Defendant’s non-stop swearing adds up to 180 days in jail

James Clifford Broadway kept using an expletive during his Feb. 19 hearing that Porter Superior Court Judge Michael Fish described as “combative.”

Judge Fish cautioned Broadway about his disruptive behavior, but he retorted: “(expletive) your 30 days.”

Broadway’s repeated profanity earned him a 180-day stay at the Porter County Jail.

Judge Fish informed Broadway Thursday, via video hearing to the Porter County Jail, that he had been found in direct contempt of court and received a 180-day sentence, with no credit for previous time served, a court document shows.

During the Feb. 19 hearing, Broadway was told this behavior showed “direct contempt” of the court.

But, Fish noted, Broadway remained disruptive — “obstreperous” was a word the judge used in his court order — despite repeated admonishments. Broadway was so argumentative that the hearing, which checked the status of one case and was an initial appearance for another, couldn’t be completed.

“The Defendant committed more than 5 separate contemptuous acts,” Fish wrote.

Fish said he imposed a 60-day sentence for the first contempt finding and then added four more findings of 30 days apiece.

More time behind bars could be coming Broadway’s way.

Since June 2024, Broadway, 43, of Portage, has been charged in seven different cases in Porter County, according to an online court docket. The cases, none rising above a Level 6 felony, mostly involved theft, possession of marijuana and legend drugs, and resisting law enforcement.

Broadway was also found to have violated probation on three occasions, stemming from his conviction on a Level 6 felony of maintaining a common nuisance and drug possession from his arrest in June 2024.

After his most recent charge of felony theft on Feb. 13, his third arrest this year, the Porter County Prosecutor’s Office this week filed a motion asking that Broadway’s case be treated under the state’s habitual offender law.

What it could mean for Broadway, if he is found guilty, is that the judge can add 3 to 6 years of prison time to the sentence.

Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.

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