California Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Four Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Desert Hot Springs, California, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than four kilograms of methamphetamine from Los Angeles, Calif., to Indianapolis, Indiana aboard…

Western Companies Are Happy To Cut Ties With Russia, But Stay Silent On Uyghur Genocide

Western Companies Are Happy To Cut Ties With Russia, But Stay Silent On Uyghur Genocide Ailan Evans on March 5, 2022 Western businesses have exited Russia in droves since the country’s invasion…

South Bend Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND –George W. Fowler, Jr., 33 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to possession with intent…

South Bend Man Sentenced to 222 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Miles Wilbourn, 29 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to three counts of carjacking, announced…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Latrell McGee, 28, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition,…

Seventeen Kentuckians Indicted for Animal Fighting Charges

LEXINGTON, Ky.- In four separate indictments, issued by a federal grand jury sitting in London, 17 Kentuckians have been indicted with various offenses related to animal fighting and cruelty. In the first…

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Murder Suspect

Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Darius Thomas for Murder out of the state of Indiana. On February 5, 2021 Shamar Barnes was shot to death in…

U.S. Marshals Service Leads Operation to Find Missing Iowa Children

Cedar Rapids, IA and Des Moines, IA – Since October 2020, the U.S. Marshals in Iowa have been partnering with federal, state and local agencies in a joint operation dubbed Operation Homecoming,…

U.S. Marshals Arrest Man Wanted in 3 Counties on Multiple Felony Warrants

Indianapolis, IN – The U.S. Marshals Southern District of Indiana and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force – Indianapolis Division, early today arrested a man wanted for multiple felony warrants out…

U.S. Marshals Present Justin Johnson in Federal Court

Memphis, TN – U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces that Justin Johnson made his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Tennessee on a federal charge. A fugitive…

GONZALEZ: Privileged Are The Social Justice Warriors

GONZALEZ: Privileged Are The Social Justice Warriors Pedro Gonzalez on March 1, 2022 Quintez Brown is a Black Lives Matter activist whose saga is illustrative of who has privilege in America and…

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison

FORT WAYNE – Kenneth A. Hale, 30 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to two counts of being…

Michigan City Woman Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Latavia Fleming, 43 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to…

Ohio Man Sentenced to 136 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Joshua Pennington, 29 years old, of Reading, Ohio, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to online enticement of a minor…

Fort Wayne Man Convicted of Federal Gun Charge

FORT WAYNE- Bryant D. Aron, age 36, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on February 23, 2022, following a two-day jury…

Serious Violent Felon Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of Southside Bakery

INDIANAPOLIS – Ryan Hickey, 34, of Indianapolis was sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbery and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. According to…

Lafayette Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Juan O. Barradas-De La Paz, 26, of Lafayette, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 500…

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison a for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Heroin

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 60 months in prison followed by 4 years supervised release on his conviction of…

South Bend Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Samuel Strickland, 37, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced…

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 154 Months in Prison

FORT WAYNE – William Washington, 27 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to charges associated with his role…

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