Woman Convicted in Neenah Murder

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – One of the suspects in a Neenah murder was convicted Thursday.

Terran Colwell, 30, pleaded no contest to substantial battery and aiding a felon in connection with the April 2021 death of Rodger Ridgeway. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 30, court records show.

She had been charged with felony murder, and was scheduled to stand trial next week.

The other suspect, Mandel Roy returns to court later this month. No trial date has been set.

According to the criminal complaint, Ridgeway’s mother got into a confrontation with those inside a bar. After he arrived there was another altercation, and Ridgeway was stabbed.

“The evidence obtained by Neenah Police Department investigators shows that Mandel Roy began fighting with (Ridgeway), committing at least a battery, using a blunt weapon. Terran Colwell also became involved in the fight likely stabbing (Ridgeway) with a knife, causing injuries that resulted in (Ridgeway‘s) death. Roy and Caldwell continue to fight with (Ridgeway) even after his apparent attempt to get away, “ Roy‘s criminal complaint states.

Neenah police believe a group of Hell’s Lovers members, along with Mandel Roy and Terran Colwell were witnesses to Rodger Ridgeway’s murder, April 17, 2021. (Image provided by Neenah Police Dept.)

Ridgeway suffered five stab wounds to the upper chest and neck areas.