Sentencing of man in Jada Justice case is again reset

CROWN POINT | Friday's hearing for a Hobart man awaiting sentencing in the death of Portage toddler Jada Justice was again continued.

Life sentence tossed for Jada Justice killer, Supreme Court sets 65-year term

INDIANAPOLIS | Engelica Castillo was ordered to serve 65 years in prison instead of life for murdering her 2-year-old cousin, Jada Justice. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Castillo's original sentence of life without the possibility of parole was inappropriate.

Ind. Supreme Court ruling in Castillo v. State

Status hearing reset for June for man in Jada Justice case

CROWN POINT | A status hearing Friday for Timothy Tkachik, co-defendant in the 2009 slaying of Portage toddler Jada Justice, was continued until June 29.

DCS: Slain toddler's mother neglected her disabled child in 2000

A region woman who one relative described as a "great mother" has twice been accused of neglecting her children, one of whom died in a high-profile homicide case, state records obtained by The Times show.

Court hearing delayed for mother of slain toddler Jada Justice

CROWN POINT | An omnibus hearing Thursday for the mother of slain Portage toddler Jada Justice was continued to April 25.

Heroin suspect linked to Jada Justice case given probation

HAMMOND | A woman arrested with the two suspects in the killing of Portage 2-year-old Jada Justice was sentenced on federal heroin charges Thursday, court records state.

Jada Justice killer seeks reduced sentence

INDIANAPOLIS | It was wrong to sentence Engelica Castillo to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of her 2-year-old cousin, Jada Justice, because Castillo's co-defendant likely will receive a much shorter prison term.

Hearing in Jada Justice case continued

CROWN POINT | An omnibus hearing for the mother of slain toddler Jada Justice was continued to Nov. 30.

Jada Justice's mom arraigned

CROWN POINT | The mother of slain Portage toddler Jada Justice appeared for an initial court hearing Wednesday before Lake Criminal Court Magistrate Natalie Bokota.

Mom of murdered Portage toddler charged with neglect of a dependent

CROWN POINT | The mother of murdered Portage toddler Jada Justice has been charged in connection with her June 2009 death.

Drug suspect linked to killers of girl sentenced for heroin

HAMMOND | A Porter County man arrested in a 2009 drug case was sentenced in Hammond federal court Friday to nearly two years in federal prison.

Court delays sentencing in Jada Justice case

CROWN POINT | Friday's sentencing of Timothy Tkachik, co-defendant in the Jada Justice case, has been continued until April 8.

Tkachik sentencing delayed again as prosecutors investigate another possible suspect in Jada Justice killing

CROWN POINT | Sentencing for Timothy Tkachik, co-defendant in the 2009 slaying of Portage toddler Jada Justice, has been continued to Jan. 21 because prosecutors are looking at another possible suspect in the case.

Castillo gets life without parole in Jada Justice murder

CROWN POINT | Near the conclusion of a 2 1/2-hour hearing Thursday, Lake Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. imposed a sentence of life without possibility of parole on Engelica Castillo, 20, for the murder of her cousin, 2-year-old Jada Justice.

Tkachik: He, Castillo left Jada dead in car during drug buy

CROWN POINT | Timothy Tkachik took the stand Thursday in the trial of his ex-girlfriend, Engelica Castillo, who faces a possible sentence of life without parole if convicted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old cousin, Jada Justice.

Jury selection begins in Jada Justice murder trial

CROWN POINT | Jury selection is set to begin this morning in the murder trial of a woman accused of killing her cousin, 2-year-old Jada Justice.

Slideshow: From hope to grief

As morning came family members still held out hope Jada Justice would be found, but as rumors and pieces of information began to come together their worst fears were realized.

Slideshow: Vigil to bring home Jada Justice

Friends and family of Jada Justice gathered at the Glen Park Gas Station Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil. Jada Justice, the two-year-old Portage girl, disappeared the Tuesday June 16th.

Slideshow: Search for missing toddler

Police searched Wednesday for a missing Portage toddler while the relative who was baby sitting the child was taken into custody and being held as a person of interest. Jada Justice, is 2 years and 10 months old, 2-feet-2 inches tall, weighs about 35 pounds, and is African-American. She was …