On a cold December day in Indianapolis, what began as a transaction between acquaintances spiraled into a fatal ambush. Kevin Dudley, a 33-year-old Black man, accompanied his brother-in-law on December 23, 2016, to what was supposed to be an unusually large marijuana sale at the Wildwood Village Apartments on the city's northwest side. The man they were meeting, Allan H.
Walker Jr., a wheelchair-bound barber shop customer known as 'Wheelchair Cash,' had arranged the deal, but had darker intentions.
Once inside Walker's apartment, Dudley and his brother-in-law were ambushed by two other men who had been lying in wait. A struggle ensued, during which one assailant struck Dudley's brother-in-law over the head with a liquor bottle while another fought with Dudley for control of a gun. Walker directed the two men to subdue and bind the victims. Despite pleas for their release, Walker sarcastically assured them they would be sent home before they were forced into their own pickup truck.
In the confines of the truck, the violent ordeal reached its tragic conclusion. One of the assailants shot Dudley in the head, a wound that would prove fatal. His brother-in-law was also shot, sustaining wounds to his arm and ear, but managed to escape the vehicle. As he fled for his life, pursued by the shooter, he sought help from apartment residents. In a desperate and crucial act, fearing he wouldn't survive, he used his own blood to write his attacker's nickname, 'wheelchair cash guy,' on a glass door, ensuring Walker's role in the setup would not go unknown.
The investigation into Kevin Dudley's murder led police to Allan H. Walker Jr. He was arrested nearly six months later, in May 2017, over 100 miles away in Merrillville, Indiana. Walker faced a jury in July 2018, where he was tried for his role in orchestrating the deadly robbery. He was found guilty of murder, armed robbery, and criminal confinement. Though he did not pull the trigger, the court recognized his complicity and sentenced him to 76 years in prison for masterminding the violent setup that ended in Dudley's death.
