Initially planning to fight multiple felony charges including aggravated battery, forgery and theft, in October, Garrett Joe Swanson reconsidered his options and accepted plea agreements in lieu of jury trials. (See related) Swanson, 30, of Warsaw, appeared before Kosciusko Superior Court I Judge Duane Huffer this morning to be sentenced for the Class B felony …read more.

In September 2012, Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton told StaceyPageOnline.com that the man charged with forgery, theft and battery stemming from two separate incidents last summer was not likely to accept a plea bargain. On Jan. 3, Garrett Joe Swanson officially rejected any pleas and was scheduled to stand trial. Swanson, 29, will have his …read more.