Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
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Here are recent bookings by the Porter County Sheriff's Department. All information is taken directly from thewebsite.
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Emery Turner
John Moran
Samaya Ivory
Amanda Kesler
Marlon Lee
Elena Hondzinski
Anthony McClendon
Hannah Evans
Gerardo Gandara
Courtney Goheen
Charles Chenault
Enrique Torres-Flores
Joshua Pittman
Mario Roman Jr.
Elliot Herron
Jeffery Lustro-Dufrain
Mandy Funk
Ezell Banks Jr.
Kevin Cahillane
Sebastian Sak
Brian Wallace
Jacqueline Britton
George Burks
Cody Gordon
Michael Adams
Warren Parobek
David Pitts Jr.
Sabria Van
Ross Williams
James Grveles
John Wilcher
Justin Stein
Hunter Slucter
Jeremy Knotts
Daniel Nashkoff
Wayne Schwarte
Kaleb Gunter
Deavon Braunm
Ramzi El-Nimri
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