St. Joseph County's Broken Criminal Justice System (Part Two): The Story of Devin Michael Myers
- Logan Foster
- Jan 1
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 20
Title: St. Joseph County's Broken Criminal Justice System (Part Two): The Story of Devin Michael Myers
Date: 07/20/25 Author: Logan Foster If you haven't yet, check out part one, St. Joseph County's Broken Criminal Justice System: The Story of Gabriel Williams
A high-speed police pursuit through South Bend in July 2025 ended with the arrest of 28-year-old Devin Myers, a well known name in St. Joseph County’s court system. The incident, marked by a police chase and a police vehicle that rolled over during the pursuit, raises questions about Myers’ long history with the criminal justice system and why Myers has repeatedly found himself back before a St. Joseph County judge, displaying a pattern of recidivism that the local courts have struggled to address.
Arrest Records and Charges of Devin Michael Myers
2015
06/02/2015 (71D08-1506-CM-001858)
35-47-2-1/MA: Carrying a Handgun Without a License
Myers was sentenced to 90 days in the SJC Jail
As of 07/19/2025, Myers has an outstanding balance of $208.00 relating to unpaid court costs
06/02/2015 (71D02-1506-IF-005822)
9-21-8-41(a)/IFC: Disregarding an Official Traffic Control Device
9-24-19-1/IFA: Driving While Suspended
The case was dismissed
08/26/2015 (71D02-1508-IF-008535)
9-24-19-1/IFA: Driving While Suspended
The case was dismissed
11/15/2015 (71D02-1511-IF-011938)
9-24-19-1/IFA: Driving While Suspended
9-19-10-2/IFD: Failure of Occupant to Use Safety Belt
The case was dismissed
11/18/2016 (71D05-16I1-IF-010417)
9-24-19-1/IFA: Driving While Suspended
9-19-10-2/IFD: Failure of Occupant to Use Safety Belt
Both charges were dismissed
12/19/2016 (71D02-1701-F6-000046)
12/19/2016 35-43-4-2(a)/F6: Theft where value of property is between $750 & $50k.
As of 07/19/2025, Myers has an outstanding balance of $1,843.00 relating to restitution and unpaid court costs
01/05/2017 (71D04-1701-CM-000309)
9-26-1-1.1(a)(4)/MB: Leaving the Scene of an Accident Def. crashes into an unattended car or other
The case was dismissed
08/13/2017 (71D08-1708-F5-000151)
35-47-2-1/MA: Carrying a Handgun Without a License
35-47-2-1/F5: Carrying a Handgun w/o a License Def has a prior conviction for carrying w/o a licens
35-48-4-11(a)(1)/MB: Possession of Marijuana
The Marijuana charge and one handgun charge were dismissed. Myers was sentenced to serve two years in the St Joseph County Community Corrections (SJCCC).
On 12/05/2018, the court reported the following: "Court accepts the defendant's admission to the violation of probation in this case. The defendant specifically admits to violating probation by being a habitual rule violator, failing to return back to SJCCC at approved times multiple times, counterfeiting, and failing to follow orders from SJCCC on
multiple occasions."
On 01/23/2019, Myers was sentenced as follows: "Court orders the remaining balance of the executed two year sentence served at the St. Joseph County Community Corrections Program on home
detention, and as an additional term; defendant is to reside with his Grandfather."
On 05/20/2019, the court received notice of another probation violation.
07/11/2017 (71D08-1708-F6-000777)
35-43-4-2(a)/F6: Theft where value of property is between $750 & $50,000
On 07/12/18, Myers was sentenced to 12 months of work release at the SJCCC
Myers violated his probation and was sentenced as described in the case above (this violation occurred concurrently with case (71D08-1708-F5-000151)
As of 07/19/2025, Myers has an outstanding balance of $4,135.00 relating to restitution and unpaid court costs
11/24/2017 (71D08-1711-F6-001101)
35-43-4-2(a) / MA: Theft
35-43-4-2(a) & (b)(1) / F6: Theft with a prior conviction for either theft or conversion
On 07/12/2018, Myers was sentenced to two years in the St. Joseph County Jail, but that sentence was suspended in place of 1 year of probation.
Probation violation outlined in previous cases
03/27/2018 (71D03-1805-CM-001922)
35-43-4-3(a) / MA: Conversion
On 08/30/2018 Myers was sentenced to 60 days in the SJC Jail. This sentence was suspended and Myers was instead provided 365 days of probation.
On 06/03/2020, Myers admits he violated his probation.
As of 07/19/2025, Myers has an outstanding balance of $1,807.98 relating to restitution and unpaid court costs
07/10/2018 (71D02-1807-CM-002418)
35-48-4-11(a) / MB: Possession of Marijuana
The case was dismissed
03/13/2019 (71D08-1905-F5-000107)
35-42-2-1.3(a)(1)/F6: Domestic Battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old
35-45-2-1(a)(1)/F5: Intimidation where def. draws or uses a deadly weapon
The case was dismissed
08/29/2019 (71D08-1908-F5-000208)
35-44.1-3-1(a) / MA: Resisting Law Enforcement
35-44.1-3-1(b)(1) / F6: Resisting Law Enforcement-Same as 3927 but the defendant draws or uses a deadly weapon
35-44.1-3-2 / F5: Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer
35-47-2-1(a) / MA: Carrying a Handgun Without a License
35-47-2-1(a) & (e) / F5: Carrying a Handgun Without a License Defendant has a prior conviction for carrying without a license
Myers pleaded guilty to the battery charge; other charges were dismissed.
Myers was sentenced to 2 years' probation, both years of probation were suspended.
08/21/2019 (71D08-1910-F6-001106)
35-43-4-2(a) / MA: Theft
35-43-4-2(a) & (b)(1) / F6: Theft Defendant has a prior conviction for either theft or conversion
Myers pleaded guilty to one charge; the other was dismissed.
Myers was sentenced to 365 days of probation; 365 days of probation were suspended.
05/16/2020 (71D08-2006-F5-000125)
35-44.1-3-4(b) / F5: Escape where defendant just runs away from lawful detention
Per previous plea agreements (71D08-1905-F5-000107) and (71D08-1911-F6-001106), the charges were dismissed in this case.
07/15/2025 (71D02-2507-F6-000654)
35-44.1-3-1(a)(3) / F6: Resisting Law Enforcement-uses a vehicle
35-48-4-10(a)(2)(C) / F6: Dealing in Marijuana; Possession with Intent, Between 30g - 10 lbs
This case is pending
Rethinking Second Chances
The case of Devin Michael Myers underscores a dilemma confronting the St. Joseph County justice system. With each arrest, each suspended sentence, and each probation violation answered by another chance, there is a question we must ask: "Does leniency serve as an opportunity for rehabilitation, or is it simply enabling a cycle of recidivism?"
We just outlined a series of 17 arrests, at least 7 dismissed cases, 4 suspended sentences, multiple probation violations, and $7,993.98 in unpaid restitution and court costs. For young men like Devin Myers and Gabriel Williams, this pattern is more than a matter of public safety, it is a lens on how granting repeated opportunities to reoffend, can actually fail those the criminal justice system should help the most. Without requiring meaningful time to reflect on the consequences of their actions, time that incarceration sometimes forces, are individuals like Williams and Myers deprived of the reflection and intervention they need to change course?
