Chicago man faces 45 years in convenience store slaying
A Chicago man faces 45 years after pleading guilty in a convenience store slaying.
Melvion “Fatboy” Delphie, 23, pleaded guilty to murder in documents filed Wednesday. If a judge accepts, his sentencing is scheduled on Sept. 24.
Gary Police responded at 8 p.m. Jan. 28, 2023 drug robbery inside One Stop convenience store, 719 W. 45th Avenue.
Security footage appeared to show Alexander “Taz” Hudson, 26, was selling marijuana to Delphie. Hudson was found shot in the chest, lying on his back inside.
Co-defendant Larry Saunders, then 18, is awaiting sentencing. He lived a block from the store, according to the affidavit. Investigators are not sure which person shot Hudson, according to the affidavit.
Indianapolis man faces up to six years in fatal Whiting hit-and-run
An Indianapolis man has admitted he fatally hit a man in Whiting, after a night gambling at the Horseshoe Casino, then took off.
Dean Monroe III, 31, pleaded guilty in documents filed July 29 to criminal recklessness, a Level 5 felony. If a judge accepts it, his sentencing is scheduled Sept. 16.
Police found Richard Garza in the street around 2 a.m. Sept. 13, 2021 near the intersection of Indianapolis Boulevard and 120th Street in Whiting, charges state.
Chicago man gets 6-year split term for child molesting
A Chicago man got a six-year split term after pleading guilty to a lower child molesting charge.
Geronimo Romero, 43, was sentenced Friday in a brief hearing to two years in prison, two years in Lake County Community Corrections and two years on probation.
Court records allege Romero molested a preteen girl between 2018 to 2019.
Illinois man could avoid prison for shooting woman
A Dolton, Illinois man faces a 4-year split term for shooting a woman, records show.
Khalil Parker pleaded guilty in documents filed July 22 to criminal recklessness. He would serve two years in Lake County Community Corrections and two years on probation.
A judge would have to accept the plea deal. A court hearing is scheduled Aug. 8.
Court records show he shot a woman twice near her right knee and twice in her right foot after he saw an ex-boyfriend wished her a Happy Birthday on Instagram two years earlier.
Prosecutors drop charges in Hammond drug shooting
Court filings show prosecutors dropped charges this week in a Hammond drug shooting, saying the victim wasn’t cooperating.
Ladislao Vera, Sr., was originally charged with aggravated battery and battery by means of a deadly weapon.
Hammond Police were called at 8:49 p.m. July 26, 2023, to a Speedway Gas Station, 6845 Calumet Ave., for a reported shooting.
There, they saw a male victim shot and lying on the ground in the south parking lot. Witnesses said he had been pushed out of a dark colored pickup before it took off.
Nearby security video appeared to show the shooting.
The victim initially lied to police, saying he was buying marijuana from an “older couple.” He got in their truck and they got angry when he asked to use Apple Pay. The son, Ladislao Vera Jr., connected him for the sale.
Ladislao Vera Sr. shot the victim, who said he had a gun, too, but couldn’t use it in time, court records state.
Days later, in a second police interview, the victim admitted he was buying 250 Xanax pills. He was scared to be charged, documents state. He met the couple once before.
At the hospital, staff told him he was shot four times.
Hammond Police executed a search warrant Aug. 10, 2023, at the Veras’ house. There, they confiscated a gun case, an extended gun magazine, and an iPhone. They also found “numerous” pill bottles of “many types” in various bedrooms.
Charges against Vera, Sr.’s wife and son were dismissed earlier.
