America Today Staff 
A 36-year-old Hobart man, Abdal Hassouna, faces multiple criminal charges after authorities say he led police on a high-speed chase across Lake County and into Illinois, ending in a crash with another vehicle while his 13-year-old son was inside his car. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers attempted a traffic stop around 12:51 a.m. … Read more
A Lake County jury found Hakeem Pittman guilty on multiple felony charges stemming from a child molestation investigation conducted by the East Chicago Police Department. Court records show Pittman was convicted following a jury trial in Lake County Superior Court on the following charges: Three counts of Child Molesting (Level 1 Felony) One count of … Read more
A 54-year-old Gary woman, Antoinette Stokes, faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges connected to a Gary homicide investigation that began in October 2024, according to court records. Court documents show the Gary Police Department launched an investigation into the disappearance of Jimmijion Tushawn Bailey on October 6, 2024, after officers found Bailey’s vehicle abandoned near … Read more
Destinee Mikaela Keil, 22, of Highland, and Danielle Lea Jones, 35, of Gary, face criminal charges after a reported retail theft at a beauty supply store in Hobart. Court records show Hobart Police responded at approximately 7:01 p.m. on January 13, 2026, to Sally Beauty Supply in the 7700 block of East Ridge Road following … Read more
A Lake County jury found Michael Langford guilty on multiple felony charges tied to the sexual abuse of minors, concluding a years-long investigation led by local law enforcement and the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office. Court records and trial testimony show the investigation began in August 2019 after a suspected child abuse report was filed with … Read more
A Tampa man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he shot and killed a dog he blamed for the death of his own pet. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting call around 8:09 a.m. on Jan. 7 in the 15300 block of Otto Road. When they arrived, 41-year-old … Read more
A Citrus County judge has sentenced a 63-year-old woman to 40 years in prison for the brutal killing of her elderly roommate. On Friday, Jan. 9, Judge Joel D. Fritton sentenced Tracey Lee Stanley to four decades in the Florida Department of Corrections after she entered an open plea of no contest to second-degree murder, … Read more
A man accused of killing two people, including a child, in Charleston has been granted a third change of legal counsel as his case moves toward trial in Kanawha County. Nicholas Hanshaw, 40, is charged with fatally stabbing 10-year-old Richie Hancock and 62-year-old Sherry Russell at a Charleston home in December 2023. He has been … Read more
Kanawha County deputies have made a second arrest in an investigation into a large theft at a United Rentals location in Cross Lanes. Elizabeth Nicole Clay, 41, of Charleston, has been charged with entry of a building other than a dwelling and grand larceny following a reported theft at the United Rentals facility on New … Read more
Huntington police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people connected to a hit-and-run investigation. The incident occurred around 1:35 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Highlawn Place Apartments. According to police, a Ford Escape involved in the hit-and-run was occupied by a man and a woman, both captured on surveillance video. … Read more