ELKHART — Admitting he was wrong and asking for a second chance, didn’t deter Special Judge Stephen Bowers this afternoon, Nov. 20. Bowers sentenced Kevin L. Bronson to the Indiana Department of Corrections to serve his seven-year sentence. A special notation will be sent to the IDOC noting Bronson may be in danger from other …read more.

WARSAW — A notice of appeal has been filed with Kosciusko Circuit Court by counsel for Mark H. Soto. The notice was filed Friday, Oct. 13. Details of the appeal have not yet been filed with the Indiana Court of Appeals. The appeal is expected to focus on the defense’s motion to correct errors, which …read more.

[weaver_youtube XtBuCzLJV7E rel=0]   ELKHART — Kevin Bronson, Warsaw, the last to be sentenced in the trio indicted by a Kosciusko County Grand Jury in February, 2016, feels he has a foot on his neck. Bronson was sentenced Friday afternoon in the courtroom of Special Judge Stephen Bowers, Elkhart Superior Court 2. Bowers accepted the …read more.

[weaver_youtube JXthJFQjPWY rel=0]   WARSAW — Dr. Mark H. Soto, 63, Warsaw, was looking at 10 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections when sentenced today, Thursday, Sept. 28. But in the end, he will serve three years on home detention and three years of probation after Special Judge Stephen Bowers ordered sentences on two …read more.

[weaver_youtube KQGcCBrj9yc rel=0]   WARSAW — After over six hours of deliberation, the jury in the Mark Soto trial found him guilty on three of the six charges. The jury found him guilty on count 1 and 3 of corrupt business influence and count 5 of intimidation. The first count focuses on Soto knowingly or …read more.

WARSAW — Closing arguments in the Dr. Mark Soto trial were presented this afternoon, Tuesday, Aug. 8, in three parts — two by the prosecution and one by the defense. The jury was excused to begin deliberation at 2:35 p.m. Matthew Sarber, special deputy prosecuting attorney, presented how the defendant benefited from acquiring and maintaining …read more.

WARSAW — The defense has rested and the state has rested after calling two rebuttal witnesses. Closing arguments and final instructions to the jurors will be presented at 1 p.m. following the lunch break, in the trial of Dr. Mark Soto in Kosciusko Circuit Court. The morning testimony was the cross examination by the prosecution …read more.

WARSAW — The prosecution rested its case late Monday afternoon with the defense calling its first witness, Dr. Mark Soto, to finish out the day’s testimony. Soto will continue on the stand Tuesday morning being questioned by the state. Soto testified how he met Bronson, how he began working with him on a regular basis …read more.

WARSAW — Testimony Monday morning, Aug. 7, in Mark Soto’s trial focused on the defense cross examining state witness Kevin Bronson. His testimony continued to paint a different story than testimony earlier in the trial from Nate McLaurin and David Baker. Scott Lennox, defense counsel, began his cross examination with potential existing court cases in …read more.

WARSAW — Jurors and spectators spent close to 4 1/2 hours Friday afternoon listening to approximately 20 recorded phone conversations between Kevin Bronson and Mark Soto, in the third day of testimony in Soto’s trial. The defense will begin its cross examination of Bronson on Monday, Aug. 7. Just prior to the playing of the …read more.

WARSAW — A motion by the state to close a portion of the testimony of a witness — later identified as Kevin Bronson — was denied by Special Judge Stephen Bowers this morning before the trial of Mark Soto began for the third day. The majority of the morning was hearing testimony from Bronson. The …read more.

WARSAW — Brief testimony was heard from Rebecca Soto and Bryan Hickerson Thursday afternoon in the Dr. Mark Soto trial before Special Judge Stephen Bowers recessed the trial until 8:30 a.m. Friday. Rebecca Soto was called to the witness stand by Special Prosecutor Tami Napier to verify the writing of a will by Kevin Bronson. …read more.

