Four People Sentenced in 2022 Murder and Kidnapping Case

MARION COUNTY, Ind.–Four of the five people accused of being responsible for the kidnapping and killing of a man named Corbin Rogers in Indianapolis have received their prison sentences.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced on Tuesday that Cristina Clark has been sentenced to 78 years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Josselyn Johnson got an 85-year sentence.

“We are pleased to see 78 and 85-year prison sentences for the two adults convicted of Murder and the Felony Firearm Enhancement,” said Prosecutor Mears. “These sentences reflect the seriousness of the crime and our office’s commitment to holding violent offender’s accountable.”

Daniel Jackson was sentenced to 30 years and Jaheim Miller received a 20-year sentence. Both of them pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder (Level 1 Felony).

A fifth defendant, D’Sean Bigbee-Cummings, is expected to be sentenced on July 28. He was also convicted of murder and two counts of kidnapping. Clark and Johnson were also convicted of murder kidnapping. Johnson was also convicted of the habitual offender sentencing enhancement.

On December 8, 2022, IMPD officers discovered Rogers’ body lying in a pool of blood having suffered multiple gunshot wounds inside a vacant home in the 100 block of Euclid Ave. That’s on the east side of Indianapolis between S. Sherman Drive and Emerson Avenue.

During the investigation, it was learned that just prior to the murder, Mears says the defendants forced the victim to call his grandmother and frantically ask for $5,000. Shortly after the call ended, she received a text from Rogers’ phone saying he would be dead if they did not receive the money. The message included a photo of the victim with two handguns held to his head. The defendants also sent a video to the victim’s girlfriend saying they were holding him hostage.

The investigation determined that the messages demanding money continued even after the victim’s death.

“Clark believed that Rogers had stolen a vehicle that she had rented and demanded its return. On the day of the murder, Clark and the others located the victim walking down the street where they abducted him, beat him, took him into the residence on Euclid Ave before killing him,” said Mears.

Additionally, witnesses told investigators that they could see the defendants beating Rogers inside their vehicle and noticed he was bleeding. Shortly after they entered the home, witnesses also heard gunshots.

“Detectives used a combination of witness cooperation, digital evidence, and FLOCK cameras to identify the suspects’ whereabouts both before and after the murder,” said Mears.