UPDATE: Suspect name released in Marshall County baby abduction

Marshall County Jail

UPDATE: 45-year-old Bobby Jo Novak, will be facing two criminal charges for child abduction. 

The criminal charges are Kidnapping, a Level 5 Felony and Criminal Confinement, a Level 5 Felony. 

An abduction was reported in the area of Del Lo Me Lane, located east of Plymouth, on July 7 at about 11:40 a.m. Officers from the Merrillville Police Department in Lake County and the US Marshall's Office located the vehicle suspected in being involved. The suspect was taken into custody, and the 3-month-old was located. 

A press conference will be held tomorrow at the Marshall County Sheriff's Department at 9:30 a.m.


ORIGINAL STORY: MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- Police in Northwest Indiana assisted in locating a 3-month-old child Tuesday after they were notified by Marshall County authorities.

The Merrillville Police Department reports Central Dispatch was notified around 12:30 p.m., that a vehicle associated with the child abduction was detected by a Flock License Plate Reader in the area.

Officers responded to the area and located the suspect vehicle.

Police safely recovered the child, who was unharmed.

A woman was taken into custody without incident.

The suspect is being held pending further investigation by the appropriate agency.

First Warning Neighborhood Weather

Close