FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT
Hammond, IN-The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in
Hammond, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on May 2, 2007:

TIMOTHY N. FRAZIER, age 28, NAKIA L. COLEMAN, age 25, of Gary, Indiana and KENNETH S. HICKS, age 39,of Ford Heights, Illinois, were charged in an eight count indictment with knowingly and intentionally possessing with the intent to distribute and distributing five grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base, commonly called crack cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance. If convicted on any of the counts, the defendants shall forfeit any and all property obtained as a result of the violations and any property used to commit the violations, to include $5,307.75, a SAR 7.62x39 assault rifle, a Remington rifle, model 1100, a 1994 Cadillac Deville and a 2000 Dodge Durango. This case is being investigated by the FBI/GRIT Task Force. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Jacqueline L. Jacobs, who can be reached at 219-937-5500 for any inquiries.

CHAD E. HARVEY, age 27, of Griffith, Indiana, was charged in a one count indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm, to wit: a Ruger .22 caliber handgun loaded with six rounds of .22 caliber ammunition. If convicted of this offense, Harvey will forfeit any and all firearms and ammunition involved in this offense. Harvey had been convicted of Possession of Cocaine in 2003, Criminal Recklessness in 2004 and of Theft in 2006. This case is being investigated by the ATF/HIDTA Task Force. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted byAssistant United States Attorney Nicholas J. Padilla, who can be reached at 219937-5500 for any inquiries.

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.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that these indictments are merely allegations and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.