United States Attorney David Capp

Northern District of Indiana

5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500

Hammond, Indiana 46320

Hammond                                                 South Bend                                               Fort Wayne

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         CONTACT: Mary L. Hatton

July 21, 2010                                                                                       PHONE: (219) 937-5500

www.usdoj.gov/usao/inn/                                                                    Fax: (219) 852-2770 

ACTIVITY IN FEDERAL COURT - HAMMOND

Hammond, Indiana—The United States Attorney's Office announced the following activity in federal court:

Karyn Jordan, 32 (12/15/77), of the 3000 block of Springfield Avenue, Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by Senior Judge James Moody to 30 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging her with distribution of heroin. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Michigan City Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Kolar.

Quincy Earl Brown, 28 (1/30/82), of Blue Island, Illinois, plead guilty before Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to count one of an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Brown was previously convicted of aggravated robbery. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Kolar.

William Craig, III, (3/25/61), of the 400 block of E. 54^th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana, plead guilty before Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to count one of an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Craig was previously convicted of assaulting an employee of the United States Postal Service with a deadly weapon and of using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence in 1993. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives and the Merrillville Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jacqueline Jacobs.

The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.