Charges Filed Against Multiple Offenders For Crimes Not Related To Merrillville Homicide
As part of the ongoing homicide investigation of Merrillville resident Cecil Pendleton Jr., the Merrillville Police Department and the Northwest Indiana Major Crimes Task Force have arrested five people for various crimes unrelated to the murder.Police have focused their investigation in and around the Tan Tar A Apartments (150 E. 59th Avenue, where the homicide occurred), and at the adjacent Edgewood Terrace Apartments (5850 Pennsylvania Street).Those arrested and formally charged are:Kendall Skinner, 18, 847 W. 89th Avenue, Merrillville, Robbery, Criminal Confinement, Criminal Trespass, Possession of Marijuana.James Bramlett, 21, 6120 Glen Drive, Merrillville, Robbery, Criminal Confinement, Criminal Trespass, Possession of Marijuana.Deandre…