A Lansing, Illinois, man is charged in Indiana with fatally stabbing his roommate. Christopher R. Jordan, 37, is charged with murder in the Feb. 1 death of John Walker-Spencer, 33. Jordan was recently extradited from the Cook County Jail, records […]
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A Hobart man faces two new criminal cases after allegedly attacking three relatives. Blake Neyhart, 25, also signed a plea deal filed Jan. 27 for abusing his girlfriend’s son in 2021, court records show. On Feb. 11, Hobart cops responded
An ex-Gary cop may avoid a criminal record after allegedly lying about his injuries while collecting $17,000 in workers’ compensation, according to court records. Nicholas T. Sanchez, 47, of Hobart, signed a pre-trial diversion agreement filed Friday. Court records allege
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The federal government has accused a Chinese hacker — whose company is a Chinese intelligence-linked contractor — as part of an effort in April 2020 to exploit weaknesses in computer firewalls used by ‘U.S. critical infrastructure companies’. A grand jury
A Cedar Lake man faces felony charges after he drove into a live utility pole while under the influence of alcohol, then briefly ran off, leaving a passenger who was sent to the hospital. Joseph Kersey, 40, was charged Monday
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A couple faces charges for a straw gun buy during a Nov. 16 gun show at the Crown Point fairgrounds. Julian Sgiers, 29, of Gary, and his girlfriend Tristyn Sampson, 30, of Hebron were charged on Nov. 19. Sgiers faces
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When Zakira Porter was arrested in May 2022 as a suspect in a gas station shooting, cops noticed marks all over her 8-year-old daughter’s body. That led to a second criminal case. For the child’s injuries, she is charged with
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A Hammond man was granted bail on Oct. 25 after his lawyer argued a surveillance tape of the shooting could have been “altered” or left with gaps. Jaylan Mendoza, 22, is charged with murder in the Aug. 20, 2023 death
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One man is headed to trial in a 2018 East Chicago shooting, while the other co-defendant inked a plea deal Thursday. Mark Harrison III, 29, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. His sentencing date is Jan. 2 before Judge Natalie Bokota.
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A federal magistrate last week granted a request to push an ex-Gary Police commander’s potential child porn trial into next year, according to court filings. James W. Bond, 52, of Crown Point, was indicted last month with Sexual Exploitation of
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