A Chesterton man faces a felony stalking charge for allegedly conducting a campaign of harassment against his neighbors because they support President Donald Trump.
Roger Michael Case, 54, who lives in the 2500 block of Hilfiger Drive, is charged with a Level 5 felony for stalking.
Chesterton Police have frequently visited Hilfiger Drive regarding complaints that a couple has concerning Case. Before the felony charge, Case had three other pending misdemeanor cases charging him with criminal recklessness and invasion of privacy, all concerning conduct toward his neighbors, according to charging documents.
Case is accused of repeatedly violating an order of protection that was issued on Sept. 24, 2025, after he was charged with criminal recklessness, the court record shows.
That charge was filed after security camera video showed that Case had hurled an object in his neighbor’s yard. A roofing nail was found the next day. About a month before, the woman of the house reported she stepped on a nail, the court record shows.
The neighbors believe that their conflict with Case started after he learned that they support Trump, as a probable cause statement shows. The conduct started around November 2024.
“The reported behavior included aggressive driving, vehicle burnouts, directing sprinklers onto their property, blowing leaves into their yard, recording their residence, making obscene gestures toward the family, and other acts intended to harass or intimidate them,” the court record says.
For example, days after the protection order, Case is accused of performing a “burnout” in his driveway with his Dodge Ram while children were playing in the neighbors’ front yard. Surveillance video documented the incident, according to the charges. As a result, Case was charged with criminal recklessness and invasion of privacy.
Chesterton Police Detective Lt. Justin Frever stated in the charging documents that his investigation found the documented incidents “establish a pattern of behavior.”
“The frequency, duration and escalating nature of these incidents would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened,” Frever wrote.
Case is in the Porter County Jail. Bond has been set at $6,000 cash with an additional $10,000 surety. A hearing is set for June 11 in Porter Superior Court 1.
Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
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