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Kerner was sentenced in December to 179 years in prison for the Feb. 25, 2019, deaths of Molley Lanham, 19, of St. John, and Thomas Grill, 18, of Cedar Lake, after being convicted on seven of eight felony counts against him by a jury in October.
VALPARAISO — Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of joining Valparaiso resident Connor Kerner in the 2019 slayings of two Lake County teens.
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Defense attorney Mark Gruenhagen argued bringing up allegations about Silva’s past “almost amounts to a smear tactic” that would prejudice the jury and said “there was no ‘bad act’ that went forward” in Michigan.
CROWN POINT â A judge set bail Friday for a Hammond man accused of killing a man and shooting at a police officer Sept. 27 outside a Gary nightclub. Fredrick D. Craft, 31, must post a bond of $500,000 surety or $50,000 cash to be released from jail while awaiting trial on charges of murder and attempted murder. Craft's attorney, Mark Gruenhagen, filed a motion Monday seeking a bond reduction. Lake Criminal Court Judge Diane Boswell scheduled a bond review hearing for Tuesday. Murder defendants typically are not afforded bond, unless a court determines after hearing evidence and tes...