Judge declares mistrial in E.C. murder trial

CROWN POINT | Learning a juror had recognized a victim's son as a co-worker, Lake Criminal Court Judge Diane Boswell on Monday declared a mistrial in the murder trial of an East Chicago man accused of shooting the man's father.

E.C. gang culture takes center stage at murder trial

CROWN POINT | A jury returned a verdict Friday on three of the five charges against an East Chicago gang member accused of shooting a man during a robbery attempt.

Trial in East Chicago double shooting opens

CROWN POINT | Lake Criminal Court Judge Diane Boswell and attorneys sparred Tuesday over how much of East Chicago's gang warfare will come into play during this week's murder trial of admitted gang member Kevin Strong.

Calumet Township man's trial postponed in mom's murder

CROWN POINT | The murder trial of a Calumet Township man expected to begin Monday was continued to August.

Gary man handed 55 years in fatal shooting

CROWN POINT | A Gary man was sentenced Monday to 55 years in prison for slaying a man he claimed had robbed him.

Gary woman found guilty in boyfriend's murder

CROWN POINT | A Lake County jury deliberated less than 90 minutes Friday before finding a 34-year-old Gary woman guilty of murder in the 2009 shooting of a man with whom she had a longtime relationship.

Years of domestic abuse led to killing, woman says

CROWN POINT | The murder trial of a 34-year-old Gary woman opened Tuesday with the state claiming the woman killed a longtime boyfriend after partying, and the defense claiming it was the toll of years of domestic abuse.

Jury selection begins in Gary woman's murder trial

CROWN POINT | Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a 34-year-old Gary woman accused of shooting a man in her car in late 2009.

Cal Twp. man charged with slaying mother opts for trial

CROWN POINT | A Calumet Township man accused of murdering his 94-year-old mother publicly rejected a plea deal Monday for the third time.

Jury acquits suspect in I-80/94 murder case

CROWN POINT | A Lake County jury on Friday found a Gary man not guilty on all counts including murder in a shooting last year on I-80/94 in Gary.

Murder trial opens for man accused in shooting on interstate ramp

CROWN POINT | Bad blood between two Gary men gassing up at a service station led to the shooting death of a third man called into the fray, prosecutors said.

Jury still out in case against man accused in Griffith killing

CROWN POINT | A Lake Superior Court jury deliberated about nine hours Wednesday in the case against a Chicago man accused in a 2011 shooting death at The Mansards Apartments in Griffith.

Warring Peterson lawyers take fight to court

Drew Peterson lead defense attorney Joel Brodsky leaves the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., during the August 2012 murder trial of Peterson.

McCowan gun discovered missing day Bach's body recovered

VALPARAISO | The father of Dustin McCowan told jurors Thursday morning he discovered a .38-caliber, five-shot revolver missing from his then-Union Township home on the day his son's former girlfriend was found shot to death fewer than 300 yards from the house.

Murder trial opens in death of Highland woman

HIGHLAND | Prosecutors on Monday told a Lake County criminal court jury last year's fatal shooting of a Highland woman was no accident as defense attorneys claimed.

Jury finds Isom guilty of murdering wife, stepchildren

CROWN POINT | A Lake County jury took two hours Tuesday afternoon to find a Gary man guilty of murdering his wife and two stepchildren.

Crime lab technician: Articles moved at Isom crime scene

CROWN POINT | He didn't move them, but items at the crime scene were moved at different junctures of the investigation into Lake County's ongoing capital case, a crime lab technician testified Wednesday under grilling by the defense at Kevin Isom's murder trial.

Photos show weapons, ammo in Isom bedroom

CROWN POINT | Among dozens of crime scene photographs admitted Tuesday into evidence against Kevin Isom were photos of a shotgun, two handguns, ammunition and an alcohol bottle, all strewn about the foot of Isom's bed.

Responding officers continue to testify in Isom case

CROWN POINT | Police responding more than five years ago to a triple homicide at a Gary apartment complex continued to testify Monday, the seventh day of trial for Kevin Isom.

SWAT officers describe Isom arrest

CROWN POINT | Members of the SWAT team who were called to Kevin Isom's apartment complex testified Friday they were initially foiled from entering Isom's unit by a body blocking the back door in the kitchen.