Tucker agreed to a plea deal earlier this month that which he agreed to plead guilty to three counts of having weapons under disability and one count of felonious assault, in exchange for the rest of his charges, including an attempted murder charge dismissed.
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A Lima man who was arrested back in 2021 in connection to a shooting at Marko's in downtown Lima has changed his plea in court.
32-year-old Chainze Tucker was arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred at Markos in downtown Lima. According to Lima police, Tucker shot 44-year-old Ralph Upshaw. The Allen County Grand Jury indicted Tucker on one count of attempted murder (F1) with a firearm specification, as well as two repeat violent offender specifications.
That Delphos indictment is on Jerry L. Spurr, who was indicted on two counts of Aggravated Arson. One count is a felony 1, while the other is a felony 2. In Lima, two individuals have been indicted on an incident that occurred on April 13th of this year, when officers found four-year-old Malaya Dewitt unresponsive at 535 North Elizabeth Street. Dewitt was later pronounced deceased.
On Thursday, March 25, 2021, at approximately 1:38am, Lima Police Officers were dispatched to 701 S Main St, Marko’s Sports and Spirits, in reference to a fight in progress involving firearms. Upon arrival, officers heard a gunshot. Once on scene, officers located a victim, Ralph Upshaw, 44 years old of Lima. Ralph had sustained a gunshot wound to his lower back. Ralph was transported to a local hospital where he is listed in critical condition.