WARSAW — David Baker, estate and charitable planning lawyer and fundraising specialist with non-profits, now living in Los Angeles, Calif., was the sole witness this morning Thursday, Aug. 3, in the trial of Mark Soto. The trial is being held in Kosciusko Circuit Court with special Judge Stephen Bowers presiding. Baker, a prosecution witness, testified …read more.

WARSAW — The defense questioning of Warsaw Police Lt. Paul Heaton and testimonies from James Nathan McLaurin, Jacqueline Peters and Christian McCray ended Wednesday’s hearing in the trial against Dr. Mark Soto. The trial is being held in Kosciusko Circuit Court with Special Judge Stephen Bowers presiding. Scott Lennox, defense counsel, focused his questions on …read more.

WARSAW — The 12-member jury, with two alternates, were seated in the Dr. Mark Soto trial this afternoon, following the lunch break. Opening statements from the prosecution and defense were the final actions of the day, with court recessing at 4:10 p.m. The court will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, with the prosecution …read more.

WARSAW — Eleven jurors were seated by the lunch break during the opening day of the trial against Dr. Mark Soto. Special Judge Stephen Bowers recessed the proceedings at 12:45 p.m. for lunch. The remaining juror and two alternates will be chosen when the court convenes at 2 p.m. Soto is on trial after being …read more.

WARSAW — Jury selection will begin Tuesday morning, Aug. 1, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court in the trial of Mark Soto. Soto has been charged with three counts of corrupt business influence, class C felonies and three counts of intimidation, class D felony. Soto, along with Kevin Bronson and C. Aaron Rovenstine, were indicted by …read more.

ELKHART — A plea agreement entered by Kevin Bronson was conditionally accepted by Special Judge Stephen R. Bowers, Elkhart Superior Court 2, Friday, July 14. Bronson was indicted by a Kosciusko County Grand Jury on three counts of corrupt business influence and seven counts of intimidation. Bronson pleaded guilty to one count of corrupt business …read more.

[weaver_youtube yndpXUxJGD8 rel=0]   WARSAW — For the second time, defense counsel for C. Aaron Rovenstine presented an 11th hour motion to halt the trial of their client. Today’s motion was a change of plea to one of the 10 counts against him. Special Judge Stephen Bowers allowed media and spectators to enter the courtroom …read more.

WARSAW — A 12-member jury, comprised of eight women and four men, was seated by 4:30 p.m. today, Monday, April 3, in the jury selection for the trial of Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine. Opening statements by the prosecution and defense counsels will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 4. The trial is expected …read more.

WARSAW — After two rounds in the jury selection for the trial against Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine, seven of the 14 jurors have been seated.

WARSAW — Jury selection will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, in the trial of C. Aaron Rovenstine. Rovenstine is charged with three counts of bribery, intimidation, assisting a criminal and five counts of official misconduct. Jury selection is expected to last three days with the actual trial beginning Thursday, April 6. A …read more.

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 six-day jury trial, for Keven Bronson and Mark Soto, has been put on hold.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A motion by counsel for C. Aaron Rovenstine, just before the start of a seven-day jury trial Tuesday morning, Jan. 7,  to terminate the appointment of Special Prosecutor E. Nelson Chipman Jr., Marshall County Prosecutor, due to a procedural error, is now a moot point. Rumors the trial has been rescheduled for …read more.

WARSAW — A last minute motion, filed by the defense, 28 minutes prior to the start of the seven-day jury trial of C. Aaron Rovenstine has caused the trial to be continued. A new trial date will be set following a procedural ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court. According to state statute, a special prosecutor …read more.

ELKHART — A motion by counsel for C. Aaron Rovenstine on Jan. 17 to continue his jury trial has been denied by Special Judge Evan S. Roberts. Roberts issued the ruling Thursday, Jan. 19. The ruling was entered into court records today, Friday, Jan. 20. A status conference was held in Elkhart Superior Court 1 …read more.

