In a hearing Jan. 7, Monroe County Deputy Prosecutor Jeff Kehr offered 20-year-old Michael W.L. Deweesea plea deal, giving him until Jan. 21 to decide whether or not to accept, according to court documents. On Jan. 21 DeWeese's attorney was in contact with Kehr regarding the deal, but no official arrangements have been made, Kehr said. The two counsels are currently in the process of making a deal, but there are also no guarantees one will be made.
The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office could not yet provide any details on the proposed deal, as Deweese’s decision is still pending.
Indianapolis residents Deweese and Vaylen Keishaun Glazebrook, 20, are both charged with 15 felonies: attempted murder, seven counts of rape, two counts of armed robbery, burglary while armed, three counts of criminal confinement with injury and resisting law enforcement with a deadly weapon.
Bloomington police arrested the two men after responding to a call at about 4:30 a.m. from a woman who was locked in her room and believed, based on the sounds she was hearing, her two roommates might be being raped, according to a police report prepared by Bloomington Police Department Detective Sarah Carnes.
One of the two women assaulted was sleeping in her bedroom alone when a man she didn’t know came in and pointed a gun at her head, forcing her to perform oral sex.
A second man later put a gun against her leg and raped her, the woman told police.
The woman’s roommate also reported waking up to an unknown man pointing a gun at her, instructing her not to look at his face and asking her to give him cash.
The other man in the apartment then came into her room, began raping her and forced her to perform oral sex.
Officer William Abram arrived at the apartment and saw a man inside a doorway putting on his pants. He heard two gunshots and took cover, and then saw two men exit through a window. He heard another gunshot and saw the muzzle flash as one of the suspects fired at him. He then fired back, reportedly hitting Deweese in the leg and Glazebrook in the arm.
Both Deweese and Glazebrook are being held at the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond.
A third defendant in the case, Jesse Benti-Torre, 20, allegedly drove Glazebrook and Deweese to the apartment but did not go inside.
He is charged with burglary and assisting a criminal.
Glazebrook’s next court hearing is set for Feb. 1, and Deweese’s final pretrial conference is set for Feb. 4 in the Monroe Circuit Court.
Samantha Schmidt
