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Lake County’s Democratic Party chairman confirmed this week there have been behind the scenes machinations among some in the party for a possible caucus succession plan in the event of a felony conviction of Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. Martinez is facing Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor reckless driving charges stemming from a Sept. 18, 2021 incident when Crown Point ...
If convicted, Martinez would lose his position as sheriff.
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A detective Tuesday said the Crown Point man accused of allegedly operating a puppy mill in violation of his probation agreement appears to have set up shop just two months after he signed the June 2020 probation deal prohibiting him from doing so.
Ricky A. Scott III, 25, had the murder charges against him dismissed Thursday. He was accused of murdering Uriel Arambula at a Hammond tire shop in 2020.
A judge has struck down a portion of a state law that prevented Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., and all individuals under indictment, from carrying a handgun in public.