By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Jeremy Flores

WARSAW — A Warsaw man received a 3 1/2 year sentence after threatening a man with a knife.

Jeremy Flores, 40, 526 Anchorage Road Apartment C., Warsaw, was charged with intimidation, a level 6 felony; and battery resulting in bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor. A criminal recklessness charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Flores was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court One on Monday, Nov. 29.

On Oct. 15, 2020, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s officer went to a location regarding a stolen wallet. Upon arrival, the officer met with a woman and Flores.

According to court documents, the woman claimed that a man who had given her a ride in a vehicle had stolen her wallet. The man told officers he didn’t know where the wallet was; he said Flores went to his home and accused him of stealing the wallet.

The man also said Flores had a knife and pointed it at him when confronting him about the wallet. Flores then grabbed the man’s shirt and hit him in the face while still holding the knife.

Flores denied hitting the man; however, he did have a folding knife on his person. The man consented to his vehicle being searched. During the search, officers found the woman’s wallet on the vehicle’s passenger side tucked between the seat and car door. The woman said nothing was missing from her wallet.

During court proceedings, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Sobek mentioned Flores’ extensive criminal history. He said it is ultimately Flores’ decision as to if he wants to fix his behavior or not.

Flores said sobriety opened his eyes. He expressed to the court his desire for supervision.

“I want to prove myself to the community,” said Flores.

For intimidation, Kosciusko Superior Court One Judge Karin McGrath sentenced Flores to 2 1/2 years in the Kosciusko County Jail, with 1 1/2 years executed and one year to be served on probation.

Judge McGrath also gave Flores a one-year jail sentence for battery resulting in bodily injury; the entirety of the sentence was suspended on probation.

In total, Flores received a 3 1/2 year sentence, with 1 1/2 years executed and two years on probation. This sentence will be served consecutively to six additional criminal cases. Judge McGrath said she had no objection to Flores serving the executed sentence through the county’s work release program.

“You know where the old life leads you,” said Judge McGrath. “You have a shot here, so take it. I hope what you say is sincere with every fiber of my being.”

A no-contact order remains in effect between Flores and the victim.