Inmate Arrested After Not Returning After Bereavement Leave
Staff Report
WARSAW — A Milford man was recently arrested for failing to return to custody after being granted release to attend his child’s funeral.
Nick Charles Hunsberger II, 31, 2517 W. 1250N, Milford, is charged with escape and failure to return to lawful detention, both level 6 felonies.
On May 11, Hunsberger was in custody at the Kosciusko County Jail on a no bond hold for a probation violation on a burglary case. That same day, Hunsberger’s legal counsel filed a motion for a furlough so Hunsberger could attend to matters related to the death of his two-week-old child.
According to court documents, on May 12, the court granted the request for bereavement furlough. This allowed Hunsberger to post a $500 cash bond. He was released on electronic GPS monitoring, supervised by Kosciusko County Community Corrections.
Through the furlough order, Hunsberger was only permitted to be at his home and at any funeral service held for the child. The furlough order was set to expire at noon May 27, at which point Hunsberger was ordered to report to KCJ.
Hunsberger bonded out on May 16 and was placed on a GPS monitor.
After his release, KCCC determined that Hunsberger went to his girlfriend’s home in Goshen. In addition, KCCC was also notified that Hunsberger was not going to be allowed to reside at his home after the child’s funeral.
Because of Hunsberger no longer having a qualified residence to stay at in Kosciusko County, the furlough order was amended on May 17. Since funeral services for Hunsberger’s child would conclude around 6 p.m. May 18, the court amended the furlough order to expire at 7 p.m. May 18. Hunsberger was ordered to report to KCJ at that time and was made aware of the changes by his KCCC officer.
Around 6:30 p.m. May 18, the KCCC officer received a phone call from Hunsberger. He told the officer he had lost track of time and was just leaving the cemetery to report back to KCJ. The officer told Hunsberger he needed to retrieve his GPS monitoring beacon and report to KCJ immediately.
About a half hour later, Hunsberger was at his girlfriend’s home in Goshen and stayed at the residence for about 20 minutes. An hour later, Hunsberger was at his home ad retrieved his GPS monitoring beacon.
A tamper indicating that Hunsberger’s GPS monitoring was cut and removed was reported around 8 p.m. May 18. Hunsberger never returned to KCJ as ordered by the court.
Hunsberger was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail for this case on May 31, with a $60,000 surety and cash bond.