Judge rejects bid by teen who took gun to Hammond Central to throw out case

A judge rejected Cam’ron Cooper’s bid Thursday to get his case thrown out after he took a gun to Hammond Central in January 2023. His lawyer James Thiros essentially argued the adult court didn’t have jurisdiction. He said the Indiana General Assembly changed a law — effective in July 2024 — where a teen between the ages of 16 to 18 can no longer be automatically charged in adult court for Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun, like Cooper was. Now 18, Cooper, of Dolton, Illinois, was 16 when charged.