Attorneys for Timothy R. Thomas, 40, of Highland, filed a petition to let bond in the case.
Thomas is accused of murdering Nicholas Lile, a Merrillville native and a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy who served as a corpsman attached to a U.S. Marines battalion on seven combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Thomas told police he shot Lile to death in the basement of Lile s home outside Lowell in self-defense. Lile s family disputed Thomas version of events.
Thomas initially was charged with voluntary manslaughter, a level 2 felony, and released from jail Jan. 5 after posting a $5,000 cash bond. He was taken back into custody Wednesday and will be held in jail until a court decides whether to grant his petition for bond.
By SARAH REESE | The Times | Published: January 28, 2021 CROWN POINT, Ind. (Tribune News Service) A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officer was being held without bond Thursday after prosecutors filed an upgraded charge of murder against him in the Jan. 3 shooting death of a 42-year-old military veteran near Lowell. Attorneys for Timothy R. Thomas, 40, of Highland, filed a petition to let bond in the case. Thomas is accused of murdering Nicholas Lile, a Merrillville native and a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy who served as a corpsman attached to a U.S. Marines battalion on seven combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
On Saturday, Nicholas "Doc" Lile s street was lined with American flags and dozens of illuminated lanterns were released into the cold night sky at sundown on what would have been
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