Jail Bookings
Sep 27, 2022 
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Updated: The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
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Wooldridge Sentenced To 94 Years In Prison For Murder
Sep 02, 2022 Updated:
Updated: A Nappanee woman received a 94-year prison sentence after being convicted of murdering a Warsaw man and attacking two others.
Read MoreConvicted Of Murder, Wooldridge Faces Sentencing Friday
Sep 01, 2022 Updated:
Updated: A woman found guilty of killing a Warsaw man and attacking two others will be sentenced at 8:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, in Kosciusko Circuit Court.
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Jury Finds Wooldridge Guilty On All Five Charges, Including Murder
Aug 11, 2022 Updated:
Updated: After about 2 1/2 hours of deliberation, a 12-person jury found Vickie L. Wooldridge guilty of murdering Matthew A. Lucas.
Read MoreVictim Stabbed More Than 30 Times, Witness Testifies
Aug 10, 2022 Updated:
Updated: The state of Indiana called eight additional witnesses in the second day of a jury trial regarding a murder in Warsaw.
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Six Witnesses Testify In Warsaw Murder Trial
Aug 09, 2022 Updated:
Updated: Thirteen jury members were selected and six witnesses testified during the first day of a four-day jury trial regarding a murder in Warsaw.
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Murder Trial Begins Tuesday In Warsaw
Aug 05, 2022 Updated:
Updated: A four-day jury trial for a woman accused of killing a Warsaw man and attacking two others is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Kosciusko Circuit Court.
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Investigation Continues Into Goshen Shooting That Left Two Dead
May 24, 2022 
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Updated: Four loud booms, a girl screaming out a window – neighbors described the moments before police converged on their Rosemarie Court neighborhood Saturday to find victims of what police termed a targeted shooting.
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Two Dead, Two Arrested After DeKalb County Burglary
May 16, 2022 
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Updated: Detectives with the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post are conducting a death investigation related to a May 15 shooting.
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More Details Released In Whitley County Murder
Mar 22, 2022 
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Updated: More details on the murder of a Fort Wayne man in Whitley County have been released.
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Timeline From The Past: Revisiting The Decker Murder Case
Mar 21, 2022 
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Updated: From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. 1921 — On the evening of March 12, 1921, the engineer of a freight train saw a buggy, with no horse harnessed to … Read More
Nappanee Woman Charged In December 2020 Murder Seeks Jury Trial
Oct 28, 2021 Updated:
Updated: A Nappanee woman accused of killing one man and attacking two others is seeking a jury trial.
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Plymouth Toddler’s Body Found, Family Friend Faces Level One Felony
Aug 19, 2021 Updated:
Updated: The body of 11-month-old Mercedes Lain of Plymouth has been found in a densely forested area just west of the Marshall County line in Starke County.
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Elkhart Teen Faces Murder Charge After Child Dies
Jun 16, 2021 Updated:
Updated: A murder charge has been filed against an Elkhart teen following the death of a four-year-old boy.
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Inmate Charged With Murder After Attack On Correction Officers
Feb 22, 2021 Updated:
Updated: An inmate at the Indiana State Prison located in Michigan City has been charged with murder following an assault on two correction officers.
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Repeat Juvenile Offender Given 63-Year Sentence For Murder
Jan 16, 2021 Updated:
Updated: Alphonso L. James III, now 16, of South Bend, was sentenced to 63 years in prison following his conviction for the 2018 murder of Jaren Minies of Elkhart, when James was just 13 years old.
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