WARSAW — A Mentone woman will serve four years in prison if she is not accepted into a community corrections program after molesting a minor in 2019. Jasmine Sue Davis, 19, 204 N. Franklin St., Mentone, was charged with child molesting, a level 4 felony. Davis was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 on Thursday, …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man will serve 25 years in prison after molesting a child for six years. Lars Eric Gustafson, 37, Warsaw, was charged with child molesting, a level 1 felony. A charge of vicarious sexual gratification was dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Gustafson was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 on …read more.

WARSAW — A new Indiana Supreme Court rule went into effect Jan. 1, which allows offenders deemed low-risk to be released without bail. Criminal Rule 26 states that if a person is arrested and does not represent a substantial risk of flight or danger to self or others, the court should release the alleged offender …read more.

WARSAW — A Winona Lake man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after an infant suffered serious injuries while under his care. Medical professionals determined the infant suffered from shaken baby syndrome and may never regain her vision. Daniel James Michael Kreider, 35, 1202 Wooster Road Lot 26, Winona Lake, was charged with neglect …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was sentenced to seven years in prison after burglarizing his father’s home. Joseph Alexei Deeter, 21, 966 W. CR 400N, Warsaw, was charged with burglary, a level 4 felony; and auto theft, a level 6 felony. Charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and theft …read more.

WARSAW — An Ohio man received a suspended one-year sentence after using a device to record four female Grace College students in various stages of undress. Gavin Layne Reeves, 20, was charged with four counts of voyeurism, all level 6 felonies. He was sentenced Thursday morning, Dec. 12. It was unclear if he was a …read more.

WARSAW — A Claypool man was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior CourtOne Thursday, Sept. 26, to three years at the Indiana Department of Corrections after molesting a child. Vincent Corey Banks, 56, 4873 E. SR 14, Claypool, was charged with child molesting, a class C felony. A vicarious sexual gratification charge was dismissed as part of …read more.

*WARNING: The following article contains information that may not be suitable for all readers.* KOSCIUSKO — A Syracuse man was sentenced to three years at the Indiana Department of Corrections after confessing to molesting three children under the age of 10. Ronald Dewayne Hensley, 55, 5251 E. CR 800N, Syracuse, was charged with child molesting, …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Huntington man was sentenced on Thursday, July 18, to three years at the Indiana Department of Corrections after allegedly setting fire to a residence. Trenton Clifton Bowers, 38, 948 Salamonie Ave., Huntington, was charged with two counts of arson, level 4 felonies; and stalking, a level 6 felony. A criminal mischief charge …read more.

WARSAW — “One person here showed courage today and Mr. Cooper, it certainly wasn’t you.” Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge David Cates addressed the defendant in a felony domestic battery case just moments after sentencing the man to two years behind bars with possibly one to serve. Shawn R. Cooper, 39, 12600 S. SR …read more.