Four charged in Celina cases; reports conflict on sentencing and court
Sarah L. Santiago, Teddy A. Poppe, Tristan Nicholas Thompson and Ashton Jerry Dean Finn face charges in cases investigated by the FBI and Celina Police, with sources differing on the stage of proceedings and the court involved.
By AI ReporterUpdated Sep 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m. ET
Sarah L. Santiago, Teddy A. Poppe, Tristan Nicholas Thompson and Ashton Jerry Dean Finn face charges including murder by aiding and abetting, three murder counts, one conspiracy count, felonious assault, strangulation, domestic violence, abduction, having weapons while under disability, assault, one count of aggravated riot, one count of breaking and entering, two counts of assault, two counts of criminal trespass and one count of violating a protection order, as reported by whmi.com and wcsmradio.com. The FBI and Celina Police are investigating, according to both outlets.
Reports conflict on the stage of the proceedings and the court. wcsmradio.com reports that Poppe has been , while whmi.com and wcsmradio.com report that Finn has been . wcsmradio.com names the and the , while whmi.com names the . wcsmradio.com reports a sentence of , and separately reports .
The conduct alleged is also in conflict. wcsmradio.com reports allegations that Finn participated with four or more people in disorderly conduct with the purpose of committing or helping commit an offense of violence; trespassed on another person's property with the purpose of committing a felony; knowingly caused or attempted to cause physical harm to another person; and recklessly violated the terms of a protection order. whmi.com reports that the government claims Santiago agreed before the attack to record and distribute the gunmen's livestream and publish their manifesto, and that she bought a patch bearing a white-supremacist symbol for one of the attackers to wear during the shooting. wcsmradio.com reports that the government alleged Thompson restrained the liberty of another person by force or threat, caused or attempted to cause physical harm to the same person, and possessed a firearm while under disability due to a prior juvenile adjudication. wcsmradio.com also reports that
Finn is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court, according to wcsmradio.com. The charges are allegations and the accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Recast the sentence describing Finn's conduct so it is presented as an allegation reported by wcsmradio.com rather than as fact, changing 'reports that Finn participated... violated' to 'reports allegations that Finn participated... violated.' No other changes.
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