WARSAW — An Illinois man was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 23, after killing his cousin in 2017. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 26, Harvey, Ill., was charged with felony murder. Wandrick had been facing a four-day jury trial in January 2020, but that was canceled after a guilty plea was entered in …read more.

WARSAW — The suspect in a 2017 killing near Warsaw is scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 26, 167 E. 15th St., Harvey, Ill., is charged with felony murder. According to Indiana Code Section 35-42-1-1, Wandrick could face between 45 and 65 years in prison. …read more.

WARSAW — The suspect in a 2017 killing near Warsaw has entered a guilty plea. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 26, 167 E. 15th St., Harvey, Ill., was charged with felony murder. According to Indiana Code Section 35-42-1-1, Wandrick could face between 45 and 65 years in prison. Wandrick had been facing a four-day jury trial in …read more.

WARSAW — A 25-year-old Illinois man has rejected a proposed plea deal and instead has requested a trial by jury in the stabbing death of an Elkhart man last year. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 167 E. 154th St., Harvey, Ill., was arrested in October 2017 in connection with the death of David Lamont Strowder of Elkhart and …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Colt Russel Lundy will return to Kosciusko County Thursday morning, Oct. 4, in his second attempt to have his 30-year sentence modified. He will appear before Judge David Cates, special judge, at 11:30 a.m. for the hearing. Now 23 years old, Lundy was sentenced at the age of 15, Sept. 27, 2010, …read more.

LIGONIER — Formal charges were filed today, Friday, March 9, against the trio charged in the murders of Justin Adams, 30, and Amanda “Mandy” Feldstein, 39, both of Ligonier. The murders occurred Monday evening, March 5, in Ligonier. Related: Three Charged In Ligonier Double Homicide Justin Adams Michael Jerome Johnson, 35, has been formally charged …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Supreme Court has denied Brandon Woody’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Tuesday, Oct. 24, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Joseph Sobek, counsel for Woody, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 24, after the Indiana Court of Appeals denied the …read more.

Kyle David DeHart INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court has denied Kyle DeHart’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Thursday, Sept. 21, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Lawrence Hansen, counsel for DeHart, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 9, after the Indiana Court …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Brandon Woody asking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial was denied by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The ruling was issued Wednesday, July 26. It is speculated the matter will now be filed in the Indiana Supreme Court. Woody is serving 120 years for the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Kyle DeHart asking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial was denied by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The ruling was filed early Monday, July 10. DeHart can appeal this decision to the Indiana Supreme Court. DeHart is serving 110 years for the murder of Tara …read more.

JACKSON, MISS. — Police in Jackson, Mississippi, are investigating after finding a human head in one location and a burned human torso in another.

INDIANAPOLIS  — An appeal by Brandon Thomas Woody, 25, Syracuse, is awaiting ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Briefs on behalf of Woody and by the state have been filed with the court. Woody is appealing his murder conviction of the Feb. 19, 2015, deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, Woody was found …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle David DeHart, 24, Syracuse, was found guilty by a jury Oct. 6, 2016, for the murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015. He was sentenced 20 days later to 110 years on two counts of murder and one year for obstruction of justice. An appeal of his conviction was …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed has granted a motion to dismiss the charge of assisting a criminal against Joan Marie DeHart, 51, formerly of Syracuse. The charge stemmed from DeHart allegedly assisting Brandon Woody following the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015, in Syracuse.

LAS VEGAS — The Clark County District Attorney’s office is still on the hunt for a fugitive.

SYRACUSE — Thomas Glen Hursey was handed a consecutive sentence totaling 27 1/2 years for his part in the murders of Joshua Knisley and Tara Thornburg, Feb. 19, 2015, in Syracuse. He will serve a total of 20 years, at the Indiana Department of Corrections with the remaining 7 1/2 years on formal probation.

MARSHALL COUNTY — A man found guilty of attempted murder involving a police officer, learned his fate in court today. Lane Dodson, 35, of Warsaw will spend 35 years behind bars. In December of 2014, Dodson was pulled over in connection with a suspected assault. Things took a violent turn, when police say Dodson raised a …read more.

