WARSAW — A Warsaw man faces multiple drug charges following a controlled buy coordinated by the NET43 drug task force. Brandon Charles Kelly, 36, 3648 East CR 500S, Warsaw, was arrested on a warrant dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony and possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony. On Sept. 13, 2019, NET43 drug …read more.

SYRACUSE — Two Syracuse men are facing criminal charges after a drug investigation at a residence. In the first case, John Brown Christian, 70, 4484 E. CR 1300N, Syracuse, is charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; and possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony. In a second case, John Christian was charged …read more.

WARSAW — Public figures in Kosciusko County emphasized the importance of community in battling addictions during “The Opioid Epidemic: Our Community Speaks” Wednesday evening, Jan. 15. The event at Center Lake Pavilion was hosted by the Bowen Center, moderated by Mayor Joe Thallemer and funded with a $5,000 grant from Accelerate Indiana Municipalities Many of …read more.

WARSAW — A Milford man was recently arrested after allegedly dealing four grams of methamphetamine to an undercover officer with Kosciusko County’s NET43 Drug Task Force. Joseph Alexander Stewart, 19, 208 W. Fifth St., Milford, is charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; and possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony. On Sept. …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Kosciusko County’s NET43 assisted Marshall County Officers and other agencies in an arrest of a South Bend man and the confiscation of methamphetamine on Monday, Nov. 25. According to Marshall County Detective/1st Sgt. Jeff Snyder, Marshall County Officers conducted an operation at the Red Rock Inn Motel in Plymouth. During the operation, 448 …read more.

SYRACUSE — A 70-year-old Syracuse man is facing new charges that appear to be in connection with a NET43 drug bust earlier this month. John Brown Christian John Brown Christian, 70, 4484 East CR 1300N, Syracuse, was one of four people charged after a drug bust on the night of Nov. 7. New charges came …read more.

WARSAW — Charges are pending against a jail nurse allegedly attempting to provide drugs to an inmate at the Kosciusko County Jail. Jessica Frost, a contract jail nurse, was apprehended Wednesday night, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office points out that Frost is not a sheriff’s employee, but instead …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw woman was arrested on multiple counts of alleged dealing and possession of methamphetamine. Jamie Lee Hecke, 39, 1687 West CR 400N, Warsaw, was charged with two counts of dealing in methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; and two counts of possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; and failure to appear, a …read more.

WARSAW — At the Kosciusko County Council meeting held Thursday, Oct 10, Sheriff Kyle P. Dukes asked the council to approve a Memo of Understanding with NET43 in order to more formally establish its protocols. “The nice thing about this is that the rules are clearly laid out,” Dukes said. “This MOU keeps the open …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A press conference was held this afternoon, March 25, to introduce NET43, Kosciusko County’s newly formed Narcotics Enforcement Team.  NET43 is comprised of officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, Warsaw Police Department and Winona Lake Police Department. Together, they form a new task force that has been operational for around two …read more.