Isom jury selection completed

CROWN POINT | A fifth and final alternate in the Kevin Isom death penalty was named Tuesday morning, court officials said.

Isom jury selection stands at 12; five alternates still needed

CROWN POINT | Prosecutors reported Friday that jury selection in the Kevin Isom death penalty case reached its goal of 12 regular jurors.

Isom jury count at 10

CROWN POINT | The second week of jury selection in the Kevin Isom capital murder case saw 10 jurors seated.

Seven jurors picked in Isom murder trial

CROWN POINT | The first five days of jury selection in the county's only death penalty case concluded Friday with seven jurors selected.

Jury selection begins in Isom murder trial

CROWN POINT | At least two jurors were named by mid-afternoon Monday to serve in Lake County's only death penalty case.

Potential jurors interviewed in latest effort at murder trial

CROWN POINT | Potential jurors were interviewed Friday in the latest effort to try a Gary man charged with murdering his wife and two stepchildren.

Trial begins for man accused in ’11 Gary drive-by shooting

CROWN POINT | A jury heard opening arguments Tuesday in the homicide trial of a Gary man.

Lake County coroner's fraud trial kicks off in federal court

Lake County Coroner Thomas Philpot, left, and his legal team talk Monday outside the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Hammond.

Lake County coroner's fraud trial kicks off in federal court

Lake County Coroner Thomas Philpot leaves the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Hammond on Monday after his federal trial began.

Lake County death penalty jury pool swells to 1,150 residents

CROWN POINT | Lawyers have widened a search for an impartial jury to hear evidence against a Gary man accused of killing his wife and two stepchildren five years ago.

Isom would-be juror fined $500 for scoffing duty

CROWN POINT | A potential juror who nixed appearing for duty during the failed round of jury selection in the Kevin Isom capital case narrowly escaped jail time Friday but walked away $500 poorer.

More prospective jurors to be called for Isom's second trial

CROWN POINT | With the state's decision to continue to pursue the death penalty in the Kevin Isom case, the court will seek out an initial 1,000 jurors, up from 600 in the last round.

228 potential jurors selected; murder trial begins Sept. 26

CROWN POINT | The pool from which jurors in Lake County's only death penalty case may be selected has topped out at 228.

Death penalty juror choices may take months

CROWN POINT | Jury selection for the capital murder trial of a Gary man will begin in April, more than five months before the first evidence is presented.