WARSAW — One of four pending cases against Kyle DeHart, Syracuse, has been dismissed by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office. An order dismissing the charges, of corrupt business influence, a level 5 felony and conspiracy to commit dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-a-like substance, filed in August 2014, has been dismissed. The …read more.

WARSAW — Thomas Glen Hursey, Warsaw, who was initially charged with two counts of murder; robbery resulting in serious bodily injury; and aiding/inducing obstruction of justice in the Feb. 19, 2015, murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, entered a plea agreement this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 14. The plea agreement was taken under advisement by …read more.

WARSAW — A plea hearing was scheduled this morning, Monday, Dec. 12, for Thomas G. Hursey, Warsaw. But due to no transport order being issued, the hearing was continued until 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Hursey is currently in the Whitley County Jail. He was transferred to the Whitley County Jail by order of the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Direct appeals by Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart have been filed with the Indiana Court of Appeals. Both cases were e-filed by their respective attorneys Nov. 16. Briefs detailing the cause for appeal are not yet available. Both Joe Sobek, counsel for DeHart and Larry Hansen, counsel for Woody, filed their …read more.

WARSAW — Earlier this year Ian J. Clark, 41, was denied his petition for post-conviction relief in Kosciusko Circuit Court. He is now awaiting a hearing with the Indiana Court of Appeals where he is seeking the court to reverse the denial of post-conviction relief and remand the case for a new trial on a murder conviction.

WARSAW — Notice of an appeal from the Judgment of conviction and order of commitment has been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court by Larry Hansen, appeals attorney for Kyle David DeHart. The appeal focuses on the sentence handed down Oct. 26, in Kosciusko Circuit Court.

BERLIN, ALA. — A man in Alabama was sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing his daughter’s sexual abuser.

WARSAW — Thomas Glen Hursey, 29, Warsaw, will change his plea in a hearing at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The hearing will be held in Kosciusko County Circuit Court. Hursey was charged with two counts of murder; aiding/inducing robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, a level 2 felony, and aiding/inducing in the obstruction of …read more.

[weaver_youtube gpkbg9IVp64 rel=0]   WARSAW — Dan Hampton, county prosecutor, and Monica Foster, counsel for Paul Gingerich, spoke to the press following the close of a sentence modification for Gingerich, who has been in prison since January 2011 for the murder of Phil Danner in April 2010. Hampton and Foster both spent time explaining the …read more.

WARSAW — “Today’s sentencing was very appropriate for the actions on Feb. 19, 2015,” stated Dan Hampton, Kosciusko County Prosecutor. Hampton held a brief press conference following the sentencing of Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart in the murders of Tara Lynn Thornburg and Josh Randall Knisley. “Their actions were heinous,” he referenced Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — “No matter what anybody says I did not commit this crime,” stated Brandon Thomas Woody when given an opportunity to make a statement this morning in Kosciusko Circuit Court. This statement brought sounds of disbelief and sarcastic laughs from those in the packed courtroom. Woody, 24, was sentenced by Judge Michael Reed to …read more.

Paul H. Gingerich WARSAW — Paul Gingerich, now 18, may find out Friday morning if he will continue his sentence on probation or remain in jail. A continuation of a hearing on alternative sentencing options will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Special Judge James Heuer of Whitley County Circuit Court …read more.

WARSAW — The sentencing of Kyle David DeHart,, 24, and Brandon Thomas Woody 24, both of Syracuse, will take place in Kosciusko Circuit Court Wednesday morning. DeHart is scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. and sentencing for Woody is set for 11 a.m. DeHart faces a fixed term of between 45 and 65 years on …read more.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne mother accused of killing her two children in the backseat of a stolen car in late September said she did so to keep them safe and usher them on to heaven.

WARSAW — Brandon Thomas Woody was found guilty on two counts of murder. Kyle David DeHart was found guilty on two counts of murder and guilty on a charge of obstruction of justice. The two will be sentenced on these charges at a date to be announced. Jurors deliberated just over seven hours before the …read more.

WARSAW — Scott DeHart, father of defendant Kyle DeHart, was the lone witness for either of the defendants in what appears to be the final day in trial of the accused murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley on Feb. 19, 2015. The morning session was underway by 8:29 a.m. with Larry Hansen, counsel for …read more.

