LAPORTE | A LaPorte County judge, who was shot last month, and her husband are under orders not to have guns or alcohol present while having custody of his children.

The restrictions are in response to a request for a change in custody by the man's ex-wife and were ordered by Walter Chapala, a special judge in the case under review in LaPorte Superior Court 2.

Specifically, the judge ordered Jennifer Evans and her husband, Stephan Koethe to remove all guns from their home while his children, ages 9 and 8, are in their care.

Evans and Koethe also cannot drink alcohol just before the start of their visitation and while having custody of the children.

The order signed Tuesday resulted from a Jan. 14 hearing on a motion by Megan Koethe for changes in custody and parenting time.

Under their existing custody arrangement, both parents are alloted seven overnights during a 14-day period, according to court records.

Megan, the ex-wife of Stephan, is under the same court order governing the presence of guns and use of alcohol, according to the judge's written decision.

Evans was a deputy LaPorte County Prosecutor on Dec. 22 when a bullet grazed her head inside her LaPorte residence.

She has since assumed her duties as judge in LaPorte Superior Court 3, a position she was elected to in November.

What led up to the shooting has not been disclosed and whether criminal charges are warranted remains under review.