WARSAW — Travis Mrozinski, 23, 310 N. Hickory St., Apt. E, North Webster, will begin serving his sentence on one criminal case, while awaiting hearings on four additional cases. Mrozinski appeared before Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed Wednesday morning, Dec. 26, for sentencing on drug charges stemming from January 2018. Through a plea agreement, …read more.

WARSAW — Half a dozen Kosciusko County elected officials are running unopposed in the general election Tuesday, Nov. 6. The officials, all Republican, are Michael W. Reed, circuit court judge; Daniel H. Hampton, prosecuting attorney; Michelle L. Puckett, auditor; Joetta Mitchell, recorder; Kyle P. Dukes, sheriff; and Susan D. Engelberth, assessor. Michael W. Reed Reed was …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The establishment of the Tippecanoe Lakes Conservancy District has now been filed in Kosciusko County Circuit Court and is scheduled for an initial hearing at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29. David L. Hollenbeck, Valparaiso, filed the petition and verified petition signatures with the court Friday, Jan. 12. Judge Michael Reed established the …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The appointment of a special judge and a motion for a change of venue have been filed in the case of Clifford Clevenger, Pierceton, against North Webster Police Department, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Wawasee Community School Corporation and specified employees of those agencies. Kosciusko Superior Court I Judge David Cates noted a …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.

WARSAW — Official charges have been filed against Sherry Lynn Gatke, 38, 504 W. Center St., Warsaw, and her son Kyle William Hamman, 19, 4416 W. 525S, Claypool. The pair were arrested Sept. 11 on initial charges. Gatke has officially been charged with possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, both level 6 felonies; and …read more.

WARSAW — Alisha Rae Hoover, 29, 322 S. Washington St., Apt. 3, Warsaw, was arrested early today, Tuesday, Sept. 26, on a warrant for a charge for possession of meth, a level 6 felony, and faces an initial charge of possession of a syringe for legend drug. She is being held in the Kosciusko County …read more.

ELKHART COUNTY — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lisa Withers, 36, 8846 E. Crow Road, Syracuse, on a warrant from Kosciusko County, but she now faces charges in that county. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, around 9:36 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, Withers was found to be in possession of a glass pipe with …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 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 — 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.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — State and federal claims by Atta Belle Helman and son, Larry Dwayne Helman, against The Papers Inc and Stacey Staley have been dismissed with prejudice by Kosciusko Circuit Court and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. The motions granting dismissal were filed earlier this week. …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 — Efforts to preserve the history of judicial service can be seen in many courthouses. Portraits of judges with plaques noting the years served on the bench can be found hanging on the walls near the courts. Such efforts have begun in Kosciusko County. Portraits of four individuals who have served as judges in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Thomas Glen Hursey was handed a consecutive sentence totaling 27 1/2 years for his part in the murders of Joshua Knisley and Tara Thornburg, Feb. 19, 2015, in Syracuse. He will serve a total of 20 years, at the Indiana Department of Corrections with the remaining 7 1/2 years on formal probation.

WARSAW — Arguments in a motion by The Papers Inc. to dismiss its participation in a lawsuit by Atta Belle Helman and Larry Dwayne Helman were heard by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. After approximately 40 minutes of hearing from counsel for the defendant and plaintiff, Reed took the matter under advisement stating he …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 — Earlier this year Ian J. Clark, 41, was denied his petition for post-conviction relief in Kosciusko Circuit Court. He is now awaiting a hearing with the Indiana Court of Appeals where he is seeking the court to reverse the denial of post-conviction relief and remand the case for a new trial on a murder conviction.

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 — 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 — “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 — A hearing on pending motions to dismiss, filed by two defendants, in a lawsuit filed by Atta Belle Helman and Larry Dwayne Helman has been set for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. The hearing will be held in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Counsel for both The Papers Inc. and Stacey Staley have filed motions …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A status conference will be held at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Kosciusko Circuit Court to set a hearing on The Papers Inc. motion to dismiss the complaint against the company in a suit brought by Atta Bell Helman and Larry Dwayne Helman. Stacey Staley has also filed a joinder in …read more.

WARSAW — Nineteen months and 10 days after the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley at a Main Street residence in Syracuse, two of the three accused will stand trial. The joint murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, 24, and Kyle David DeHart, 24, both of Syracuse, is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 29, …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed accepted plea agreements on four individuals Monday and issued suspended sentences on three. All five had entered plea agreements in March either calling for charges to be dismissed or the level of the crime reduced. Aaron E. Torbet, 34, 708 S. Kinder Drive, Syracuse, received a total …read more.

WARSAW — A Cicero, Ill., woman who was transporting over 49 pounds of cocaine inside a suitcase in the truck of her car, received her sentence Monday, April 25, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Judge Michael Reed stated it was not an easy decision for him to make in issuing the sentence. Jennifer Ann Roehr, 22, …read more.

WARSAW — While calling it a manufactured offense Judge Michael Reed noted the actions of Matthew A. Lucas, 38, 2501 W. Side Drive, Warsaw, still could not be tolerated. Lucas was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, April 25, on a charge of dealing in a narcotic drug, a lesser included charge that was a …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Superior Court III denied a request for an order of protection by a citizen against Warsaw Police Officer Paul Heaton. Kimberly Richardson filed a protection order on March 4, and the same day, according to court documents, Kosciusko Superior Court Judge, Joe Sutton, ordered the Clerk of Court to transfer the …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Officers arrested Dennis Langly Hall Monday morning. March 7, on three drug charges. He was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 10:40 a.m. Hall, 49, 326 N. Lake Street, Warsaw, has preliminarily been charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of a narcotic drug, both level 6 felonies, and …read more.

