WARSAW — A Warsaw man was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections for drug and identity deception charges, despite asking to be allowed to serve time locally so he can receive treatment for mental health issues.

Adam S. Fulton

Adam S. Fulton, 35, 732 N. Lake St., Warsaw, appeared in Kosciusko Circuit Court on Monday, Nov. 19, for sentencing on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine, a level 4 felony, and identity deception, a level 6 felony. Additional charges related to those two cases, as well as a third case with charges of stalking and invasion of privacy, were dismissed.

Fulton’s attorney, Joseph A. Sobeck, told Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed, that his client was seeking to serve any time assigned to the case in a local facility, “so he can pursue mental health treatment.” Fulton said, “I’d like to be treated locally.”

Reed told Fulton that the nature of the charges warranted prison time. “I just don’t think that’s possible, unfortunately, Mr. Fulton,” Reed said.

Fulton was serving behind bars at the Kosciusko County Jail following an arrest made in November 2017, after police pulled over his vehicle when he made an improper turn. During the traffic stop, officers reported finding a one-pot methamphetamine lab. At the time of the incident, Fulton was already facing charges of stalking and invasion of privacy stemming from incidents involving a local doctor and a local dentist. Fulton was arrested and booked again in December 2017 on identity deception and forgery charges.

Fulton pleaded guilty on Oct. 29 to two of the charges stemming from two of the cases. As part of the agreement, all charges in the case involving stalking and invasion of privacy were dropped.

Fulton received a four-year prison sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine and was also sentenced to one year in the county jail for identity deception. Reed suspended the one-year sentence in favor of probation and also gave Fulton 367 days of credit for time served.