Gary woman gets six years for Hobart gas station shooting

Gary woman gets six years for Hobart gas station shooting

A Gary woman was sentenced to six years Tuesday in absentia for opening fire near a man at a Hobart gas station. Zakira Porter, 38, didn’t appear in court. For several months, she has refused to leave her jail cell for hearings, including her trial last month. A jury convicted her of attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon, three counts of criminal recklessness, one count of intimidation, pointing a firearm, and two misdemeanors. She was a…