KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Drug court “saved my life period. I am the most grateful person. By all rights I should have been locked up for a long time,” beamed Kent Holden, the first graduate of Kosciusko County’s Drug Court. Holden graduated from the program Monday, Aug. 10. He was the first participant and jokingly labeled …read more.

Rhydeem Otthello Hudson, 404 N. Parker St., Warsaw, who turned 18 just 10 days ago, was sentenced to a total of two years in the Kosciusko County Jail Monday morning, after he failed to appear for his sentencing in April, due to the birth of his son. Hudson was sentenced, based on a plea agreement, of …read more.

After four hours of testimony Wednesday afternoon, June 10, the hearing on an preliminary injunction to stop Oakwood Resorts from having bands perform on its patio area will be continued Wednesday, June 24. David Bailey, attorney for Dr. Rex Parent, owner of Oakwood, told the court he had some affidavits and sections of depositions he …read more.

Residents across Conklin Bay filed a lawsuit against Oakwood Resorts LLC concerning loud music being played weekend evenings. The suit was filed in Judge Michael Reed’s court Wednesday, May 27. Depositions of both parties will be taken this week and a hearing has been set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. Residents Donna Boehm, Ned …read more.

Mariano Sanchez Medina, 23, was taken into police custody July 31, Thursday, two days after he allegedly forced a sex act on a female victim under the age of 14. Yesterday, during a plea hearing Medina pleaded guilty to a level 1 felony count of child molestation before Judge Michael Reed. According to the probable cause …read more.

Indiana Supreme Court has awarded grants to 23 counties totaling more than $232,000 and Kosciusko County is among the recipients. The grant money will support local family court projects and focus on creating innovative programs that improve the court process for families. Priority was given to applications that emphasized three areas of programming: Access to …read more.

By Joni Truex KLA Public Information Director Kosciusko Leadership Academy met in the historic Kosciusko County courthouse recently to learn about the Kosciusko County Judicial System — both past and present — and law enforcement. Circuit Court Judge Michael W. Reed reviewed the history of the Kosciusko Judicial system. Superior 1 Court Judge Duane Huffer explained the current workings of our …read more.

Several months ago Kosciusko County officials began the local creation of a nationally proven solution Drug Court. Drug Court will focus on those offenders whose criminality stem mainly or entirely from their dependence on substances. Also, Drug Court will consider both drug and drug-driven offenses. (See related) In the last 20 years, one of the …read more.

Originally charged with two Class B felonies for rape and criminal deviate conduct, Anthony J. Fulton, 25, of Warsaw, was sentenced today for a lesser charge of Class D felony sexual battery. Fulton was arrested in April for forcibly raping a woman as she walked near downtown Warsaw. According to Warsaw Police, the female victim …read more.

Mary Gene Markley Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed handed down a suspended sentence for a Fort Wayne mother who pleaded guilty to withholding insulin from her diabetic child. Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton initially filed a Class C felony charge of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury against Mary Gene Markley, …read more.