WARSAW —One charge was dismissed, while a jail sentence of 10 days was given to Davion Marquis Washington, 26, 111 S. Wood St., Warsaw, on a level 6 battery charge in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Washington was sentenced Monday, March 7, to one year in the Kosciusko County Jail for battery with moderate bodily injury, a …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed has granted the state’s motion to hold one trial for Thomas Woody, Kyle DeHart and Thomas G. Hursey. The decision was handed down Wednesday, March 2. All three have two charges in common: murder. The trio have been charged with the murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua …read more.

WARSAW — A 17-year-old Warsaw teen has been waived to adult court on multiple charges. Ivan Gonzalez Herrera, 17, 1041 N. Park Avenue, Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, then released on his own recognizance. Court documents show the multiple charges against Herrera. Charges are: two charges …read more.

WARSAW — An 18-year-old Warsaw teen, who was 17 years old when charges were initially filed, was waived to adult court Tuesday, Feb. 16, on multiple charges. Derek Shea, 18, 1815 Hepler Drive, Warsaw, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:16 p.m. Tuesday and released on his own recognizance. Court documents show the …read more.

Jared Thomas Frantz WARSAW — Jared Thomas Frantz, 28, Syracuse, was sentenced Monday, Feb. 8, in Kosciusko Circuit Court on charges relating to the deaths of Korbin Foster and Kaleb Lampkin, both 17, who died June 1, 2015, in an accidental drowning. Frantz, who plead guilty to count one, dealing in a schedule 1 controlled …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody WARSAW — A motion for joinder of defendants to try three defendants in the same trial has been filed by the state in the trials for accused murders Brandon T. Woody, Kyle D. DeHart and Thomas G. Hursey. The motion was filed Friday, Jan. 8, and will be heard before Kosciusko Circuit Court  …read more.

MILFORD — A Milford woman was arrested on warrants for alleged drug related charges. Pamela S. McGreevy, 49, 13276 N. 150E, Milford, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 6, for a level 6 felony, possession of methamphetamine; and level 6 felony, maintaining a common nuisance. According to an affidavit of probable cause, filed Jan. 6 with Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — It will be at least 10 days before Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed makes a decision on a change of venue request in the trial of Brandon Thomas Woody for murder. The defense team will additionally make a decision by Friday to withdraw its motion for a speedy trial or seek the …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Police arrested a 34-year-old man on five charges early today, Monday, Jan. 4. Jeffery R. Price, 34, with addresses shown of 720 W. Center St., 1054 Pike Short Drive, Warsaw, and 3845 E. Lakeview Trail, Leesburg, has been arrested on charges of possession of a narcotic drug, two counts of forgery, all …read more.

Madison McKenzie Jones WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed handed down a six-year sentence at the Department of Corrections to a 19-year-old mother who pleaded guilty to battery resulting in serious bodily injury and neglect of a dependent this morning. He suspended all but 18 months. Madison McKenzie Jones, 19, 301 Ulrich Drive, …read more.

A woman, who has had a warrant issued for her arrest since May 2014, was arrested Tuesday on that warrant and two failure to appear warrants in other cases. Cassie Jo Goble, 32, 6546 W. Grimme Lane, Claypool, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:39 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, on charges of dealing …read more.

WARSAW — A new date to hear arguments for a change of venue and motions in limine has been set.

UPDATE: A motion to continue the hearing was filed and granted by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Mike Reed. A hearing, in the judges chambers, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

An elderly woman has been sentenced to 2 years behind bars for dealing drugs in Warsaw. Last week, Catherine Curtis, 68, received a 2-year sentence in the Indiana Department of Corrections for pleading guilty to dealing a Schedule IV controlled substance as a Class C felony. Curtis was initially charged with three felonies, including two …read more.

Duffy’s Pub & Grub in Syracuse is facing a lawsuit following a battery that occurred there in 2012. According to documents filed with Kosciusko courts, on July 8, 2012, Christina Golden was a patron at Duffy’s Pub & Grub. Another patron, Jonathon Heckaman, one of the defendants in the lawsuit, allegedly began taunting and harassing …read more.

One of two women arrested in May of this year for abusing a child received only probation for her crime. The second woman is still going through the criminal court process. Sherene Harris, 26, 1692 E. 200 N. Lot 89, Warsaw, was charged with a Class C felony charge of neglect of a dependent resulting …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.

A woman with an extensive history of drug abuse and addiction was sentenced today to one year in the Kosciusko County Jail. Crystal Shafer, 38, 3876 N. SR 15, Warsaw, was arrested in April on a charge of possession of a legend drug. In a plea agreement, she agreed to a lesser charge of possession of …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Staff Writer Deb Patterson contributed to this article.) A former nurse and her now ex-boyfriend who admitted to felony charges of forgery and prescription fraud were both to be sentenced separately in Kosciusko County Circuit Court today. Instead, only Jakayla Snodgrass, 23, of Leesburg, was sentenced. Snodgrass worked as a registered nurse at Provident …read more.

James Douglas Cable, 40, currently of North Webster, failed to get the judge’s sympathies by asking for probation in Kosciusko Circuit Court this morning. Cable was one of four people arrested in April at 411 N. Parker St., Warsaw, for manufacturing methamphetamine. With a plea agreement, however, Cable’s crime was reduced to a class D felony …read more.

Circuit Court The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Circuit Court: Kern – Mary Kern and David Kern, both of Syracuse. Married: May 16, 1992; Separated: June 7, 2012. There are two minor children. Bellamy – Madison Bellamy, Milford, and John Austin Bellamy, Warsaw. Married: Nov. 5, 2010; Separated: June 14, 2012. …read more.