WARSAW — A Milford man faces charges after allegedly molesting two children. Jerry Wayne Lecount, 45, 13918 North CR 400W, Milford, was arrested on a warrant for child molestation, a level 4 felony; and child solicitation, a level 5 felony. On Nov. 20, 2019, an officer with Indiana State Police was assigned to a report …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — The investigation began Friday, May 10, and culminated last week with the arrest of two individuals following an investigation into alleged improper communication through Snapchat. Heather S. Dare, 38, Walkerton, was arrested for neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony. She has posted the $1,500 cash bond.. Raymond Grossman, 39, Walkerton, …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A former Wawasee Middle School and High School wrestling coach was arrested today, Aug. 17, following an investigation by the Indiana State Police into alleged inappropriate contact between the coach and a juvenile female student. Joshua M. Vallejo, 29, Warsaw, is alleged to have had inappropriate sexual contact with a female student …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

ELKHART COUNTY — A Warsaw man was arrested by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department on a child solicitation charge after he thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl and driving to Elkhart to have sex with her. The 14-year-old is an Elkhart County sheriff’s detective.

ROCHESTER — A criminal investigation by members of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of a Miami County Resident. In July 2016, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department was informed by a parent of a juvenile that an adult male was having inappropriate conversations with their juvenile daughter. The male identified himself …read more.

WARSAW — Johnny Lee Leer, 27, 11139 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, is being charged with a level 4 felony of sexual misconduct with a minor and a level 5 felony of child solicitation. On June 16, James Smith, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, responded to a complaint of sexual misconduct with …read more.

Elkhart The following people were booked into the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Marshall The following individual was booked into the Marshall County Jail:  

WARSAW — Adam Lee Morton, 36, 928 E. Northfield Blvd., Murfreesboro, Tenn., was taken into custody by the Warsaw Police Department, Saturday, June 4, on four counts of child solicitation, a level 5 felony; possession of child pornography, a level 6 felony; and three counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors, a level 6 …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

HUNTINGTON — Jordan Devon Bolding, 25, 717 E. Franklin St., Huntington, was transported from the Huntington County Jail to the Kosciusko County Jail Wednesday afternoon, April 27 on a local warrant. Bolding is being charged with child solicitation, a level 5 felony and child pornography, a level 6 felony. Court documents filed April 14, state …read more.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

TIPPECANOE COUNTY — Zachary Didier, 25, Fort Wayne, has turned himself in to the Tippecanoe County Jail. He turned himself in on Friday, Aug. 28, and has posted bail. The Indiana State Police, Lafayette Post, requested the public’s assistance last week in locating Didier, who was wanted on two felony warrants for child solicitation, a …read more.

WARSAW — A 23-year-old woman has been arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor, a level 4 felony; and child solicitation, a level 5 felony.

By SGT. KIM RILEY Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police Lafayette Post TIPPECANOE COUNTY — The Indiana State Police out of the Lafayette Post are requesting assistance from the public in locating Zachary P. Didier, 25, from the Fort Wayne area. Didier is wanted on two felony warrants for child solicitation, a class C felony, …read more.

A 44-year-old Michigan man with a previous sex crime conviction was arrested Tuesday on charges of attempting to solicit a 10-year-old North Webster girl for sex. Robert Loren Northrop, 44, of Niles, Mich., was reported to have found the girl through a “friends chat” application. He asked her age, and the girl said she was …read more.

An investigation by Indiana State Police began in February when the father of a 13-year-old girl found sexually explicit text messages on his daughter’s phone from a 55-year-old man. On Wednesday, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputy Shane Bucher served a warrant at 9732 Excalibur Place, Cromwell, and took two people into custody. Ricky Linn Johnson, 55, …read more.

A Warsaw man has been charged with two felonies for having inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. Warsaw Police detectives requested a warrant for Howard Leon Southall, 50, 426 Sophie Ln., Warsaw, and who formerly resided in the Canterbury Apartment complex. Police say the inappropriate conduct occurred at the apartment complex. Southall has been …read more.