Probable cause: Avilla man threatened to kill shooting victim, witness if they called the law

Bond has been set at $500,000 cash or surety for Ryan Allen Schrader, 34, Avilla, who is being held in the Jasper County Detention Center following a shooting Friday.

The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Schrader with five felonies- first-degree assault, armed criminal action, possession of an illegal weapon, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with a witness.

According to the probable cause statement after shooting Tyler Lee, Schrader allegedly threatened to kill both Lee and a witness if they said anything to law enforcement.

From the probable cause statement:

On December 11, 2025, Jasper County Deputies were dispatched to Avilla, Jasper County, reference a male subject being shot and bleeding from the head. 

Victim 1, Tyler Lee advised he and witness 1, Arleasha Kindred went to 9245 County Road 40 Avilla, Jasper County to speak with the homeowner Ryan Schrader. Mr. Lee stated that when they arrived Ryan Schrader exited the rear door of the residence and started cursing and yelling at him and witness 1, Arleasha Kindred. 

Mr. Lee stated Ryan Schrader told him to leave the property, so he walked to County Road 40 and was standing in the roadway waiting for Arleasha Kindred. Mr. Lee stated he noticed Ryan Schrader go back inside the residence and then exit the rear door with what he described as a bolt action light green. 410 shotgun with the buttstock removed or cut and the barrel cut or shortened. 

Mr. Lee stated that Ryan Schrader went into the front yard and pointed the shotgun at him and fired a round, striking him in the face and left leg with pellets from the shot. 

Mr. Lee stated Ryan Schrader said “I will kill you or I will shoot you” before he fired the shot, but he wasn’t sure. Mr. Lee said once he left the residence Ryan Schrader called Arleasha Kindred and told her if they called law enforcement he would kill them. 

Mr. Lee was taken to Mercy Hospital and hospital staff were able to remove a shotgun pellet from his left leg but advised the pellet embedded in the left side of his face couldn’t be removed safely. 

Witness 1, Arleasha Kindred stated Ryan Schrader fired the shotgun at victim 1, Tyler Lee and after they had left the residence, she received information that Ryan Schrader threatened to kill her if they told law enforcement.

On December 12, 2025, I Detective Calvin #249 responded to 9245 County Road 40 Avilla, Jasper County to serve search warrant 25AO-MC00411 on the listed address regarding the incident. 

During the search a modified bolt action .410 shotgun with a cut barrel, was located under the bed in Ryan Schrader’s room along with unfired .410 shotgun rounds. Also located in Ryan Schrader’s bedroom was a clear plastic bag with a crystal substance, three glass pipes with burnt residue and scale with white residue on it. Based on my training and experience I was able to identify the substance as methamphetamine a controlled substance weighing approximately 4.4 grams. 

Two other handguns were also located inside Ryan Schrader’s bedroom and one of the pistols had no visible serial number. A discharged .410 shotgun casing was also found in the driveway around fifty feet from County Road 40, around the same area the victim said Ryan Schrader fired from. 

Ryan Schrader refused to provide a statement about the incident and was taken into custody for assault 1st degree, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at 0634 hours. 

The case was investigated by the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.

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