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Arrests at Deceased Man's Home

(La Porte County, IN) - Nine people were taken into custody at a La Porte County residence where police had been called to on numerous occasions in the recent past.

 

La Porte County Police revealed that the home is in the 2800 block of South 550 West in Scipio Township after deputies were called there again last week REGARDING a fight involving several people.

 

Because of the ongoing calls for service, an investigation was started and showed the homeowner passed away in 2021. Jason Stryjewski and several other individuals had reportedly been staying at the residence despite objections from family members of the deceased.

 

Officers went back and found three people inside the home, along with six other individuals inside passenger and recreational vehicles on the property.

 

Stryjewski was arrested for Maintaining a Common Nuisance.

 

The other people, Austin Halderman, 23; Jonathon McCullough, 33; David Mrozinski, Jr., 39; Christopher Michaels, 32; Gary Morton, 41; Amber Stacy, 35; and Brandi Dorsey, 27, were taken into custody for Visiting a Common Nuisance.

 

The calls for service over the past three years were for reports of sexual battery and drug overdoses along with theft, noise, and fire complaints.

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