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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 victim's 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 Gilbert's home in the 2400 block of Connecticut Street in Gary. The Lake Criminal Court jury also found Gilbert not guilty of dealing ...

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 Gilbert's home in the 2400 block of Connecticut Street in Gary. Defense attorney Kerry Connor said she and her client were sympathetic to the pain Brown's death caused to his family, but she asked ...