VALPARAISO, Ind. — Region N3’s first Wall of Shame covers public jail bookings from about 5:05 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, through 7:05 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14 (America/Chicago). Porter County’s sheriff site and public inmate feed list three people whose published charges meet the desk’s harm filter. Charges are accusations. Everyone named is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Lake County does not publish a live public jail blotter — the sheriff site points people to VINE/SAVIN name search. We are not inventing Lake names. LaPorte County JailTracker’s public inmate search returned no roster rows for this window (“No inmates to display” despite a facility headcount header). We will retry on the next cycle rather than invent names.
Key facts
| Window | ~Sept. 13, 5:05 a.m. CT → Sept. 14, 7:05 a.m. CT |
| Counties | Porter (3 included); Lake (gap); LaPorte (empty public search) |
| Filter | Region N3 harm filter applied |
| Arresting agency (Porter) | Listed as SP on the public roster |
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Richard Lamart Hofman, 68 — Porter County
Booked: Sept. 13, 2026, 1:31 p.m. CT Arresting agency: SP (as listed)
Mugshot:
Source: Porter County Sheriff — Who’s In Jail · booking photo
Charges listed (accusations):
- Communication — intimidation
- Public administration — resisting law enforcement
- Public order — disorderly conduct
- Battery — against a public safety official engaged in official duty
- Intimidation
Hofman is on the wall for alleged battery and intimidation involving public safety officers, plus resisting and disorderly conduct as listed on the roster.
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Ava Cheree Winton, 40 — Porter County
Booked: Sept. 13, 2026, 7:44 p.m. CT Arresting agency: SP (as listed)
Mugshot:
Source: Porter County Sheriff — Who’s In Jail · booking photo
Charges listed (accusations):
- Theft — shoplifting — prior unrelated conviction for theft or conversion (NIBRS)
Winton is on the wall for alleged theft (shoplifting) with a listed prior unrelated theft/conversion conviction on the public charge line.
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Zebediah Nathaniel Tibbles, 19 — Porter County
Booked: Sept. 14, 2026, 3:44 a.m. CT Arresting agency: SP (as listed)
Mugshot:
Source: Porter County Sheriff — Who’s In Jail · booking photo
Charges published (accusations):
- Reckless driving
- Operating while intoxicated
Tibbles is on the wall for alleged OWI and reckless driving.
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Coverage gaps
- Lake County: No live public jail blotter as of this draft. Official channels point to VINE/SAVIN-style name search. Documented gap — no Lake names invented.
- LaPorte County: JailTracker public search returned no roster rows this window. Status: empty / unavailable for this edition — retry next cycle.
Region N3 will refresh the Wall of Shame on the standing 26-hour cycle as Porter, LaPorte, and any usable Lake public records allow.
Photo credit
- Richard Lamart Hofman booking photo — Porter County Sheriff public roster / myocv feed (
36825.jpg). - Ava Cheree Winton booking photo — Porter County Sheriff public roster / myocv feed (
36829.jpg). - Zebediah Nathaniel Tibbles booking photo — Porter County Sheriff public roster / myocv feed (
36832.jpg).