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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: Proactive commissioners eyeing expansion of justice center
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
By IVY JACOBS, Times Reporter
With the jail population increasing 95% in 13 years, Clay County Commissioners are looking into an potential expansion project at the Clay County Justice Center.
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Clay County Commissioners are taking a proactive stance regarding the local jail.
Although not many members of the community attended a public hearing on the topic (Monday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m.), President Marty Heffner said expanding the jail facility at the Clay County Justice Center has been a topic on their radar for a while.
Latin Dragons Nation Member Sentenced to 240 Months Imprisonment
“Statue of Justice – The Old Bailey” by Ronnie Macdonald is licensed under CC BY 2.0 CC BY 2.0
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jonathan Arevalo, 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 240 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Bell.
According to documents in the case, Arevalo has been associated with the Latin Dragons Nation since approximately 2009, and he engaged in drug trafficking and possessed a firearm as a member of the gang. In 2012, Arevalo gave another Latin Dragon member access to a firearm, which was used to kill another individual in Chicago. In 2015, in Chicago, Arevalo was involved in a drive-by shooting incident which resulted in the death of a passenger in his vehicle when the rival gang returned fire.