A 35-year-old Indianapolis man is facing felony charges after police say he struck another man in the face repeatedly, then stomped his head several times after he fell, leaving the victim with skull fractures and bleeding in his brain. Gregory Price was taken into custody Friday, six days after officers first responded to the scene on the city's northeast side.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded on October 31 to a report of a battery at an apartment in the 3900 block of North Shadeland Avenue, according to Fox 59. Court documents say a woman at the apartment told police that Price struck the victim in the face multiple times after the front door was opened, and that when she tried to intervene, Price allegedly pushed her out of the way.
The victim then lost his balance and fell, striking his head on a table, according to the same court documents. Price allegedly stomped the victim's head several times after he fell. A witness reported seeing Price sitting outside the apartment before hearing a loud noise, and another reported seeing him flee northwest through the apartment courtyard, per court documents cited in the report.
Victim Found Unconscious, Rushed to Eskenazi
The woman called 911 for assistance and identified Price as responsible for the attack, court documents state. When an officer made contact with the victim, he was unconscious, according to the filing. He was transported to Eskenazi Hospital, where he was later listed in stable condition.
Hospital staff told investigators the victim sustained several skull fractures, and detectives said he suffered multiple areas of bleeding in his skull and brain. He was placed in a medically induced coma, according to hospital staff cited in the court documents. Court documents say the victim had recently woken up but remained unable to speak, and that he had an altered mental state due to his injuries.
Arrest Followed Weeklong Search
Detectives searched Price's BMV records and found his listed address on North Shadeland Avenue, the same report states. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Price on November 2, and he was detained by Friday, according to online court records.
Price now faces a Level 3 felony charge of aggravated battery and a Level 5 felony charge of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, per the same account. Online court records show he is being held on a no-bond hold until his initial hearing, which is scheduled for Tuesday in Marion Superior Court 31.
Indiana's Aggravated Battery Standard
Under Indiana law, a person commits aggravated battery when they knowingly or intentionally inflict an injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes certain other serious harms, according to the Indiana General Assembly's criminal code. The statute's full list of qualifying injuries extends beyond what is captured in the available excerpt.
An Indianapolis case in August 2025 also involved an alleged stomping of a fallen victim's head. A fight outside That Place Bar on South Emerson Avenue left David Risley in critical condition, according to WRTV. Witnesses told police that Terence Lambert punched Risley, knocking him unconscious, and then stomped on his head after he fell. Hospital officials later told detectives that Risley was on life support and had suffered a brain bleed, and Lambert was ultimately arrested on an aggravated-battery charge in connection with that incident.
