GARY MAN CONVICTED OF MOST CHARGES IN GROUP HOME BEATING
A Gary man who formerly worked at a Hammond group home was convicted late Tuesday of most charges for beating a resident.
It was caught on video.
A jury found Juan Joyce, 36, guilty of Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Disabled Person, Level 5 Felony, Battery Against a Disabled Person, Level 6 Felony, and Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury, Level 6 Felony.
He was acquitted of Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury, Level 6 Felony.
He pleaded not guilty. His sentencing date is July 13.
A criminal affidavit states Hammond Police responded Sept. 23, 2022 to In-Pact, on the 1700 block of 171st Street.
A manager told police that Joyce beat a 45-year-old resident in an “unprovoked” attack.
The victim had bruising under his eye and cheek, records state.
LAKE STATION MAN CONVICTED IN BURGLARY
A Lake Station man was convicted Tuesday in a burglary case.
Dannie Lee Moore, 61, was found guilty of three counts of burglary and one count of battery by means of a deadly weapon.
He pleaded not guilty.
His sentencing is June 25.
Court documents state Hobart Police responded on Sept. 27 to the 5700 block of Liverpool Road.
The victim, Moore’s former roommate, told police that Moore broke into the house, shot him and took his wallet.
The bullet may have grazed his right hip. His injuries weren’t life-threatening, records state.
HAMMOND MAN CONVICTED IN SWORD STABBING
A Hammond man was found guilty of stabbing a man with a sword at a trailer park.
Mickey Hurd, 44, was convicted this week of Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon and Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
He pleaded not guilty.
His sentencing is June 9.
Court records show Hammond Police responded on Nov. 16, 2019 to Sheffield Estates, 438 Sheffield Ave.
The victim told police Hurd, who also lived in the trailer park, appeared drunk and angry he couldn’t get $15 back for a returned battery.
After a brief confrontation, he stabbed the victim in his hip.
CROWN POINT MAN INDICTED IN ILLINOIS FOR WIRE FRAUD
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have alleged a Crown Point man is a serial entrepreneurial fraudster – indicting him on two fraud schemes worth $4 million.
A grand jury indicted Raed Naser, 41, April 30 in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois with 11 counts of wire fraud and four counts of money laundering. He pleaded not guilty.
A new hearing is set for June 10 in Chicago.
Authorities allege Naser made up fake invoices from 2019-2022 for his Orland Park-based freight company for shipments for “Company A” – an Elkhart-based trailer axle manufacturer – worth over $3 million that never happened.
Investigators also said he used credit cards to artificially increase sales figures at two “bakery franchises” to inflate the value of businesses he “sold to an unsuspecting buyer,” according to a release.
Another firm bought the two locations – in Schererville and Crown Point – in May 2021 for $1.3 million, court records show.
Overall, he allegedly used proceeds to buy a couple of luxury vehicles, including a Lamborghini, Cadillac and BMW.
