AJ Julam Pingol, 32, of Portage, is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he shot a man outside a Chesterton residence and sent threatening messages beforehand indicating his intent to carry out the violence. According to the probable cause affidavit, officers with the Chesterton Police Department were dispatched around 12:27 a.m. on March 4, 2026, to a home in the 1100 block of Pam Drive for a reported shooting. The victim to…
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