Tag: Indiana
Binnie Y. Bryant Jr., Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Binnie Y. Bryant Jr., a 36-year-old career criminal from Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing firearms and heroin. On January 23, 2024, uniformed detectives approached Bryant as he walked near an intersection, and he immediately fled on foot, violently resisting arrest. During the struggle, Bryant…
Christopher David Sheese, Child Sex Abuse, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Christopher David Sheese, a 43-year-old repeat sex offender from Bloomfield, Indiana, was caught trading child sexual abuse material online on June 29, 2024. Investigators with the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a cyber-tip that Sheese had uploaded 21 images and videos depicting child sex abuse to the social…
Charles Pheal, Jr., Methamphetamine Trafficking, Indiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Charles Pheal, Jr., a 35-year-old from Michigan City, Indiana, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Pheal pleaded guilty to the crime, which was committed while he was on probation for burglary and domestic battery. His history of violence includes kicking open…
Antwan Lamont Shackelford, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Indiana 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brutal string of Indiana traffickers has been handed decades in federal prison for their roles in the state’s lucrative methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl trade. A federal investigation led to the convictions of six individuals, including an illegal alien, Antwan Lamont Shackelford, 46, of Indianapolis, who orchestrated a methamphetamine conspiracy from…
Al Stevenson McGhee, Possessing Firearms as a Felon, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Al Stevenson McGhee, a 47-year-old Indianapolis man, pleaded guilty to possessing firearms as a felon after a harrowing SWAT standoff on November 6, 2024. McGhee had pointed a silver revolver at his girlfriend when she returned home from work, threatening to shoot her if she left her bedroom. The victim escaped…
Terry Lee Phillips, Commodity Fraud, Indiana 2015
Indianapolis resident Terry Lee Phillips has been charged with commodity fraud by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), officials announced on September 17, 2015. Phillips, along with his companies Phillips Investment & Trust LLC and Corporate I Communications & Technology Inc., allegedly defrauded investors out of at least $113,400 between 2011 and 2014. The…
Arieon Lofton, Fentanyl Distribution, Indiana 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Indianapolis man was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that led to a deadly overdose in July 2025. Arieon Lofton pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The victim, identified as J.A., arranged a trade for suboxone strips and…
Jimmy the Greek, Sports Betting Racketeering, New York 1980
⏱ 2 min read A ruthless illegal gambling operation in northwest Indiana, known as Porterhouse Parlay, has been busted with 22 defendants charged, including notorious gambler James L. Gerodemos, aka ‘Jimmy the Greek.’ According to a 28-count indictment unsealed on April 29, 2026, the organization used threats and intimidation to collect on debts, and laundered…
Arieon Lofton, Fentanyl Trafficking, Indiana 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Arieon Lofton, 27, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 16 years and two months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, on July 26, 2025, the victim, identified as ‘J.A.,’ began…
Michael Deckinga, Distribution of Child Pornography, Indiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Dyer man, Michael Deckinga, 42, is headed to federal prison for 15 years for distributing child pornography. The sleazeball, who posed as a respectable educator at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, hid behind a veil of anonymity to collect and distribute the vilest child abuse material. According to investigators, Deckinga used Kik…
