Prosecutors say it’s a case they’ve never seen before, involving a self-proclaimed vampire who made threats of violence.
A 45-year-old Indianapolis man will spend more than two years in jail for threatening to torture and kill a judge. He told prosecutors he’s exempt from traditional laws. Instead, he follows vampire law.
Vampires have become a staple of pop culture on the big screen in movies like Twilight, but they are not what you’d expect in the real world, much less a Marion County courtroom.
“No, we’ve never seen anything like this,” said Mario Massillamany, Marion County prosecutor’s office.
Yet prosecutors just finished a case involving serious charges against a man claiming to be a vampire.
“Mr. Flash believes that he is the leader of the Vampyre Nation and there are a group of individuals that believe they’re vampires here in the United States and he is their leader,” said Massillamany.
45-year-old Rocky Flash, also known as Jonathon Sharkey, pleaded guilty to making death threats to Marion County Judge David Certo.
“Saying he was going to dismember him, impale him,” said Massillamany.
According to court papers, Flash threatened to decapitate the judge and kill his wife and children.
Police discovered the messages at the Speedway Public Library. Prosecutors say an employee noticed Flash writing threats on a computer and called police.
Rocky Flash is all over the internet claiming to be a vampire leader with his own set of rules. He calls himself the impaler.
Flash told prosecutors the judge violated vampire law and threatened him as retribution for another case.
“By charging him, he believes that he as the leader of Vampyre Nation should not be held to the laws of the United States and that by holding to these laws, that Judge Certo is violating vampire law,” said Massillamany.
Flash now faces more than two years in jail. He told prosecutors he plans to run for political office under the pagan party when he gets out.
Flash was also ordered not to have any contact with the judge or his family.