WINONA LAKE — A man who became angry with his wife and struck her was arrested on battery charges Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12.

WARSAW — A charge of battery as a class A misdemeanor, has been enhanced to a level 5 felony due to a prior conviction, against Michael A. Cavender, 49, 604 E. Miami Drive, Syracuse, according to documents filed in Kosciusko Superior Court 1.

BATESVILLE — The mayor of Batesville, IN, has been arrested for patronizing a prostitute. According to Indiana State Police, Richard Fledderman paid for sex with Randy Wigle-Stevens of Indianapolis in June. Wigle-Stevens has also been arrested, he is charged with prostitution and failing to disclose his HIV status to Fledderman. ISP officials stated that Wigle-Stevens …read more.

Richard Mullins, 41, LaPorte, was arrested early Sunday morning, June 21, when police responded to a call at JJ’s Sideout Bar & Grill regarding a man refusing to leave the property. Upon arrival, LaPorte officers observed Mullins standing on the sidewalk barefoot and carrying his sandals with bar security staff nearby. The staff informed police …read more.

A Muncie man accused of abandoning his two dogs, one of which died of starvation and hypothermia, was charged April 1 with two counts of animal cruelty. Rodrico C. White, 34, will face a maximum one year jail term for each of the two class A misdemeanors upon standing trial in Muncie. However, according to …read more.