WARSAW — Christina M. Swinehart, 34, Vicksburg, Mich., asked the court for a suspended sentence so she could continue supporting her children. But the court saw differently and sentenced her to four concurrent three-year sentences in the Kosciusko County Jail. Swinehart appeared in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, Thursday, Nov. 15. on four counts of burglary, …read more.

WARSAW — Dennis Vandiver II’s attempt to hire his own attorney and take his case to a jury didn’t go as he wanted today, Thursday, Nov. 15, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1. Instead, his plea agreement was accepted and he was sentenced to 30 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, with five years suspended. …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Syracuse woman was sentenced Thursday, June 28, in the Kosciusko Superior Court 1, after being found guilty of charges related to an incident that occurred in June 2017. Kayla Brown, East CR 1300N, Syracuse, pleaded guilty to rape, a level 3 felony. On June 12, 2017, an officer responded to a report …read more.

WARSAW — Todd Valentine, 40, 306 E. Lynwood Drive, Syracuse, has been released from jail on his own recognizance, with conditions, after entering pleas of guilty to five of 13 charges in Kosciusko Superior Court 1. Valentine appeared before Judge David Cates Tuesday morning, May 30, to enter a change of plea on six pending cases. Two of the cases were pending in Kosciusko Superior Court 2.

ELKHART — Evan S. Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1 Judge, who was appointed as special judge in the cases against C. Aaron Rovenstine has relinquished his appointment. It is expected he will also relinquish his appointment in the cases against Mark Soto and Kevin Bronson.

ELKHART — A final status conference and a plea bargain deadline along with new trial dates have been set in the case against Kevin Bronson and Mark Soto. A telephonic status conference was held today Friday, March 10, in the Elkhart Superior 1 courtroom.

ELKHART — A status conference to hear 10 motions in limine (to exclude specific items from being mentioned in the trial) lasted close to two hours today, Wednesday, Feb. 15, regarding the April trial of C. Aaron Rovenstine. The hearing began in Special Judge Evan Roberts courtroom, Elkhart Superior Court 1, during a lunch break …read more.

ELKHART — Special Judge Evan Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1, has reset the jury trial for Mark Soto to April 11-13 and continuing April 18-21 in Kosciusko Circuit Court. The judge will not “entertain any additional continuance motions” in the case.

WARSAW — Arguments why the December trial of Mark Soto should be moved until after that of C. Aaron Rovenstine were heard Friday afternoon, Nov. 4, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Special Judge Evan Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1, heard the arguments from defense and granted the motion.

ELKHART — Can an impartial jury in Kosciusko Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine’s home county be found? Elkhart Superior Court Judge Evan S. Roberts, special judge assigned in the criminal case against Rovenstine, has a solution to find out now instead of opening day of the trial. A test jury selection will take place in Kosciusko County …read more.

ELKHART — A status conference has been set for approximately noon, Wednesday, Aug. 24, regarding an order issued by Elkhart Superior Court 1 Judge Evan S. Roberts, in the case against C. Aaron Rovenstine. The status conference will be conducted either telephonically or in person.

ELKHART — A telephonic conference call between all parties involved in the allegations against C. Aaron Rovenstine, actually took place in the Elkhart Superior No. 1 courtroom July 8.

ELKHART — A four-way telephone status conference between C. Aaron Rovenstine’s attorneys, the special prosecuting attorney and Special Judge Evan S. Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1, was held at noon Friday, July 8. The topic, according to the criminal case detail, was to hear arguments regarding discovery requests and objections.

ELKHART — Trial dates were set this afternoon, Friday, April 15, for the three individuals indicted by Kosciusko County Grand Juries in December 2015 and January 2016. Individually Mark Soto, Aaron Rovenstine and Kevin Bronson appeared before Special Judge Evan S. Roberts, in Elkhart Superior Court 1. It was during the status conference hearing for …read more.