Some 2,901 individuals as of Thursday were hospitalized with COVID across the state, the highest number at any point since the beginning of the pandemic.
CROWN POINT â A judge set bail Friday for a Hammond man accused of killing a man and shooting at a police officer Sept. 27 outside a Gary nightclub.
Fredrick D. Craft, 31, must post a bond of $500,000 surety or $50,000 cash to be released from jail while awaiting trial on charges of murder and attempted murder.
Craft s attorney, Mark Gruenhagen, filed a motion Monday seeking a bond reduction. Lake Criminal Court Judge Diane Boswell scheduled a bond review hearing for Tuesday.
Murder defendants typically are not afforded bond, unless a court determines after hearing evidence and testimony that the presumption of a defendant s guilt is not strong.