A plea agreement was filed Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in the operating-while-intoxicated case against Brayan Camacho Calleja, the Mexican rapper who records as El Moreno Mexicano, accused in a crash that killed a man riding in a Lyft in downtown Indianapolis last September. Court paperwork tied to the filing states that the proposed deal would limit his prison exposure to no more than eight years, marking the first major step toward resolving multiple felony counts stemming from the wreck.
Court records and the filing itself lay out the terms negotiated by defense attorneys and prosecutors, with prosecutors asking a judge to accept the agreement, as reported by WTHR. The station reports the document was filed in Marion County and that the agreement would cap the defendant's maximum sentence at eight years if a judge signs off. For now, neither side has argued the plea in open court.
Crash and charges
The crash happened in the early hours of Sept. 20, 2025, when investigators say a Dodge Charger driven by Camacho Calleja struck a GMC Yukon carrying several people, killing 31-year-old Aaron Deandre Radford. Court filings and contemporaneous reporting say the impact pushed the Yukon into a utility pole and ejected Radford. The vehicle’s driver, who had been working as a Lyft driver, survived with broken ribs, as detailed by AllHipHop. Prosecutors originally charged Camacho Calleja with multiple OWI-related felonies, including causing death while operating a vehicle while intoxicated and reckless homicide.
What the plea would mean
Marion County’s court calendar lists the case under number 49D28-2509-F4-029189 and shows a hearing scheduled for early June, signaling that the matter will return to a judge for consideration, per the Marion County courts calendar. If a judge accepts the agreement, the plea would resolve the criminal counts against Camacho Calleja under the negotiated terms and leave his maximum exposure at no more than eight years, according to the filing reported by WTHR. The case has drawn attention because of the victim’s ties to the city and Camacho Calleja’s public profile in music circles.
Camacho Calleja remains in custody while the plea waits for judicial review. The next court appearance, and any later sentencing hearing, will determine whether the deal becomes final and what prison term, if any, the negotiated plea carries within that eight-year cap.
