Updated: WINONA LAKE – Deb Bishop and Bill Warren were honored Thursday, Jan. 30, with the top awards at the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. Bishop was named Woman of the Year and Warren was named Man of the Year. Warren and … Read More
Updated: Initially facing 457 years and 7 life sentences in prison, Bill Warren, 38, of North Manchester, was sentenced today to serve what will ultimately be less than 5 years behind bars. Defense attorney Alan J. Zimmerman said, “We consider it a huge victory.” Warren was found guilty last … Read More
Updated: The man at the center of a four-day trial in Kosciusko County was due to be sentenced today, but instead will have to wait until 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, to learn how many years he will serve in prison. Bill Warren, 38, of North Manchester, was found … Read More
Updated: After about 5 hours of deliberations, a 12-member jury returned mostly not guilty verdicts in a trial that threatened to send a man to prison for the rest of his life. Bill Warren, 38, faced up to 400 years if convicted on all 27 felony charges – which … Read More
Updated: The jury of 7 men and 5 women will begin deliberations Saturday morning in a trial that has consumed four full days of testimony in a case that could put a man in prison for the rest of his natural life. Bill Warren, 38, of North Manchester, is … Read More
Updated: It was another full day of testimony by witnesses for the prosecution in the third day of the State v. Bill Warren criminal confinement and sexual assault case. Today, Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton entered into evidence the video recorded police interviews of both the alleged victim, K.W., … Read More
Updated: Day two of the Bill Warren criminal confinement and sexual assault trial began with the alleged victim, K.W., back on the stand and recounting the events of Aug. 29-30, 2010, that led to Warren facing 27 felony charges. (See related story) Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton began today’s … Read More
Updated: A jury of 7 men, 5 women and 2 female alternates has begun hearing details on a criminal confinement case that has resulted in 27 felony charges against Bill Warren. Warren, 38, of North Manchester, is accused of confining a female victim to a tree and in a … Read More
Updated: Jury selection for a three-day trial of a North Manchester man facing 27 felonies got underway at 10 a.m. today in Kosciusko County Superior Court I. Bill Warren, 38, has been charged with 27 felonies including criminal confinement, strangulation, sexual battery, battery resulting in serious injury to a person … Read More
Updated: A 38-year-old North Manchester man has had his jury trial continued once again. Bill Warren was scheduled to go to trial in Kosciusko County Superior Court I this morning, but on Friday his attorney, Alan J. Zimmerman, filed a motion to continue. The trial is now set for … Read More
Updated: Wabash County defense attorney Alan J. Zimmerman appeared before Kosciusko County Superior Court I Judge Duane Huffer today without his client, Bill Warren, for a pre-trial conference hearing. Warren, 38, of North Manchester, has been charged with 27 felonies including criminal confinement, strangulation, sexual battery, battery resulting in serious … Read More
Updated: In August 2010, police in Kosciusko and Whitley counties were called to investigate one of the most bizarre cases this area has even seen. On Wednesday, the man believed to be responsible for holding a woman and her young child against their will and sexually assaulting the woman, … Read More