WARSAW — “Who was it?” asks Syracuse Police Officer Joe Denton, getting no answer to the question he asks. “Who was in the house?” Tara Thornburg clearly states, “Brandon Woody.” You hear Denton calling Woody’s name and her stating, “they’re not here.” These comments are heard in a video from the body cam worn by …read more.

WARSAW — Attendance in the Kosciusko Circuit Court room dwindled as the trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart continues for the third day. The two are on trial for the Feb. 19, 2015, murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. Family members of the two victims, however, and a few family members and friends …read more.

WARSAW — Testimony Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart for the deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, focused around investigators in the case and the search for evidence. The cross examination by attorneys for the defendants questioned Syracuse Police Officer Joe Denton on why some of …read more.

WARSAW — The family of both victims endured additional emotional testimony from witnesses, this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 4. This time possibly the most devastating thus far. Three witnesses took the stand in the second day of the trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart for the murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. Syracuse Police …read more.

WARSAW — Court adjourned  at 3:20 p.m. today, Monday, Oct. 3, in the murder trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart following the cross examination of Thomas Hursey, considered to be the state’s key witness, and brief testimony from the victims mothers — Rachel Thornburg, mother of Tara Thornburg, and Rhonda Bickel, mother of Josh …read more.

WARSAW — It as an emotional morning for the families of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley in the first day of trial against Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart. An audio recording and body camera were entered as exhibits and heard before the court and the 62 individuals filling the courtroom.

WARSAW — The selection of a 12-member jury and three alternates, was slated to take two days, but was completed by 4 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 29, in the murder trial of Brandon T. Woody and Kyle D. DeHart. All jurors came from the first 40 preliminary jurors called. All other potential jurors were released. …read more.

WARSAW — Four more jurors were seated following the second round of jury selection in the murder trial of Brandon T. Woody and Kyle D. DeHart, accused of murdering Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley on Feb. 19, 2015. The latest selection brings the juror count to 10, with two more jurors and three alternates yet …read more.

WARSAW — After close to two hours of voir dire (questioning) in the selection of jurors for the murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart, six individuals have been selected to serve with seven being released. Woody and DeHart are being tried in the murder on Feb. 19, 2015, of Tara Thornburg …read more.

WARSAW — Nineteen months and 10 days after the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley at a Main Street residence in Syracuse, two of the three accused will stand trial. The joint murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, 24, and Kyle David DeHart, 24, both of Syracuse, is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 29, …read more.

GRESHAM, ORE. — An Oregon white supremacist and his girlfriend who are accused of killing a 19-year-old black man now face new hate crime charges after police say the couple intentionally ran over the teenager because of his “race and color.”

OKLAHOMA CITY — It had been more than a day since Francisco Merlos had spoken to his girlfriend when he went by her mother’s house Saturday, Aug. 27, to check on her.

KOSCIUSKO — The seven-day jury trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, 24, and Kyle David DeHart, 24, is still scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 29, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Woody and DeHart were charged in February 2015 with two counts of murder, following the shooting deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, Feb. 19, 2015, in …read more.

MAUI, HAWAII — A woman in Hawaii is charged with second degree murder after police say she intentionally crashed a car, killing her twin sister.

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — An 86-year-old Port St. Lucie man said he killed his wife while she slept because she was in poor health and he could no longer afford her medications, according to an arrest affidavit.

WARSAW — A pretrial conference of attorneys for Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart was held with Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed this morning, Thursday, April 28 and a new trial date set. No date has been set for the separate trial of Thomas Glen Hursey. The three have been charged with the …read more.

WARSAW — The seven-day murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, Kyle David DeHart and Thomas Glen Hursey has been continued according to an order by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. The order was issued early this afternoon, Monday, April 25. Leading up to the continuance, the case has had a few twists. The three …read more.

WARSAW — Colt Lundy’s request for a sentence modification was rejected by the court on March 24. Now the co-defentant, Paul H. Gingerich, in the murder of Phillip Danner on April 20, 2010, is waiting to learn what alternative sentencing options Special Judge James Heuer of Whitley County Circuit Court will issue. A ruling is …read more.

Ian J. Clark WARSAW — A request for post-conviction relief has been denied for Ian J. Clark, 41. Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed issued the denial Wednesday, April 6. Clark was sentenced in April 2008 to life without parole for the death of a 2-year-old. He has been incarcerated at the Indiana State Prison, …read more.

