on November 7, 2015 in World News
East Chicago Councilman Re-Elected Despite Murder and Drug Charges
East Chicago Councilman Re-Elected Despite Murder and Drug Charges by Warner Todd Huston6 Nov 2015East Chicago, IL2,431 Despite being arrested on drug and murder charges, an East Chicago city councilman was re-elected to his office in Tuesday’s elections. East Chicago 3rd District Councilman Robert “Coop” Battle cruised to re-election even though he is accused in the Oct. 12 shooting of Reimundo Camarillo Jr. That isn’t all. As The Munster Times reports, the councilman is also facing drug charges stemming from a traffic stop earlier in the year. Police say that Councilman Battle was found with 73 pounds of marijuana and… View Article
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