Illinois man charged with misconduct for sex with a 15-year old
Wesley Ratliff, 33, was charged with three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and one count of child solicitation.
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Man guilty in ex-girlfriend’s death, wounding boyfriend near Menards parking lot
A jury convicted a Gary man Friday of killing his ex-girlfriend and wounding her new boyfriend near a Merrillville Menards parking lot.
Court news: Plea for killing unborn child, bail granted in murder
Court news from around the region.
‘He just grabbed a gun’: Boyfriend, shot, testifies in murder trial
Mike Lehman testified Tuesday he only dated Ashley Bitikofer for a couple weeks before Dejuan McIntyre confronted them.
Judge rejects plea deal for man accused of killing Hammond ex-girlfriend
A judge rejected a plea deal that would have given Hector Delgado 16 years for killing his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend, Alyssa Flores.
Driver avoids prison in Lake Station drug deal robbery, shooting
Makhia Fraley, 21, of Rensselaer, pleaded guilty in February to assisting a criminal, a Level 5 felony. Makhia Fraley, 21, of Rensselaer, pleaded guilty in February to assisting a criminal, a...
Witnesses link Westville inmate to four ‘02 Gary murders: charges
Witnesses told Gary Police nearly a quarter century ago that Mary Ann Wrencher was in the process of breaking up with Edward Russell, Jr. when she died. Russell, now 64,...
Man on trial for killing ex-girlfriend in Merrillville
After an investigation, police alleged Dejuan McIntyre, now 45, of Gary, gunned down Ashley Bitikofer, 34, of Portage, his ex-girlfriend, and wounded the surviving man, whom she was seeing.
Hammond man gets 16 years on federal gun charge
A Hammond man was sentenced last week to 16 years in prison on a federal gun charge, according to a news release.
Lowell man charged after allegedly trying to stab a cop outside smoke shop
A Lowell man has been charged after allegedly trying to stab a cop outside a smoke shop. Ethan Meyer, 26, is charged with attempted murder, battery by means of a...