SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Three women are being celebrated online after authorities say they may have stopped an attempted rape while they were dining in a Santa Monica restaurant on May 26.

Henry Wright Jr. COLUMBIA CITY — Henry Wright Jr., 25, pleaded guilty in the Whitley Circuit Court to charged counts of rape, kidnapping and robbery stemming from events, which occurred in Columbia City and South Whitley on Dec. 15, 2015, according to the Whitley County Prosecutor’s Office. Wright also acknowledged being a habitual felony offender. …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man has been arrested for raping a female who, according to charges, is so intellectually disabled or deficient that consent to sexual intercourse or sexual conduct cannot be given. James Theodore King, 1518 Dot St., Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:13 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, on charges of …read more.

WARSAW — A North Manchester man was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court I Thursday, Jan. 28, for the alleged rape of a woman in May 2015. Noah Emmanuel Akins, 25, 808 Ron Court, North Manchester, was found guilty of rape, a level 3 felony charge, and was sentenced to nine years in the Indiana Department …read more.

WARSAW — Today, Tuesday, Jan. 12, was to be the start of a three-day jury trial for Charles M. Williams, 21, 2433 Dugdale Road, Waukegan, Ill. Instead the trial was cancelled and charges of rape, a level 1 felony; and sexual battery, a level 4 felony, have been dismissed, according to Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY — Three men are behind bars in the Whitley County Jail after allegedly kidnapping, carjacking and raping a woman. Though details are limited at this time, the Whitley County Prosecutor’s Office has released a statement with preliminary details. According to the release, Henry M. Wright Jr., 25, is charged with rape, a level …read more.

WARSAW — A Topeka woman was arrested by police Thursday morning after making a false report to police that a man had raped her. She made the report because her husband wanted to get the man in trouble.

A history of alcoholism — seven prior charges with six convictions and one diversion, all involving alcohol — was an indicator to Kosciusko Superior Court Judge David Cates, that Jonathon J. Hulley, 36, 1310 Cedar Brook Court, Goshen, was not a low risk for committing a crime again. Through a plea agreement Hulley’s plea of …read more.

Gov. Mike Pence ceremonially signed “Jenny’s Law”, SEA 94, which lengthens the statute of limitations for rape in the state of Indiana on Thursday. “‘Jenny’s Law’ marks an important milestone in the life of our state as well as in the lives of victims of sexual assault,” said Pence. “This law would not have been …read more.

Noah Emmanuel Akins, 24, 201 N. First St., North Manchester, was arrested Sunday on charges of rape. Charges were filed Monday in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 charging Akins with rape, a level 3 felony and sexual battery, a level 6 felony. A level 3 felony carries a penalty upon conviction of a fixed term …read more.

Elkhart The following persons were arrested and booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility May 10 Marion Arturo Gonzales, 24, 704 Southside Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving while suspended with a prior infraction. No bond listed. May 9 Jeffery Leonard Cripe, 41, 9631 Pixie Way, Cromwell, arrested for false …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 5:50 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 1600 block East CR 200N, Warsaw. Gary Wayne Morris reported a battery. 10:52 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 8900 block North Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Anthony D. Tilson reported an attempted burglary. 5:10 a.m. May 9, 12600 block south SR …read more.

Betty Draper, 79, Rochester, passed away at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne. On Aug. 13, 1935, Betty was born in Fowler to Homer and Georganna Seneace Lanie. Robert Wayne Draper and Betty were married on Dec. 22, 1956, in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Delphi. They …read more.