Six people were arrested outside a Gary bar early Sunday after shouting taunts and threats to Gary police who urged them to leave the area, court records state.
Michaun Mack, 23, of Chicago, was arrested on multiple misdemeanors outside the Buzz Box at 18th Avenue and Massachusetts Street, court records show, after standing in the street challenging police, shouting, “I got freedom of speech,” and cursing at officers. She posted bail but did not appear in court Monday. She told police she would not appear in court for her case, saying, “You’ll have to come look for me,” court records state.
As police began to handcuff her, four other people who had gone to their cars returned and also cursed and yelled, telling officers, “You ain’t Chicago police, you can’t do (expletive) to us. We’re from Chicago,” records state. They were also arrested.
A fifth person, Darius Buchanan, 35, of Gary’s Glen Park section, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana and intimidation. The arrest report states Buchanan said, “I’ll kill the police,” and “I’ll shoot the police,” then struggled with officers who tried to handcuff him. Buchanan who pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday. Gary City Court referee Itsia Rivera set bail at $300 cash and scheduled his trial for May 9.
Two others who had not bailed out of jail after their arrest also appeared in court Monday.
Danielle Fleming, 26, of Gary, and Devonte Patrick, 21, also of Gary, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Rivera set their trial dates for May 2 and bail at $300 cash. Patrick also was being held on a warrant for failing to appear in Gary City court on a charge filed last year for allegedly resisting law enforcement.
Michael Norman, 25, of Chicago, and Willie Edmond, 28, of Sauk Village, Ill., posted bail on similar charges, court records show.
