Joseph Lyell News Today

CROWN POINT — A jury found a man not guilty on all counts Friday after a weeklong trial on charges he murdered a 20-year-old Valparaiso man in 2017 during a drug deal that went bad when the victims then-16-year-old sister attempted to run off with $25 of prescription pills. Joseph James Allen Gilbert, also known as Joseph Lyell, was acquitted of murder and two counts of criminal recklessness in the shooting death of Michael Brown on Oct. 7, 2017, outside Gilberts home in the 2400 block of ...

CROWN POINT — A defense attorney told jurors Tuesday the murder case against her client would include inconsistent statements from multiple witnesses and possible leads that were not investigated. Joseph James Allen Gilbert, also known as Joseph Lyell, is standing trial this week on charges alleging he murdered Michael Brown, 20, of Valparaiso, during a drug deal gone bad Oct. 7, 2017, outside Gilberts home in the 2400 block of Connecticut Street in Gary. Defense attorney Kerry Connor said...