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Nicole L. Shadowen, 40, agreed to pay $1,000 in restitution to the Merkley Elementary School Parent Teacher Council, court records show.

Attorneys agreed to the delay because the Indiana Court of Appeals is in the process of reviewing Special Judge Jeryl Leachs decision in March to deny Martinezs motion to dismiss

Raquel M. McCormick, 50, had a difficult time saying "guilty" when Lake Criminal Court Judge Samuel Cappas asked her how she pleaded to one count of voluntary manslaughter, a level

"We are very pleased that the Court of Appeals has chosen to take a close look at our concerns with the grand jury proceedings," defense attorney Paul Stracci said.

The judge told the accused, Tito Caudillo, that the facts in the case are clear that when he consumes substances that cause intoxication bad things result.

A new Indiana law authorizing all adult Hoosiers to carry a handgun in public without a state permit bars one countys chief law enforcement officer from doing the same due

"The video shows Tito raising the 2-by-4 over his head and striking victim No. 1 while he was laying on the ground," according to court documents.

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. will be prohibited from carrying a handgun in public, both on- and off-duty, beginning July 1.

Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.s lawyers say the grand jury proceedings that led to his indictment were conducted unfairly and a dismissal is warranted. The special prosecutors says he was "overly

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. is seeking the judges permission to ask the Indiana Court of Appeals to review his previous decision not to dismiss Martinezs indictment.