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.

WARSAW — A Pierceton man will likely serve the better part of a decade behind bars as a result of what prosecutors and his own defense described as a drug addiction-spurred crime spree in 2017 that allegedly didn’t end once he was behind bars. Jerrad Michael Schlemmer, 33, 21 EMS R4B Lane, Pierceton, appeared before …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested and booked after police say he argued with a pregnant woman, then punched her twice in the head and once in the stomach. Lance Michael Jervis, 29, 1121 E. Wellington Drive, Warsaw, is charged with domestic battery to a pregnant woman, a level 5 felony; domestic battery with …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw teenager is being treated like an adult — and not in a good way — based on what court officials say is a pattern of criminal behavior that belies the dependent’s age. Danny Tyler Combs, 17, Warsaw, appeared in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 on Thursday, Sept. 20, to be sentenced …read more.

WARSAW — A Milford man was ordered to serve most of a 16-year sentence for a sexual relationship he had with a female who was between the ages of 14 and 16 years old. Dylan James Houser, 22, 513 E. Beer Road, Milford, was charged with two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. He …read more.

Vanessa Eileen Arnold WARSAW — Vanessa Eileen Arnold, 20, 318 W. Spring St., Etna Green, realized yesterday, Thursday, May 5, that perseverance and hard work really do pay off. Arnold went into Superior Court I expecting a harsh sentencing for robbery, a level 3 felony and possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, but the …read more.

WARSAW — A 19-year-old Warsaw man was sentenced to two years in the Kosciusko County Jail in a sexual misconduct case involving a minor. Brandon M. Bergman, 19, 3311 Oak Pointe Crossing, Warsaw, will serve one year in the Kosciusko County Jail with one year suspended, to be served on probation. He is also ordered to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS —  Mentone resident Holly R. Clabaugh, 29, recently pleaded guilty in Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 to welfare fraud, a class C felony. Clabaugh knowingly defrauded the system by collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time. Through the use of agency records, a Department of Workforce Development investigator determined Clabaugh was working full time …read more.

WARSAW — A man who plead guilty to a charge of invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor, was given one-year probation today in Kosciusko Superior 1 Court. Charges of stalking and two counts of domestic battery were dismissed.

WARSAW — Court proceedings scheduled for juveniles and adult cases in Kosciusko Juvenile Court and Kosciusko Superior Court 1 have taken place in a spare courtroom since Oct. 19 when remodeling construction began. These two court rooms, along with the Circuit Court room, have not been upgraded since the Justice Building was built in 1982 …read more.

WARSAW — A Chicago man has been arrested on charges of fraud on a financial institution, level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony after taking cash advances from a local bank.

WARSAW — He was arrested on Aug. 27, 2013, on charges of burglary, criminal deviate conduct and sexual battery. Today, Thursday, Oct. 15, the case was resolved and the accused sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections.

WARSAW — A man who moved out of an apartment, and who was not to be on the premises obtained a key and entered the apartment while no one was present and removed kitchen items and a piece of jewelry.

WARSAW — Initial hearings, for those individuals, arrested are normally routine: charges read, constitutional rights explained, sentencing terms, status of an attorney and future court dates set. Normally the hearings last no more than 15 minutes. However, an initial hearing Thursday for one individual resulted in the initial hearing being anything but routine.

Charges of burglary resulting in bodily injury and battery by means of a deadly weapon filed against Brandon Woody, Woody, 23, Syracuse, and Kyle D. DeHart, 22, Syracuse, who are both still incarcerated in the Kosciusko County Jail, are on hold, in Kosciusko Superior Court I. A hearing for a change of venue in the …read more.

Initially arrested for burglary resulting in bodily injury, armed robbery and theft, Austin J. Howard-Smith was sentenced today in Superior Court I. On Sunday, Oct. 20, Maximo Pedro Ybarra, 32, of 1010 S. Haug St., Syracuse, was arrested for burglary/breaking and entering resulting in bodily injury to a victim along with his accomplices, Zachary Dale Howard-Smith, …read more.

“This announcement comes following careful consideration, prayer, and with tremendous family support,” said attorney David Cates, who has announced his candidacy for Kosciusko Superior Court I as a Republican. Cates will bring the abilities to perform the duties of the office with diligence and commitment necessary to preserve the integrity of the court system. After …read more.

Stephen P. Harris announced Friday his intentions to run for the position of Kosciusko County Superior Court Judge No. 1 in the 2014 May Republican primary election. Harris, 56, is a lifelong Kosciusko County resident and has practiced law for over 25 years with his father, Philip J. Harris, former prosecutor for Kosciusko County in …read more.

A week after the filing an injunction against Warsaw Community Schools attorney David Kolbe, the parents of a local Warsaw Community High School Student and soccer player, school officials and the family met in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 today before Judge Duane Huffer. According to Kolbe, the injunction was filed as a result of an …read more.

A Goshen attorney has filed an appearance on behalf of Dr. Dane Miller in a civil case charging his former business partner in Winona Restoration Partners LLC of wrongfully obtaining real estate and mishandling financial information and documents. John Ulmer filed the appearance on July 31 in Kosciusko Superior Court 1. Ulmer joins the law team …read more.