ELKHART — Arguments regarding a defense motion to exclude are still pending in the case against Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine. Attorneys for both sides participated in a telephonic status conference Jan. 4 with Special Judge Evan S. Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1. During the telephonic status conference matters pertaining to the defense motion …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A telephonic status conference on charges against Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine was held Wednesday morning, Jan. 4, in the chambers of Elkhart Superior Court Judge Evan S. Roberts. This was also a final pre-trial conference.

ELKHART — A plea agreement could be reached in the case against Kevin Bronson. The final date to enter a plea agreement and the date of the trial has been reset by the court.

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 — Special Judge Evan Roberts has ruled the trial of C. Aaron Rovenstine and selection of jurors will all be in Kosciusko County.

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.

WARSAW — Can an impartial jury be selected within Kosciusko County to hear the case against its Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine?

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Motions to continue a jury trial, vacate a hearing and allow a defendant to be absent from a status conference have been filed by counsel for Mark H. Soto and Kevin Bronson, both indicted on numerous charges by a grand jury last year. Special Judge Evan S. Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1, …read more.

ELKHART — Transcripts of testimony during the grand jury, which indicted Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine, of those individuals the state will or may call during the trial, were addressed in a telephonic conference shortly after noon today, Wednesday, Aug. 24.

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.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — There is a question on the mind of taxpayers in Kosciusko County. Will the taxpayers be responsible for paying the bill for Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine’s defense on charges brought against him by a grand jury? The question may remain unanswered until the wheels of judicial system are complete. Some believe the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Elkhart Superior 1 Judge Evan S. Roberts, special judge in the court proceedings of C. Aaron Rovenstine, Mark H. Soto and Kevin Bronson, has set a status conference for all three defendants in the courtroom of Elkhart Superior Court 1, 315 S. Second St., Elkhart. The judge declined to approve the proposed …read more.

WARSAW — Motions to waive initial hearings by attorneys for C. Aaron Rovenstine and Mark H. Soto have been filed with Kosciusko Circuit Court. The motions eliminate appearance of both individuals Thursday morning. Initial hearings, for both men to hear the indictments brought against them by a grand jury, were scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in …read more.

WARSAW — Mike Miner, former deputy prosecutor who retired last year, and a former county prosecutor, has filed his appearance for and on behalf of C. Aaron Rovenstine. Miner filed his appearance Friday, March 4. Miner will join James H. Voyles and Jennifer M. Lukemeyer with Voyles Zahn Paul Hogan and Meriman, Indianapolis, in defending …read more.

Kevin Bronson WARSAW — Shaking his head no, presenting a look of disbelief and at one point mouthing the word “what?” Kevin Lee Bronson, 56, 1901 Sand Dollar Drive, Warsaw, listened carefully this morning, March 8, in Kosciusko Circuit Court, during his initial hearing on 10 grand jury indictments. The indictments were read by special …read more.

WARSAW — With recent circumstances surrounding a grand jury indictment of Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine, many are fuzzy on what a grand jury is. According to an article posted at findlaw.com, a grand jury is sometimes used in place of a preliminary hearing prior to a criminal trial. Unlike a trial jury, a grand jury …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — A press conference regarding the grand jury indictment of three individuals in Kosciusko County, including a public official, will be held this afternoon, according to information from the Indiana State Police. A grand jury recently convened in Kosciusko County and handed down three indictments to include one on a Kosciusko County public …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — Whitley County Prosecutor Matthew Rentschler announced today, Nov. 20, that a Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted David G. Hagan for murder and reckless homicide. The indictments arise from the shooting death of 29-year-old Adam W. Porter on Aug. 14, in South Whitley.

WHITLEY COUNTY — The Whitley County Prosecutor’s Office will request a grand jury to be impaneled to review the evidence in the shooting death of Adam Porter, which occurred at 305 W. Buckeye St., South Whitley, on Aug. 14. The date of the grand jury has not been set.