Silver Alert declared for 81-year-old missing from Hammond
Augusto Echevarria was last seen on Friday, May 21. Police believe he may be in extreme danger and require medical assistance.
Credit: Indiana State Police Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 10:43 PM EDT May 22, 2021
HAMMOND, Ind. A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared for an 81-year-old man missing from Hammond, Indiana.
The Hammond Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Augusto Echevarria. He was last seen on Friday, May 21 and he is believed to be in extreme danger. He may require medical assistance.
Police described Echevarria as an 81-year-old Hispanic male who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and 230 pounds. He has gray and black hair and brown eyes.
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Latin Dragons Nation Member Sentenced to 240 Months Imprisonment
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Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jonathan Arevalo, 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 240 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Bell.
According to documents in the case, Arevalo has been associated with the Latin Dragons Nation since approximately 2009, and he engaged in drug trafficking and possessed a firearm as a member of the gang. In 2012, Arevalo gave another Latin Dragon member access to a firearm, which was used to kill another individual in Chicago. In 2015, in Chicago, Arevalo was involved in a drive-by shooting incident which resulted in the death of a passenger in his vehicle when the rival gang returned fire.