon

Bonds and Dean were being held in the Hamilton and Marion County jails, respectively.

This story was originally published by WISH-TV at wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/tyanna-bonds-taken-custody-casey-acres.