GOSHEN — Goshen Police have made an arrest in connection with the murders of Jose Nava-Orozco and Marco Carmona-Gonzalez. The murders were discovered around 5 a.m Sunday, March 13. Diego A. Ramos, 22, Elkhart, and Luis Rivas, 19, Goshen, were booked this morning on charges of murder. The investigation is continuing with Goshen Police Chief …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed has granted the state’s motion to hold one trial for Thomas Woody, Kyle DeHart and Thomas G. Hursey. The decision was handed down Wednesday, March 2. All three have two charges in common: murder. The trio have been charged with the murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua …read more.

SYRACUSE — Today, Friday, Feb. 19, is one of those days the family of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley will never forget. It was on this day one-year-ago both became victims of a double shooting. Tara Thornburg was 23 years old at the time of her death and Knisley was 19. Both were graduates of …read more.

ZIONSVILLE — Police are looking for a man they call their prime suspect in the case of a woman and child found dead inside a Boone County home. They’ve also identified the victims.

Brandon Thomas Woody WARSAW — Arguments from the prosecution and defense attorneys on joining the trials of Brandon T. Woody, Kyle DeHart and Thomas Hursey were heard this morning, Jan. 21, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. The three are charged with the murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley in February 2015. No decision was immediately …read more.

Brandon Woody WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael W. Reed has denied Brandon T. Woody’s motion for a change of venue. The ruling was made today, Tuesday, Jan. 12. Woody is charged with the Feb. 19, 2015, murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Nisley in Syracuse. In the order it was noted Woody, by …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody WARSAW — A motion for joinder of defendants to try three defendants in the same trial has been filed by the state in the trials for accused murders Brandon T. Woody, Kyle D. DeHart and Thomas G. Hursey. The motion was filed Friday, Jan. 8, and will be heard before Kosciusko Circuit Court  …read more.

WARSAW — It will be at least 10 days before Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed makes a decision on a change of venue request in the trial of Brandon Thomas Woody for murder. The defense team will additionally make a decision by Friday to withdraw its motion for a speedy trial or seek the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis bail bondsman has been charged with the murders of two teens who haven’t been seen since Christmas Eve.

Ryan Daniel Poe WARSAW — Ryan D. Poe, 37, 690 E. Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter with a sentence enhancement, a level 2 felony, this morning, Dec. 21, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Judge Michael Reed took the plea under advisement and will make a decision at 8:45 a.m. Monday, …read more.

By SGT. TONY SLOCUM Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police District 16-Peru STUART, FLA — A cold cas murder investigation by Indiana State Police Detective 1st. Sgt. Bob Burgess and Detective Josh Maller resulted in the arrest of William Stinemetz, 62, Palm City, Fla. The detectives served Stinemetz with a Fulton Circuit Court arrest warrant …read more.

WARSAW — For the sixth time, a hearing on the motion for change of venue and motions in limine for Brandon T. Woody, Syracuse, charged with murder, has been continued. The date of Dec. 10, has been vacated and a new date set for 1:15 p.m. Jan. 5. The motion to reschedule the hearing was …read more.

WARSAW — A new date to hear arguments for a change of venue and motions in limine has been set.

UPDATE: A motion to continue the hearing was filed and granted by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Mike Reed. A hearing, in the judges chambers, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

Kosciusko The following people were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Oct. 1 Justin Lee Williams, 28, 2441 W. 250S, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $1,000 cash. Joshua Lee Jacobs, 26, 401 E. Hazel St., Albion, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. No bond. Kimberly Nicole Burwell, 32, 228 Luelde St., South Bend, …read more.

WARSAW — Next scholarship season will mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Teresa K. Jones Memorial Scholarship. Her friends and high school classmates wanted to mark the anniversary with a remembrance of Teri’s life, a life that came to a tragic and violent end when she was murdered in 1986.

WARSAW — A seven-day 12-member jury trial, starting at 8 a.m. April 28 and continuing through May 6, has been put on the court calendar for Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart on two counts of murder each. The trial will be held, at this time, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Jackie Walorski issued the following statement after supporting H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015:

BY KELLI STOPCYNSKI, SUZANNE SPENCER, WSBT Reporting Staff CENTERVILLE, MICH. — More than 1,000 tips, countless interviews, and DNA sampling led police to 65-year-old Daniel Furlong, who was arrested and charged in the cold case murder of 11-year-old Jodi Parrack. The girl’s body was found by her mother in a Constantine cemetery in 2007. She …read more.

