WARSAW — A man described by his attorney as being “medically fragile” was sentenced to three years at the Indiana Department of Corrections. Kyler Northrup, with addresses on file from both Leesburg and Garrett, appeared in the Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 2, for a sentencing hearing involving … Read More
WARSAW — A North Webster man was sentenced to seven years at the Indiana Department of Corrections Monday, Nov. 18, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Bradley Slone, 32, 208 S. Harrison St., North Webster, pleaded guilty to dealing methamphetamines, a level 3 felony. Based upon a narcotics investigation, Kosciusko … Read More
WARSAW — At the Kosciusko County Council meeting held Thursday, Nov. 14, a grant request by Chief Deputy Prosecutor Brad Voelz and Kosciusko County Teen Court Director Betsey Vastbinder was approved. The $129,039 grant is through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Voelz requested permission to reapply for the … Read More
WARSAW — As the Kosciusko County Drug Court Program approaches the end of its sixth year of operation, a ceremony was held Monday, Nov. 4, in recognition of the 50th graduate of the program. Scott Farmer, the program’s 50th graduate, was presented with a certificate and a medallion … Read More
WARSAW — On Monday, Chris Kehler starts a job he views as tailor-made for his skillset. The 57-year-old longtime Warsaw attorney was sworn in as the first judge of the new Superior Court 4 on Tuesday, June 25, and will begin work in less than a week on … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — A North Webster man was sentenced to three years at the Indiana Department of Corrections for his involvement in a drug deal that took place at a local nursing home. Kevin Stuckman, 20, 5430 North CR 900E, North Webster, pleaded guilty to dealing in methamphetamine, a … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — A Syracuse man was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court today, March 11, to six years at the Indiana Department of Corrections, with two years suspended on formal probation, after fleeing from officers while having methamphetamine in his vehicle. Michael Lee Manges, 33, 6847 E. CR 1120N, … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Although Kyle Patrick Dukes will not officially take over duties as Kosciusko County sheriff until Jan. 1, 2019, a ceremony was held Tuesday, Dec. 18, to swear in Dukes and other elected officials. Brad Jackson, who will serve as the 2019 vice president of the Kosciusko Commissioners, … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — A Silver Lake man was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court today, Nov. 5, after conspiring to commit trafficking with an inmate at the Kosciusko County Jail. Donald Ray Bryant, Jr., 26, 106 N. High St., Silver Lake, was charged with conspiracy to commit trafficking with an … Read More
WARSAW — Half a dozen Kosciusko County elected officials are running unopposed in the general election Tuesday, Nov. 6. The officials, all Republican, are Michael W. Reed, circuit court judge; Daniel H. Hampton, prosecuting attorney; Michelle L. Puckett, auditor; Joetta Mitchell, recorder; Kyle P. Dukes, sheriff; and Susan D. … Read More
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth of a four-part series on the Kosciusko County Courts.) KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The coming year will see a change in what cases are heard in what courts. This is based on what is known as a county court’s local rule, filed every … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — The appointment of a special judge and a motion for a change of venue have been filed in the case of Clifford Clevenger, Pierceton, against North Webster Police Department, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Wawasee Community School Corporation and specified employees of those agencies. Kosciusko Superior … Read More
WARSAW — Arguments in a motion by The Papers Inc. to dismiss its participation in a lawsuit by Atta Belle Helman and Larry Dwayne Helman were heard by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. After approximately 40 minutes of hearing from counsel for the defendant and plaintiff, Reed … Read More
WARSAW — Several resignations were accepted by the Kosciusko County Community Corrections Board at its quarterly meeting Monday, Oct. 10.
Read MoreWARSAW —The judge’s hands were tied in a probation violation hearing Monday morning, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Instead of returning to home detention, Bradley A. Trostle, 30, 497 Clinic St., Warsaw, will be spending his sentence in the Indiana Department of Corrections. Trostle, who is suffering from advance … Read More
WARSAW — A Warsaw man was sentenced today, Jan. 25, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court for the voluntary manslaughter of his father. Ryan D. Poe, 37, 690 E. Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter with a sentence enhancement, a level 2 felony charge, … Read More
