(Michigan City, IN) - Another teenager in Michigan City has been charged as adult for having a firearm.

 

La Porte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan has made it a priority for children ages 16 and 17 to face adult charges if they have prior handgun related offenses as a juvenile to help curb the use of guns in Michigan City.

 

“When you do it again, we got to do something about it,” he said.

 

Immanuel Ford, 16, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with dangerous possession of a firearm, a Level 5 felony.  According to Michigan City Police, an officer on March 27 approached Ford for walking across Michigan Boulevard without using the crosswalks.

 

At one point, police said Ford took off running but was eventually grabbed by officers in the area of Pearl St. and Cleveland Ave. during a foot pursuit.  Police said the loaded gun he had was recovered.

 

Ford is also charged with resisting law enforcement and possession of marijuana.

 

According to authorities, Ford's juvenile record for having a gun was from a case filed in 2025.