Gayheart Sentenced to 20 Years on Drug Charges
A Starke County man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Monday morning on several drug charges. Corbin Gayheart pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to three charges in two separate...
View ArticleObomsawin Sentenced to Six Years in DOC
A South Bend man was sentenced Tuesday morning in Starke Circuit Court after pleading guilty to an amended count of child molesting as a Class C felony. A plea recommendation was offered in the case of...
View ArticleTwo Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Wednesday on two charges after a battery incident in North Judson on March 15. Michael Hanley, Jr., 30, of North Judson pleaded guilty in a plea agreement...
View ArticleTwo Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Wednesday. Carter Scutchfield pleaded guilty to an amended charge of receiving stolen auto parts as a Class D felony. The sentence was presented...
View ArticleMarshall County Judge Sentences Man to 20 Years on Burglary Charge
Jeffrey Lusch A Fort Wayne area man was sentenced to 20 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary. Jeffrey Lusch, 58, admitted to Marshall County...
View ArticleReyes Sentenced to 17 Years in DOC
A Grovertown man was sentenced to serve 17 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections during a hearing in Starke Circuit Court yesterday. Ryan Reyes, 19, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the...
View ArticleKnox Man Sentenced to Prison for Burglary
A Knox man who pleaded guilty to burglary in connection with a break-in at a friend’s home last January was sentenced to 10 years in prison for that offense with none of that sentence suspended. Glenn...
View ArticleTwo Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two offenders were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Monday. Sammie Marshall, 20, of Knox pleaded guilty in an agreement with the State to a charge of theft as a Class D felony. He admitted to...
View ArticleTwo Sentenced on Battery Charges
Two offenders were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning on battery charges in two separate cases. Scott Tharpe, 35, of Plymouth, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a...
View ArticleJerry Leonard Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Jerry Leonard A Knox man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning on two counts of child molesting as a Class A felony. Jerry Leonard, 37, was sentenced on one count of child molesting...
View ArticleJason Cooke Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Jason Cooke was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Monday afternoon. Cooke pleaded guilty in an amended plea agreement to count of robbery as a Level 2 felony. Cooke admitted to robbing Sescoe Wireman...
View ArticleDavid Spohn Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
David Spohn A Starke man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Thursday afternoon after a jury found him guilty of domestic battery as a Level 6 felony in a jury trial earlier this month. The jury...
View ArticleHominger Sentenced on Drug Dealing Charges
Shelby Hominger A plea agreement accepted by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall will send a drug dealer to prison. Shelby Hominger pleaded guilty in a plea agreement between her defense attorney and...
View ArticleTwo Defendants Sentenced on Burglary, Theft Charges
A former Starke County resident who has been arrested at least 50 times was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court last week. Thomas Skibbe, 46, who now resides in Indianapolis, pleaded guilty in a plea...
View ArticleMatthew Schutz Sentenced on Murder Charge
Matthew Schutz A North Judson man was sentenced Wednesday morning after being found guilty on a charge of murder in a jury trial in Starke Circuit Court. The guilty verdict was returned after a...
View ArticleChecking This Site Prior to Trick or Treating Can Help Protect Kids from...
As Halloween approaches, parents should be aware of the various resources that exist to help keep kids safe from predators while trick or treating. One way parents can feel safer before heading out...
View ArticleWalkerton Woman Sentenced on Attempted Trafficking Charge
Katelin Allen A Walkerton woman was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Tuesday morning on a Level 5 Felony charge of attempted trafficking with an inmate. Katelin Allen, 31, admitted to Starke...
View ArticleEdward Blackburn Sentencing Set for Next Week
Edward Blackburn The man found guilty of killing a Starke County resident will be sentenced next week. It was on March 3, 2017 when 30-year-old Edward Blackburn shot Cord Colgrove in the face causing...
View ArticleNorth Judson Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
A North Judson man was sentenced in three different felony cases in Starke Circuit Court Thursday morning. Robert Manns, 43, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a Level 6 Felony...
View ArticleTwo Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants were sentenced Thursday morning in Starke Circuit Court. Mauro Zuniga Mauro Zuniga, 36, of North Judson pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a Level 6 Felony charge of...
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