WARSAW — Things moved quickly after the deaths of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley on Feb. 19. Five individuals were arrested in less than a month and initial hearings were held. But since then, little has been reported. The cases are not forgotten. The wheels of justice are in motion. Motions filed and pre-trial conferences …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Amanda Nethercutt of Plymouth is being charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent.

WARSAW — The trial of Brandon Thomas Woody on the charge of murder was scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 17. That date has been cancelled.

Kosciusko County police have arrested Ryan Poe, 35, of Warsaw, following the death of Poe’s father, Ronnie Poe, from a gunshot wound to the head. On Friday, July 3, police received a call from Deanna Poe, who informed them that her son, Ryan Poe, had shot Ronnie Poe, then barricaded himself in his room with …read more.

Kosciusko The following persons were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: July 5 Sean P. Ransome, 39, 1513 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600 cash. Daniel Wayne Atteberry, 38, 9024 W. 900S, Claypool, arrested for driving while suspended with prior. Bond: $450 cash. Juan Lorenzo Tlaheutl, 18, 1202 …read more.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is currently working a shooting incident that occurred south of the town of Leesburg that has left one individual dead. The suspect has been taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies and is currently at the Kosciusko County Jail. Additional information will be release this evening related to the incident.

New York State is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and arrest of Richard Matt and David Sweat, the two convicted murderers who escaped from an upstate maximum security prison, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today. The governor called the offer of $50,000 for each prisoner an unusual step for the state, …read more.

A former surgeon from Lafayette who was accused of plotting to kill his ex-wife in 2014 was caught in Arizona last night after fleeing Indiana earlier in the week. Gregory Konrath removed his tracking device and fled Indiana on Tuesday, April 28. He was apprehended during a traffic stop in Coconino county, Arizona, about a …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody A five-day jury trial has been set to start at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 17 in Kosciusko County Circuit Court against Brandon T. Woody. A pre-trial conference was held Monday afternoon in the chambers of Judge Michael Reed, at which time the court set the date for the trial. No date has been …read more.

A candlelight vigil for Joshua Knisley will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, on the Kosciusko County Courthouse lawn, Warsaw. Today would have been Knisley’s 20th birthday. The public is invited to join his friends and family for a candlelight vigil to honor him on this date. Knisley was one of two individuals …read more.

A southern Indiana man who attempted to fake his own death to avoid arrest in 2012 has been released from prison to serve the remainder of his sentence on probation. Wade R. Meisberger, 43, was released Monday from the Indiana Department of Corrections. He had become a fugitive in 2012 when a probation violation warrant …read more.

A notice of an alibi defense was filed late last week in the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. The notice was filed by Scott J. Lennox, attorney for defendant, Brandon T. Woody. The document states the defense is providing notice of the intention to retain the option to offer alibi as a defense. …read more.

[weaver_youtube a-Z4oYmoVFw rel=0]   Kyle David DeHart appeared in Kosciusko Circuit Court wearing the black and white jail jumpsuit with a grey sweatshirt underneath. Like Brandon Woody, DeHart was in a belly band connecting to handcuffs and ankle cuffs. Kyle DeHart DeHart has been charged with two counts of felony murder, one charge each for …read more.

Ashlyn Nicole Shepard Further details have been released regarding a Mishawaka woman’s involvement in the grisly murder of a young Syracuse couple Thursday, Feb. 19. Ashlyn Nicole Shepard, 21, was arrested at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, and preliminarily charged with obstruction of justice, a level 6 felony, in connection with the murder of …read more.

Ashlyn Nicole Shepard Ashlyn Nicole Shepard, 21, Mishawaka, was arrested around 6:30 tonight and preliminarily charged with obstruction of justice, a level 6 felony, in connection with the murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley. Shepard was the girl friend of Kyle Dehart. Dehart was reportedly at her residence when he was arrested on Feb. …read more.

