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

March 7, 2011                                                                                     PHONE: (219) 937-5500

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

WEEK IN REVIEW - HAMMOND

Hammond, Indiana—The United States Attorney's Office announced the following:

Sanuel Johnson, 34, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an indictment returned on March 2, 2011, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives HIDTA Task Force and the Gary Police Department. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean Lanter.

Carl Ross Agnew, 27, of Lafayette, Indiana, was charged in an indictment returned on March 2, 2011, with one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jill Trumbull Harris

Nigle Mayes, Jr., 33, of Gary, Indiana, pled guilty before Senior Judge Rudy Lozano to count one of an indictment charging him with receipt of child pornography. Sentencing has been set for 6/3/11. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Homeland Security Investigations, the Indiana State Police, and the Carmel, Indiana Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jill Trumbull-Harris.

Kenneth Harris, 46, of Kouts, Indiana, was sentenced by Senior Judge Rudy Lozano to 180 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute Methamphetamine in the case US v Kasper et al. This case was the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Porter County Sheriff’s Office, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the Valparaiso Police Department, the Kouts Police Department, and the Porter County Prosecutor’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Nozick.

Darryl Shaw, 28, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by Chief Judge Philip Simon to 21months imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with possession with the intent to distribute 5 grams or more of crack cocaine. This case was the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Kolar.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

            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.