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 Hatton

May 2, 2012                                                                                        PHONE: (219) 937-5603

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

 

 

INDICTMENTS RETURNED IN HAMMOND FEDERAL COURT

 

 

                Hammond, Indiana- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that the following Indictments were returned on May 2, 2012:

 

  Ø   Ronald Parks, 59, no known address, was charged in an Indictment with the bank robbery of Citizen’s Bank in Hammond, Indiana.  These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Hammond Police Department.  This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Chang-Adiga.

 

  Ø   Robert Ross, 24, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an Indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Ross has a prior felony conviction for possession of cocaine.  These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Gary Police Department.  This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Chang-Adiga.

 

  Ø   Kevin Weston, 33, of Hammond, Indiana, was charged in an Indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Weston has a prior felony conviction for possession of a controlled substance.  These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Hammond Police Department.  This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Chang-Adiga.

 

 

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.

 

If convicted in court, any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.