Suspect charged in bank robbery that killed security guard

James King Jr.
GARY — A Florida man has been charged in a bank robbery that resulted in the death of a security guard Friday.
24-year-old James A. King, of Miami, has been charged with murder in perpetration of a robbery and armed robbery, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department said Sunday.
Officers with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department used K-9 units to track the last known location of two suspects witnesses described at the scene.
It’s believed King was armed with a handgun during the crimes, police said. Sheriff’s officers apprehended King in a wooded area near 43rd Avenue and Garfield Street.
Police found a backpack containing a .40-caliber Glock handgun and approximately $9,000 in cash near where King was apprehended, police said.
The search for the second suspect continues.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of the security officer who was killed, as well as bank employees and others who witnessed these horrific crimes,” Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said in a statement.
“I thank officers of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department and all surrounding law enforcement agencies that responded to the scene quickly to help set up a perimeter near the bank.”
The department is continuing to assist the FBI in the investigation.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Alejandro Gonzalez

Age: 38
Residence: Chicago Heights
Booking Number(s): 2104595
Arrest Date: May 9, 2021
Offense Description: OWI with passenger under 18
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alfonso Salinas III

Age: 40
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104602
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery with injury
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alvaro Alvarez

Age: 35
Residence: Munster
Booking Number(s): 2104718
Arrest Date: June 3, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andrew Bonner

Age: 57
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104654
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Habitual traffic violator
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Herrera-Garcia

Age: 52
Residence: Lake Station
Booking Number(s): 2104549
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Burosh

Age: 42
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104641
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Confinement
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Radusin

Age: 20
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104688
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Vaupel

Age: 51
Residence: Hebron
Booking Number(s): 2104591
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Villareal

Age: 25
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104506
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Billy Williams

Age: 41
Residence: Madison, Wisconsin
Booking Number(s): 2104533
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, dealing a controlled substance
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Blake Neyhart

Age: 21
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104553
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Webber

Age: 32
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104588
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle, fraud, theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Terpstra

Age: 45
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2104613
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery, confinement, intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carie Allendorf

Age: 45
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104694
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cesar Hernandez

Age: 28
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104637
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Homicide
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Hallman II

Age: 28
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104586
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Sanchez

Age: 40
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104692
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Corey Rogers

Age: 30
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2104532
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction, OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony, misdemeanor
Damarius McGriggs

Age: 25
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2104514
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: Murder
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Harris

Age: 50
Residence: Dolton
Booking Number(s): 2104687
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daryl Hunter Jr.

Age: 36
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104666
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Alexander

Age: 47
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104676
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Bell III

Age: 27
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104609
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Ruszkiewicz

Age: 51
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2104623
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deangelo Owens

Age: 38
Residence: Dolton
Booking Number(s): 2104552
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against law enforcement
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Dahn

Age: 20
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2104585
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deonta Allen

Age: 23
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104705
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Vehicle theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Davis

Age: 48
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104652
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Operating a vehicle after driving privileges suspended.
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Peacock

Age: 61
Residence: Murray, Kentucky
Booking Number(s): 2104665
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel Sotello

Age: 22
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104621
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Emily Logan

Age: 25
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Booking Number(s): 2104679
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eranzie Smith

Age: 28
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2104543
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting, operating a vehicle after being a habitual traffic offender
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eric Basco

Age: 30
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2104521
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eric Ellis

Age: 41
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104548
Arrest Date: May 9, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erin Lyke

Age: 21
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2104716
Arrest Date: June 3, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Frank Laposi

Age: 35
Residence: Medaryville
Booking Number(s): 2104682
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerardo Alcantar

Age: 39
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2104697
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle.
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gip Williams

Age: 41
Residence: Calumet City
Booking Number(s): 2104603
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Harold Anaya

Age: 51
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104636
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Confinement
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Imants Vitols

Age: 44
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2104562
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaac Maldonado

Age: 47
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104703
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting, intimidation, OW
Highest Offense Class: Felony, felony, misdemeanor
Jaime Baca Jr.

