The Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office says 20-year-old Rease Pence has been found guilty of first-degree murder, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle, and a felony firearm offense. The charges stem from the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old at the Arbor Trails Apartments in May 2022. Pence is already serving a 122.5-year … Read more
A Davenport man landed back in jail after a Sunday evening “fishing trip” ended with deputies finding him surrounded by cut fences and piles of stolen copper wire. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) arrested 41-year-old Jack Edward Tolhurst on December 7 after responding to a trespassing call at a Lake Wales sand … Read more
A South Carolina judge sentenced a couple to decades in prison for a violent 2023 robbery that escalated into murder — a crime prosecutors say unfolded while the pair’s two infant children sat in the backseat of their getaway car. On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced that Judge William McMaster sentenced Jaimen Quavere … Read more
A federal grand jury indicted two men accused of running a large-scale elder fraud ring that allegedly stole millions from seniors across Western Pennsylvania and the United States, funneling the money through cryptocurrency and a Virginia bank. The six-count indictment, unsealed Monday after an arrest in Virginia, names 46-year-old Amit Kumar Jain of Vienna, Virginia, … Read more
Gary police charged Lamond Darrin Kelley, 49, of Crown Point, with multiple felonies after stopping his vehicle on December 5, 2025, near East 37th Avenue and Delaware Street, according to a probable cause affidavit. Officers said they saw a red 2008 Mazda with an expired registration driving northbound on Broadway and initiated a traffic stop. … Read more
A Munster man wanted for a horrific Chicago homicide has been arrested in the south suburbs, according to the Chicago Police Department. Police said 32-year-old Deparris Slaughter, of Munster, was taken into custody Saturday in the 13800 block of South Brainard Avenue in Burnham, Illinois. Investigators had been searching for him since identifying him as … Read more
A Warsaw man who violated the conditions of his drug court program has been ordered to serve four years in the Indiana Department of Correction. James Dale Hughes, 52, of 1030 E. Winona Ave., Apartment 2, Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on Nov. 3 after officials determined he failed to follow drug … Read more
A Michigan man died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 31 and State Road 10 in Argos. According to the Marshall County Coroner’s Office, the crash occurred at 7:55 a.m. Dec. 6. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office reported that Eric Eichenberger, 55, of Michigan, was driving a 2024 Freightliner semitractor-trailer … Read more
A couple is facing felony theft and burglary charges after allegedly breaking into a storage unit, stealing archery and outdoor equipment, and pawning the items the same day. According to probable cause affidavits, the incident occurred at 41 U Lock in St. John. On December 1, the unit’s owner discovered that his personal lock had … Read more
A Hammond man, 31-year-old Joshua Ojeda-Rivera, faces multiple felony charges after a violent altercation at the FairBridge Inn on Louisiana Street left another man hospitalized in Chicago. Police were notified early on December 6, 2025, when a stabbing victim arrived at Southlake Methodist Hospital with Ojeda-Rivera in the vehicle. Hospital staff reported that the incident … Read more