Hammond man takes plea deal in drug, gang case

CROWN POINT | A Hammond man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge in connection with a 2011 police raid stemming from alleged drug sales and criminal gang activity.

Calumet Twp. man again rejects reduced plea in mother's slaying

CROWN POINT | A Calumet Township man accused of murder in the death his 94-year-old mother for the second time on Wednesday publicly rejected pleading guilty to a felony with a maximum sentence of eight years.

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife agree to plead guilty

WASHINGTON | In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what prosecutors said was a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign funds for lavish personal expenses, including a $43,000…

Reports: Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal

CHICAGO | NBC 5 News is reporting that Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned from Congress nearly three months ago, has signed papers in a plea deal within the past several days.

St. John man pleads guilty but mentally ill in mother's stabbing

CROWN POINT | A 23-year-old St. John man pleaded guilty but mentally ill Thursday to stabbing his mother numerous times in July 2011.

Dad's girlfriend pleads guilty in beating death of 5-year-old Leon Walker

CROWN POINT | The girlfriend of a Gary man accused of beating his 5-year-old son to death in 2010 pleaded guilty Friday to felony neglect of a dependent.

Griffith man pleads guilty in death of 3-year-old

CROWN POINT | A 28-year-old Griffith man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony neglect charge, agreeing to a 30-year sentence in the death of his then-girlfriend's young son.

Gary man pleads guilty to ’09 pick ax slaying inside his home

CROWN POINT | A Gary man pleaded guilty to using a pick ax to kill another man he found sleeping uninvited on his couch.

Cleveland man pleads guilty in fatal stabbing of Gary resident

CROWN POINT | An Ohio man pleaded guilty Monday in the fatal stabbing of a Gary man in 2008.

Two more alleged Latin King members plead guilty to racketeering

HAMMOND | More than half the defendants named in the sweeping Latin Kings racketeering indictments have entered into plea deals with the government, and more are expected in the coming week, according to court filings made Monday.

Kimberly Kubina pleads guilty to neglect in Choate case

CROWN POINT | Kimberly Kubina, stepmother to slain teen Christian Choate, pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent Wednesday.

Schererville man sentenced for shooting into car holding boy

CROWN POINT | A Schererville man accused of shooting into a car holding a 7-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to a felony count of criminal recklessness.

Killer: Partner strangled cop's kin

CROWN POINT | Repeat offender Willie Lee Steele pleaded guilty Thursday to murder while contending an accomplice actually killed the grandmother and the aunt of Gary police Patrolman Damon Bradshaw.