Two weeks after Rashad Thompson was convicted in a carjacker’s murder in Gary, prosecutors refiled a criminal case against his older brother.
Maurice Thompson, 46, an alleged accomplice, was charged again May 22 with murder in connection with the April 2, 2024 shooting death of Leroy McCambry, 22, of Chicago.
Court records allege Rashad was selling marijuana edibles inside his local Citgo East 5th Avenue Gary gas station when McCambry hopped in his Jeep and took off.
Maurice Thompson pulled up in another vehicle for the pair to chase McCambry.
By the time it slammed into a garage two miles away, the Jeep was shot 12 times. McCambry was found fatally shot once in the torso in the vehicle under a pile of debris on the 300 block of Hayes Street, documents show. Witnesses said they saw two men with guns looking for a man.
Maurice Thompson was granted bail in October 2024 — a sign of a weak case. Then, the case was dropped in January, when prosecutors wrote they couldn’t prove it.
Rashad Thompson’s sentencing is scheduled for May 29. During his trial, he clashed with defense lawyer Michael Campbell, who withdrew from the case on May 19, filings show.