Age: 38
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2104594
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Everett V

Age: 24
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104590
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamie Baum

Age: 39
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2104513
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jarrell Taylor

Age: 36
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104565
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jazmari Rivera

Age: 18
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2104570
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Garrison

Age: 40
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104693
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of hypodermic syringe or needle, possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Townsend

Age: 21
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2104584
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery with deadly weapon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jolie Gonzalez

Age: 19
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104628
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against a law enforcement or public safety official
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Fink

Age: 29
Residence: Schererville
Booking Number(s): 2104516
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jorge Benavente

Age: 32
Residence: Dyer
Booking Number(s): 2104647
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Dealing cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Buncich

Age: 24
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104717
Arrest Date: June 3, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Castro

Age: 31
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104511
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Gonzalez

Age: 45
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104664
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Juan Martinez-Lopez

Age: 32
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2103829
Arrest Date: May 9, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction, OWI — endangerment
Highest Offense Class: Felony, misdemeanor
Julio Badillo-Vazquez

Age: 25
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104523
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Culp

Age: 34
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2104656
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kanisha Williams

Age: 29
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104582
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kate Rosinko

Age: 36
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2104559
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kathryn Dershem

Age: 32
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2104645
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kavisa Holly

Age: 34
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104672
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keland Garner II

Age: 23
Residence: Chesterton
Booking Number(s): 2104530
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, obstruction of justice
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kelly Wortel

Age: 39
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104696
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kiara Smith

Age: 34
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104638
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against a law enforcement or public safety official, aggravated battery with injury, resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirsten Vesely

Age: 33
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2104622
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Neglect of dependent
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hawkins

Age: 38
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104607
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Intimidation
Kyren Perry Jones

Age: 24
Residence: Indianapolis
Booking Number(s): 2104517
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lakesha Gibson

Age: 39
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104534
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lavance Johnson

Age: 28
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104713
Arrest Date: June 3, 2021
Offense Description: Invasion of privacy, domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence Klemoff

Age: 23
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2104708
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Luanne Petrarca

Age: 67
Residence: Orland Park
Booking Number(s): 2104531
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marinko Repac

Age: 34
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104505
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mary Suffern

Age: 25
Residence: Valparaiso
Booking Number(s): 2104685
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mayshell Wells

Age: 31
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2104563
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Creedon

Age: 58
Residence: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Booking Number(s): 2104593
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Minarich

Age: 37
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104684
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nakita Gardner

Age: 41
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104610
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Oliver Parker

Age: 32
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2104572
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paul Delgado

Age: 41
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104674
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paul Green

Age: 41
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104600
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Raymond Arrigo

Age: 53
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104661
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Renee Harshbarger

Age: 59
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104699
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Maintaining a common nuisance
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ricardo Medina

Age: 20
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104579
Arrest Date: May 30, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of a firearm by a felon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ricardo Ruiz

Age: 28
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104631
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Robbery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Johnson II

Age: 35
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104668
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sabrina Fletcher

Age: 21
Residence: Lansing
Booking Number(s): 2104624
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting law enforcement
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Seneca Yanders

Age: 43
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104601
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shanice Davis

Age: 29
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2104689
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery with injury
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sonni Tyson

Age: 45
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2104510
Arrest Date: May 28, 2021
Offense Description: Operating a vehicle after being a habitual traffic offender
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stephanie Devault

Age: 36
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104606
Arrest Date: May 31, 2021
Offense Description: Theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Boyll

Age: 49
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2104673
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Lipsey

Age: 39
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2104702
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Taylor Hunt

Age: 20
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2104686
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated domestic battery with a deadly weapon
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Deering

Age: 24
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104557
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Diaz

Age: 28
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104690
Arrest Date: June 2, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tony Dittrich

Age: 38
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2104544
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tramain Bates

Age: 39
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104677
Arrest Date: May 9, 2021
Offense Description: Battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Trey Brooks

Age: 27
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2104554
Arrest Date: May 29, 2021
Offense Description: Motor vehicle theft
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyrae Hayes

Age: 24
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2104715
Arrest Date: June 3, 2021
Offense Description: Dealing a controlled substance
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Victor Foglio

Age: 32
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2103829
Arrest Date: May 9, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of hypodermic syringe or needle, fraud
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Victor Garcia-Martinez

Age: 48
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2104629
Arrest Date: June 1, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Published at Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:50:00 +0000