Legal Community Offers Condolences Following Cates’ Death
The Kosciusko County Judicial community has suffered a devastating loss with the unexpected passing of Kosciusko Superior Court 1 Judge David C. Cates Wednesday evening, Dec. 9.
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Breaking: Judge David Cates Dies Unexpectedly
Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge David Cates died unexpectedly Wednesday.
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Swinehart Given Three Years In Storage Unit Thefts
WARSAW — Christina M. Swinehart, 34, Vicksburg, Mich., asked the court for a suspended sentence so she could continue supporting her children. But the court saw differently and sentenced her to four concurrent three-year sentences in the Kosciusko County Jail. Swinehart appeared in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, Thursday, … Read More
Judge Denies Vandiver’s Request To Withdraw Plea, Sentences Him To 30 Years
WARSAW — Dennis Vandiver II’s attempt to hire his own attorney and take his case to a jury didn’t go as he wanted today, Thursday, Nov. 15, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1. Instead, his plea agreement was accepted and he was sentenced to 30 years in the Indiana … Read More
Syracuse Woman Sentenced On Rape Charge
KOSCIUSKO — A Syracuse woman was sentenced Thursday, June 28, in the Kosciusko Superior Court 1, after being found guilty of charges related to an incident that occurred in June 2017. Kayla Brown, East CR 1300N, Syracuse, pleaded guilty to rape, a level 3 felony. On June 12, … Read More
Valentine Released On OR, Enters Guilty Pleas
WARSAW — Todd Valentine, 40, 306 E. Lynwood Drive, Syracuse, has been released from jail on his own recognizance, with conditions, after entering pleas of guilty to five of 13 charges in Kosciusko Superior Court 1. Valentine appeared before Judge David Cates Tuesday morning, May 30, to enter a change of plea on six pending cases. Two of the cases were pending in Kosciusko Superior Court 2.
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Mentone Woman Pleads Guilty To Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS — Mentone resident Holly R. Clabaugh, 29, recently pleaded guilty in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 to welfare fraud, a class C felony. Clabaugh knowingly defrauded the system by collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time. Through the use of agency records, a Department of Workforce Development … Read More
Man Receives Suspended Sentence
WARSAW — A man who plead guilty to a charge of invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor, was given one-year probation today in Kosciusko Superior 1 Court. Charges of stalking and two counts of domestic battery were dismissed.
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Courtrooms Getting A New Look
WARSAW — Court proceedings scheduled for juveniles and adult cases in Kosciusko Juvenile Court and Kosciusko Superior Court 1 have taken place in a spare courtroom since Oct. 19 when remodeling construction began. These two court rooms, along with the Circuit Court room, have not been upgraded since … Read More
Chicago Man Allegedly Frauds Another Local Bank
WARSAW — A Chicago man has been arrested on charges of fraud on a financial institution, level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony after taking cash advances from a local bank.
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After Two Years Wait, Man Sentenced
WARSAW — He was arrested on Aug. 27, 2013, on charges of burglary, criminal deviate conduct and sexual battery. Today, Thursday, Oct. 15, the case was resolved and the accused sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections.
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Claypool Man Takes Kitchen Items, Jewelry From Former Apartment
WARSAW — A man who moved out of an apartment, and who was not to be on the premises obtained a key and entered the apartment while no one was present and removed kitchen items and a piece of jewelry.
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An Unusual Initial Hearing
WARSAW — Initial hearings, for those individuals, arrested are normally routine: charges read, constitutional rights explained, sentencing terms, status of an attorney and future court dates set. Normally the hearings last no more than 15 minutes. However, an initial hearing Thursday for one individual resulted in the initial hearing being anything but routine.
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Burglary, Battery Case On Hold For Woody, DeHart
Charges of burglary resulting in bodily injury and battery by means of a deadly weapon filed against Brandon Woody, Woody, 23, Syracuse, and Kyle D. DeHart, 22, Syracuse, who are both still incarcerated in the Kosciusko County Jail, are on hold, in Kosciusko Superior Court I. A hearing … Read More
Man Sentenced For Assisting In Robbery
Initially arrested for burglary resulting in bodily injury, armed robbery and theft, Austin J. Howard-Smith was sentenced today in Superior Court I. On Sunday, Oct. 20, Maximo Pedro Ybarra, 32, of 1010 S. Haug St., Syracuse, was arrested for burglary/breaking and entering resulting in bodily injury to a victim … Read More
WCHS Soccer Player Denied Injunction
A week after the filing an injunction against Warsaw Community Schools attorney David Kolbe, the parents of a local Warsaw Community High School Student and soccer player, school officials and the family met in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 today before Judge Duane Huffer. According to Kolbe, the injunction … Read More