Lake Superior Judge Nicholas Schiralli issued an arrest warrant Friday after a Gary man skipped court for screaming at cops towing his car, records show.

Marlon D. Northern Jr., 27, then a Gary firefighter EMT, was charged April 24 with misdemeanor counts of intimidation, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct after an interaction with police who were attempting to impound a vehicle believed to be involved in a police investigation, according to the probable cause affidavit.

The case was transferred to Lake County from Gary City Court in November.

According to the document, police were requested to impound a vehicle that was involved in an unspecified incident and observed that vehicle in the parking lot in the 5700 block of Hemlock Avenue in Gary.

While the officers were waiting for the tow truck to arrive, a black male wearing a white T-shirt and tan pants, later identified as Northern, approached the officers and inquired why they were there.

In a video recorded and posted on Facebook, Northern can be heard yelling his vehicle would not be impounded. The officers in the video told Northern that his vehicle was identified from an incident of vandalism at City Hall. The police interaction took place one day after the doors to City Hall and a statue of the late Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher were defaced with white spray paint.

According to the affidavit, Northern became irate and started screaming at officers. He was instructed to lower his voice or he would be arrested for disorderly conduct. He refused and continued to yell. He then took a few steps back and placed his right hand on his firearm and continued to yell at officers, the document states.

In a later interview with the Post-Tribune, Northern denied vandalizing City Hall. No charges have been filed against him, according to public court records.

He confirmed he was put on paid administrative leave in December 2023 after a female co-worker accused him of sexual harassment. He denied wrongdoing.

A mayor’s office spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to requests for his current employment status.

mcolias @post-trib.com