John Lamar Vance biography: 13 things about Muncie, Indiana man

John Lamar Vance is an American man from Indiana, United States. He is a convicted felon.

Vance has been convicted of crimes including dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug, resisting law enforcement, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, battery, domestic battery and false informing. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a resident of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.
2. Aside from Muncie, he has lived in other parts of Indiana including Anderson and Gary.
3. On May 13, 2011, reserve officer William Young pulled him over for speeding near the intersection of 16th and Fulton streets in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He fled his vehicle, leading Young on a foot chase that ended after he cut Young with a knife.
4. On May 23, 2011, he was arrested in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department. At the time, he had an outstanding warrant from Delaware County for dealing cocaine and from Madison County for Class D felony battery of a police officer and Class A misdemeanor resisting arrest.
5. In June 2014, he pleaded guilty to Class B felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. The trial court imposed a 6-year executed sentence to be served on in-home detention. Between June 2014 and June 2017, he failed drug and alcohol tests and was arrested for Class A misdemeanor trespassing and Level 6 felony domestic battery and strangulation.
6. From December 22, 2016 to May 22, 2017, he did not commit any violations while he was on in-home detention.
7. In June 2017, the trial court terminated his in-home detention and ordered him to serve his sentence at the Indiana Department of Correction in Indianapolis.
8. In August 2017, represented by attorney Anthony Lawrence, he filed a notice of appeal in the Court of Appeals of Indiana. 
9. On December 6, 2017, represented by counsel Bryan Williams, he filed a request to modify the abstract of judgment for credit time. He stated that he should receive additional credit on his abstract of judgment for time that he spent on in-home detention from December 22, 2016 to May 22, 2017.
10. On December 15, 2017, the trial court issued an order amending the abstract of judgment to include credit for his in-home detention from December 22, 2016 to May 22, 2017.
11. At around 1:14 a.m. on July 30, 2023, he allegedly exchanged fire with another individual at an outdoor party at Willard and Hackley streets in Muncie, killing Joseph Elliott Bonner III, 30, of Muncie and wounding at least 19 others.
12. At around 4:00 p.m. on August 1, 2023, Muncie Police Department officers arrested him with the help of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service. He was booked into the Delaware County Jail in Muncie.
13. He was 36 years old when he was arrested on August 1, 2023. His bond was set at $55,000. He was preliminarily charged on three felony counts.