Man pleads guilty in 9-year-old daughter's shooting death
If Lake Criminal Court Judge Natalie Bokota accepts Eric S. Hummel's plea agreement, he could face a sentence of one to 8 1/2 years.
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If Lake Criminal Court Judge Natalie Bokota accepts Eric S. Hummel's plea agreement, he could face a sentence of one to 8 1/2 years.
Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. says his indictment should be dismissed because a special prosecutor unduly influenced a grand jury. The special prosecutor said he was overly fair to Martinez.
A warrant permits a comprehensive search of Sheriff Oscar Martinez's cellphone, which was seized Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations of resisting law enforcement and reckless driving.
Prosecutor Bernard Carter said the video police eventually obtained gave detectives a snapshot, but it will take a "team effort" to solve the case.
The state charges stem from a Sept. 18 incident in which Crown Point Police officers conducting a traffic stop at about 11:30 p.m. in the 9000 block of Taft Street saw a black SUV traveling northbound on Main Street “at what appeared to be at a speed well above the 45 mph posted limit.”