St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman

One of the cars displayed a sign saying that "weapons" shown in the video were "props for entertainment," to honor their late friend, 21-year-old Martin Murillo of South Bend. But St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman says the incident was not entertainment and he's considering whether to forward cases to prosecutors for potential criminal charges.

Blocking traffic and setting off fireworks on the U.S. 20 bypass could lead to possible criminal charges, according to St. Joseph County police.

St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman says jail K9s face fewer risks from stabbing or shooting but inmates can make edged weapons behind bars. Redman says officers are trained on a major danger for K9s: leaving them in hot cars.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Monday praised the Indiana House Judiciary Committee for advancing a bill that would place new requirements on local police to help with federal immigration enforcement.

Bill Redman is term-limited from serving a third term as sheriff, so he's ending his 31-year law enforcement career at the end of 2026 and hopes to face incumbent Republican Commissioner Carl Baxmeyer in the November election.

St. Joseph County Police have placed two officers on leave following the arrest Monday of 34-year-old Dustin Pate, after police say he resisted arrest and faces possible attempted murder charges.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's office says it's confident that an appeals court will reverse St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier and uphold the will of the General Assembly — that the office can sue communities that it believes offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants.

In a statement he released Monday, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier made a "novel and incorrect legal conclusion" in dismissing his immigration-related lawsuit against Sheriff Bill Redman.

St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier granted Sheriff Bill Redman's motion to dismiss, finding that Rokita lacks standing to bring the complaint, he offered no evidence that Redman has a policy or practice of stopping staff from cooperating with ICE, and a state attorney general can't force local police to help ICE.

Police agencies throughout St. Joseph County jointly asked for federal help to fight drug trafficking but said Tuesday they weren't ready to talk publicly about the effort.