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2 men charged in ATF agent’s shooting plead not guilty
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Original Publication Date: June 22, 2018 5:21AM
Publication Updated: April 23, 2025 2:30AM
HAMMOND, Ind. – Two men have pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from an Indiana shootout that killed a third man and wounded a U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent.
Nineteen-year-old Blake King of Chicago and 25-year-old Bernard Graham of Calumet City, Illinois, entered the pleas during separate hearings Thursday in Hammond federal court.
They face charges of assault on a federal officer and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
The June 4 shootout in Gary killed 28-year-old Raymon Truitt, of Gary, and wounded the agent, who hasn’t been identified. ATF has said the agent is expected to make a full recovery.
Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich ordered King to remain in custody without bond pending trial scheduled for Aug. 20. Graham has agreed to remain in custody.
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