KOSCIUSKO — A North Webster woman was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 13, after officers discovered drug paraphernalia in her vehicle. Brenda Kay Ball, 105 W. Effie Mae St., North Webster, was charged with maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances, a level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS  — An appeal by Brandon Thomas Woody, 25, Syracuse, is awaiting ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Briefs on behalf of Woody and by the state have been filed with the court. Woody is appealing his murder conviction of the Feb. 19, 2015, deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, Woody was found …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Direct appeals by Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart have been filed with the Indiana Court of Appeals. Both cases were e-filed by their respective attorneys Nov. 16. Briefs detailing the cause for appeal are not yet available. Both Joe Sobek, counsel for DeHart and Larry Hansen, counsel for Woody, filed their …read more.

WARSAW — Notice of an appeal from the Judgment of conviction and order of commitment has been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court by Joseph A. Sobek, attorney for Brandon Thomas Woody. The appeal focuses on the sentence handed down Oct. 26, in Kosciusko Circuit Court.

WARSAW — “No matter what anybody says I did not commit this crime,” stated Brandon Thomas Woody when given an opportunity to make a statement this morning in Kosciusko Circuit Court. This statement brought sounds of disbelief and sarcastic laughs from those in the packed courtroom. Woody, 24, was sentenced by Judge Michael Reed to …read more.

WARSAW — “Who was it?” asks Syracuse Police Officer Joe Denton, getting no answer to the question he asks. “Who was in the house?” Tara Thornburg clearly states, “Brandon Woody.” You hear Denton calling Woody’s name and her stating, “they’re not here.” These comments are heard in a video from the body cam worn by …read more.

WARSAW — A man who entered the home of another and stole a pickle jar containing change, was sentenced to five years at the Indiana Department of corrections, but will only serve two years in the county jail. The remainder will be on probation. Fred J. Landolt III, 26, 729 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, …read more.