Kyle DeHart Kyle David DeHart, 23, 11136 N. CR 450E, Syracuse, has been preliminarily charged with two counts of murder and obstruction of justice. There is no bond. The charges stem from the early morning Feb. 19 murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. The latest charges against DeHart were filed Friday in Kosciusko County …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody UPDATE: Since his initial hearing Brandon Woody has filed a letter with the court asking for a public defender. Scott Lennox has been appointed. It had to take courage for Rhonda Bickel and her husband, Garry Bickel, to walk into Kosciusko County Circuit Court and see the person charged with murder of …read more.

Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton filed a motion today in Kosciusko County Circuit Court to substitute the second charge against Brandon Thomas Woody from attempted murder to murder. Woody, 23, 605 W. North St., Syracuse, was initially charged Thursday afternoon with murder and attempted murder, following a double shooting earlier that day in Syracuse. Joshua …read more.

Elkhart The following individual was arrested and booked in the Elkhart County Detention Center: Feb. 18 Hector Flores, 35, 510 Turkey Creek Dive, Milford, arrested for dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug. Bond: $250,000. Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Feb. 19 Gretchen Elizabeth Carter, 40, …read more.

John and Lacey Woodiel fell asleep a little after midnight on Wednesday night. When they woke around 6 a.m. Thursday morning, they didn’t bother to look out their windows. It was a neighbor’s Facebook post that had them questioning what on earth had happened on Main Street, Syracuse. The Woodiel’s have three children, Josie, Garrett …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody, 22, 605 W. North St., Syracuse, was taken into custody by law enforcement officials this afternoon, according to Syracuse Police Chief Tony Ciriello. Woody is a suspect allegedly involved in the double shooting incident and murder this morning in Syracuse. Woody currently has two additional preliminary warrants for his arrest, which were issued: murder …read more.

[weaver_youtube vF1IiOCaCc0 rel=0] UPDATE: Syracuse Police Department has released the name of this morning’s male shooting victim. Joshua Randall Knisley, 19, Syracuse, was pronounced dead at the scene by Kosciusko County Coroner Michael Wilson. An autopsy at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center is still scheduled for later today. Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley. (Picture courtesy of …read more.

Some Michigan senators have proposed a constitutional amendment to impose the death penalty on offenders convicted of first degree murder for slaying a police or corrections officer. The law change faces a difficult task, as it would need two thirds support in the state legislature before going on the ballot in November 2016. The resolution …read more.

Indianapolis has made it onto a dubious top ten list for 2014, an article on the Daily Beast has ranked it as the number nine city in the US for number of murders. The state capitol had 135 killings last year. Indianapolis police report that is an 8 percent increase from the year before and …read more.

South Bend police have arrested Roy Lee Walker, 49, on charges of murder, attempted murder and residential entry after he allegedly broke into several neighboring apartments at a complex on E. Calvert Street shooting and killing Robert Duke, 46, and Michelle Blankenship, 43, formerly of Warsaw. Police arrived at the scene shortly after 7 p.m. …read more.

Sonya Lynn Armontrout Sonya Lynn Fick will be approximately 75 1/2 years old when she is released from prison after serving two consecutive sentences: attempted murder and murder. She is expected to be transferred to Pendelton Diagnostic Center Wednesday morning. Fick was sentenced this afternoon in Kosciusko Circuit Court by Special Judge Curtis Palmer, Marshall …read more.

Sonya Lynn Fick, aka Sonya Lynn Armontrout Sonya Lynn Fick, now 43, could be close to 73 years old when she leaves prison. That is if Judge Curtis D. Palmer accepts her plea agreement. Fick appeared in Kosciusko Circuit Court this afternoon to plead guilty to murder and attempted murder, just days before her jury …read more.

Sonya Lynn Armontrout On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Sonya L. Fick, the woman accused of killing the father of her children, is scheduled to appear in Kosciusko County Circuit Court for a plea hearing in front of special judge Curtis Palmer presiding. Fick, who was initially charged with murder as Sonya Lynn Armontrout, age 42, is charged …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department could not be reached for information at the time of this posting. We will update the information when we speak to PCSD.) Amber Rene Taylor Julie Kline was concerned when Amber Taylor didn’t show up for work on Monday morning. The 34-year-old Taylor lived in Denham but commuted to …read more.