McClure, who is representing himself in a federal civil rights lawsuit against Scott County, Indiana, filed the supplemental emergency motion seeking to stay his probation and preserve evidence he claims was withheld during his state criminal proceedings. According to court documents, McClure was convicted in Scott County Superior Court case 72C01-2503-F5-000009 after pleading guilty in December 2025 to charges stemming from a March 2025 arrest, but he now alleges prosecutors violated Brady v. Maryland by withholding body camera footage and other exculpatory evidence.
In his motion, McClure claims he 'has discovered' multiple Brady violations since filing his federal lawsuit, including that 'prosecution withheld body camera evidence' and told him it 'doesn't exist' despite the sheriff's department having standard body camera equipment. McClure alleges he 'filed discovery request for body camera footage' on March 27, 2025, and 'multiple times' his counsel requested the footage, but he 'pled guilty WITHOUT EVER RECEIVING BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE' on December 4, 2025.
The motion contains serious allegations that McClure's guilty plea was 'coerced through torture,' claiming he was 'denied medical care for 9 months' and held in '23-hour solitary confinement' with 'severe pain' and 'inadequate food' as officials sought to 'coerce Plaintiff into guilty plea.' McClure states in the filing that he 'pled guilty because he could not endure torture any longer.'
McClure's federal lawsuit, filed in January 2026, includes five counts alleging Fourth Amendment excessive force violations, Fourteenth Amendment claims for denial of medical care and coerced guilty plea, fabrication of evidence claims, and municipal liability under Monell. The case stems from his March 24, 2025 arrest by Scott County deputies, after which he claims he was beaten and then systematically denied medical care while jailed.
In seeking the preliminary injunction, McClure argues he faces irreparable harm from enforcement of what he calls an 'unconstitutional conviction' and that evidence may be destroyed. He claims state court officials have retaliated against him for filing the federal lawsuit, noting that after he filed suit in January 2026, the state court 'denied' his motions and 'refused to expedite' rulings. 'State court is retaliating against Plaintiff for filing federal lawsuit,' McClure wrote in his motion.
The motion also alleges that officers 'fabricated evidence' by filing warrant returns claiming a raid occurred on October 29, 2025, when 'Ring camera footage proves' it actually occurred on October 27, 2025. McClure contends that officers 'fabricated the date' on official court documents, supporting his fabrication of evidence claims under federal civil rights law.
McClure is seeking a preliminary injunction that would stay enforcement of his state conviction and probation conditions, preserve all evidence including body camera footage and jail video, require production of withheld evidence within 14 days, and prohibit retaliation against him for filing the federal suit. He requests an expedited hearing within 14 days on his emergency motion.
The case presents significant allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and jail conditions, though McClure is proceeding pro se without counsel. His motion cites established Supreme Court precedent including Brady v. Maryland for prosecutorial disclosure obligations and Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council for preliminary injunction standards, as he seeks federal court intervention to block enforcement of his state conviction pending resolution of his civil rights claims.