Update coming in Porter County homicide involving Hobart man, police say
"This was a senseless act of violence and I am pleased that the suspects accused of this heinous crime have been arrested and will be held accountable," Porter County Sheriff
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"This was a senseless act of violence and I am pleased that the suspects accused of this heinous crime have been arrested and will be held accountable," Porter County Sheriff
Police identified the man who died as Derek William Hartz. The subjects were taken into custody after they were found driving Hartz's vehicle in Hamilton County, Ohio.
The Porter County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death of a Hobart man found near a Portage Township fishing pond as a homicide, while documents for felony auto theft charges against two suspects who police said crashed the victim’s car on an Ohio highway provide more details in the case.