WARSAW — A month and a half after entering a plea agreement in Kosciusko County Superior Court I, Samuel S. Stimmel, 66, 7227 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster, was sentenced to three years’ incarceration in the Kosciusko County Jail, to be suspended and served on probation. Stimmel was sentenced … Read More
WARSAW — A group of local citizens stepped up Tuesday evening, March 1, and agreed to be advocates for Kosciusko County children who are somehow caught up in the court system. Kosciusko County Superior Court I Judge David Cates swore in nine of the 11 individuals who completed training to become Court … Read More
WARSAW — A case involving a Syracuse man who permanently injured a female victim has been continued to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in Kosciusko County Superior Court I. Ink Free News previously reported that Justin Doyle Anderson, 33, 118 N. Lake St., Syracuse, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. … Read More
Attorney Chad M. Miner has announced his candidacy for Judge of Superior Court 1. Currently Judge Duane Huffer will be retiring and not seeking re-election. Miner is a lifelong resident of Kosciusko County. Originally from Pierceton, he currently lives in Silver Lake with his wife, Rachel, and works … Read More
In exchange for a plea of guilty to dissemination of material harmful to children, two charges of D felony child solicitation were dropped against a Warsaw man who made two girls, ages 7 and 8, watch porn and exposed his genitals to them. Joseph Sturgill, 32, appeared before Kosciusko … Read More
Guilty on four charges, a Winona Lake man was sentenced to work release for leading police on a pursuit in January that ultimately led to him climbing a tree to hide and requiring the fire department’s help to get down. (See related) Jeremy Neibert, 24, appeared before Judge … Read More
Tyler Baatz, 26, was arrested in August on felony charges of child seduction and sexual misconduct, class D and class B felonies respectively. Today, the former middle school teacher was sentenced to prison for his crime. Just before Judge Duane Huffer handed down his sentence, Baatz said he … Read More
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
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
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
A former middle school teacher was back in court today to accept a plea for inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor. Tyler Baatz, 26, was arrested in August on felony charges of child seduction and sexual misconduct, Class D and Class B felonies respectively. Initially, Baatz pleaded not … Read More
A Kosciusko County man charged with stabbing another man in a Syracuse fight earlier this year was sentenced today to probation. Scott Koontz, 20, was arrested April 8 after police were called to a fight where Tyler Niles, 24, was stabbed in the neck. Niles suffered several stab … Read More
A former middle school teacher accused of inappropriate sexual relations with a student has been set to appear in court for a plea hearing. Tyler J. Baatz, 26, of Warsaw, was represented in Kosciusko County Superior Court I today by Fort Wayne attorney J. Michael Loomis this morning. … Read More
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
(UPDATE: Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz tells StaceyPageOnline.com that Baatz has now been placed on unpaid suspension. “After further review with school corporation legal counsel and due to the severity of the violation, EMS Teacher Tyler Baatz has been placed on suspension without pay until the matter is … Read More
