Columbia City Man Arrested After Fatal Vehicle Accident
A Columbia City man was recently arrested for his involvement in a fatal vehicle accident.
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Man Faces Reckless Homicide Charge In 2020 Boating Accident
An Indianapolis man was recently arrested after a boating accident resulting in a 20-year-old man’s death.
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Jail Bookings
Kosciusko County The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:
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Alyssa Shepherd’s Appeal Denied By Court Of Appeals
The Indiana Court of Appeals has denied Alyssa Shepherd’s appeal regarding her sentence.
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Alyssa Shepherd Files Response To State’s Brief
Alyssa Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25 in Fulton County, has filed a response to the state of Indiana’s brief in the Indiana Court of Appeals regarding her sentence.
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Man Receives Three-Year Sentence In Fatal Shooting
A Warsaw man will serve three years in prison after a fatal shooting in October 2019.
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Reckless Homicide Nets Five-Year Prison Term
WARSAW — A Winona Lake man was sentenced to five years in prison, though he will likely serve only a fraction of that time behind bars. Daniel Hugo Duenas, 21, 2326 E. Pierceton Road, was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Thursday, Feb. 13, almost three years after striking … Read More
Driver In Bus Stop Crash Who Killed Three Children Given Four Years In Prison
ROCHESTER — Alyssa Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25 last year, will serve up to four years in prison. Shepherd’s sentence was delivered Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 18, after the court heard a series of … Read More
Espinal-Quiroz Pleads Guilty To Reckless Homicide Charges
WELLS COUNTY, ILL. — Francisco Espinal-Quiroz, 53, 7771 N. 500W, Leesburg, has pleaded guilty to six counts of reckless homicide, class 2 felonies and to false recording of commercial driver record, a class 4 felony, in relation to a 2014 crash in Will County, Ill. All other counts have been dismissed. He was originally charged with 15 counts of reckless homicide and two counts of false recording of a commercial driver record.
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Burt’s Trial Now Set For Feb. 21-22
WABASH — Carl William Burt, Warsaw, is still awaiting a trial in Wabash County on charges of reckless homicide, a class C felony; operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor; and operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, a class B felony. The two-day jury trial is currently set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.
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Burt Trial Reset For August
WABASH — Just under a month before his two-day jury trial was set, Carl William Burt’s trial was continued and reset to start at 9 a.m. Aug. 2-3 in Wabash County Circuit Court. Burt’s attorney, Alan Zimmerman filed a motion to continue the trial on March 14. The … Read More
Syracuse Mother Sentenced In Reckless Homicide Of Son
WARSAW — A Syracuse woman was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 29, in the Kosciusko County Circuit Court for the reckless homicide of her 12-year-old son. The sentencing occurred over a year after Skyler Spore, 12, 202 W. Washington St., Syracuse, was found deceased in his home as a result … Read More
Burt Turns Himself In, Trial Date Set
WABASH — He failed to appear at his first initial hearing on Dec. 7, but seven days later, Carl W. Burt, 63, 7194 W. Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw, was in court with counsel for his initial hearing. That hearing was held on Dec. 14 and the court set … Read More
Jail Bookings
Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 4 Nicole Jean Belcher, 28, 2646 Alpine Fir Lane, Elkhart, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $450 cash. Aaron Thomas Richard, 29, 615 Oldfather St., Warsaw,arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and OWI with a … Read More
Chamness, Spore Sentenced In Son’s Death
“This is a day I have not been looking for,” stated Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed this morning when he handed down the sentence to Candy S. Chamness and Derrick W. Spore, both of Syracuse, on a charge of reckless homicide, a class C felony. “This … Read More
Spore Enters Plea Agreement, Taken Under Advisement
With responses barely audible, Darrick W. Spore, 34, North Long Drive, Syracuse, changed his plea in the June 2014 death of his son Skyler, 12. Charged with neglect of a dependent, a class A felony and reckless homicide, a class C felony, Spore plead guilty to reckless homicide. … Read More