Man gets 8 years in Thanksgiving Day slaying

CROWN POINT | Lake Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. sentenced a Crown Point man to more than eight years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a man on Crown Point's courthouse square last Thanksgiving Day.

Nemcek guilty of reckless homicide in C.P. slaying

CROWN POINT | A Lake Criminal Court jury on Tuesday found a 23-year-old Crown Point man guilty of reckless homicide in a Thanksgiving Day slaying on the Crown Point square.

Defense witnesses: Nemcek not drunk, 'not looking for a fight'

CROWN POINT | With the state resting its case Monday in the Jeffrey Nemcek murder trial, the defense sought to establish Nemcek wasn't drunk or looking for a fight after leaving a courthouse square bar the night he stabbed a Crown Point man.

Key witness in C.P. stabbing testifies to punching Nemcek

CROWN POINT | One of two men alleged to have struck 23-year-old Jeffrey Nemcek the day Nemcek stabbed a Crown Point man on the courthouse square admitted to punching Nemcek during the altercation.

Standing-room only at Nemcek trial

CROWN POINT | Court watchers would have to brave a standing-room-only courtroom as the Jeffrey Nemcek trial enters its fifth day Friday — if standing were allowed.

Defense disputes events leading to Thanksgiving Day slaying of Crown Point man

CROWN POINT | A Lake County deputy prosecutor opened the murder case Tuesday against 23-year-old Jeffrey Nemcek by speaking about the dangers of carrying a switchblade on the "biggest drinking night of the year."

Jury selected in murder trial of Crown Point man

CROWN POINT | Family and friends kept vigil Monday, overflowing the courtroom of Lake Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr., as jurors were chosen for the murder trial of 23-year-old Jeffrey Nemcek, of Crown Point.