Rylynn Davis faces murder, attempted murder and child neglect counts after Cheyenne Raines was killed.
MUNCIE, Ind. — Prosecutors filed 10 charges against a Muncie man after a Mother’s Day shooting killed his girlfriend, injured two men and led police to three children inside a locked bedroom.
The case against 21-year-old Rylynn Joshua Davis rests on a sequence described in police reports, witness statements and court filings: Cheyenne Angelina Raines tried to leave, Davis allegedly stopped her, two passing men intervened and gunfire followed. Davis remained jailed without bond while the homicide case moved toward a scheduled Oct. 13 trial date.
The formal charges filed by the Delaware County prosecutor include murder in Raines’ death, attempted murder in the shooting of Jeremy D. McKee and aggravated battery counts tied to McKee and Michael J. Hennessey. Davis also faces kidnapping, criminal confinement, domestic battery, criminal recklessness, pointing a firearm and neglect of a dependent. Prosecutors added a firearm sentencing enhancement, which is not a separate conviction but can increase a sentence if a jury finds it applies.
Police were called to the 2700 block of South Walnut Street shortly before 5:30 p.m. May 10. Officers found Raines and the two men shot outside the home. Raines, 23, was taken to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and died there. McKee, 39, was shot in the head and flown to Indianapolis for treatment. Hennessey, 40, was shot in the abdomen and treated at a local hospital. Davis was detained soon after officers arrived.
The probable cause account said the conflict began after Davis returned from work and Raines said she was leaving. Investigators said Davis told her she could not leave and then followed her outside. He allegedly punched her in the head and dragged her down the sidewalk by her feet. Davis told police he had taken a handgun from Raines after striking her. Police have not said that his version matched witness accounts, and prosecutors charged him with crimes that describe Raines as a victim of confinement and violence.
The two men in the pickup truck became part of the case because they saw the struggle from the street. Hennessey later said he thought the scene might be harmless until he realized Raines was being dragged. “At first, I thought it was just two kids messing around,” he said in a local interview. “Then, I looked closer and realized it was a guy dragging a girl down the road by her ankles.” The men stopped, and police said Davis shot them after they confronted him.
The injury details in the charging documents explain why prosecutors filed different counts for different victims. Raines’ wounds to the face, chest, abdomen and back supported the murder count. McKee’s head wound formed the basis for the attempted murder charge, the most serious count involving the bystanders. Hennessey’s abdominal wound was charged as aggravated battery. Davis is accused of using the same firearm in the string of shootings, which is why prosecutors pursued the firearm enhancement.
Davis told officers after the shooting that he was “protecting himself,” according to court records. He also told investigators he exchanged words with the two men and fired shots. Prosecutors are expected to use witness accounts, medical evidence and any recovered firearm evidence to challenge that claim. The defense has not presented its full theory in open court, and Davis is presumed innocent unless convicted.
The neglect count came from what officers said they found after the shooting. Inside the home, police reported finding three young children, ages 3, 2 and an infant, locked in a bedroom from the outside. Court records described the children as covered in dirt and feces, and the room as being in deplorable condition. Police said no other people were found inside the home. The children were not reported as physically injured in the shooting, but their condition became part of the criminal case.
Investigators also described an incident from May 8, two days before Raines was killed. Davis allegedly refused to let Raines leave and threw her to the floor, where she hit her head on a speaker. That earlier episode is likely to be important to the kidnapping, confinement and domestic battery counts. Prosecutors may use it to show a pattern of control. Defense lawyers may try to narrow the case to the moments immediately before the gunfire.
Indiana sentencing ranges make the charges severe even before the enhancement. Murder can carry up to 65 years in prison. Attempted murder as a Level 1 felony can carry up to 40 years. Aggravated battery as a Level 3 felony can carry up to 16 years. The firearm enhancement could add more time if Davis is convicted and if the court finds the enhancement proven under Indiana law.
The case later widened when police searched Davis’ phone during the homicide investigation. Local reports said investigators accused him in a separate set of preliminary felony counts involving child sexual abuse material. Those allegations are distinct from the murder case and were not part of the original charging decision. They added another criminal matter for Davis while the South Walnut Street shooting remained the lead prosecution.
Raines’ death also prompted a public effort to support her children. A fundraiser organized after the shooting described her as a mother of three and said her children were left without her after the attack. The children’s long-term placement was not detailed in early public reports. Officials released limited information because child welfare proceedings are often handled outside public criminal filings.
The next step is the continued pretrial process in Delaware County, including hearings on evidence, witness lists and any motions filed by the defense or prosecution. Davis remained held without bond as of the latest reports, with trial scheduled for Oct. 13.
Author note: Last updated June 19, 2026.