WARSAW — The fate of Oscar Steven McDowell, 33, Waukegan, Ill., went to the jury at 4:45 p.m. Notification was received by the court at 6:35 p.m. that a verdict was reached, in the middle of a tornado warning for the county. The verdict — not guilty on all three counts – rape, sexual battery …read more.

WARSAW — Prosecution continued its case this morning Wednesday, Aug. 24, against Oscar S.McDowell in Kosciusko Circuit Court. McDowell was charged with rape, sexual battery, criminal confinement and failure to appear, stemming from an alleged rape Aug. 9/10, 2014, in the parking lot at Wyndham Gardens, Warsaw.

WARSAW — The victim and investigating officer were the only witnesses heard Tuesday afternoon before the court adjourned for the day. Testimony will continue at 8:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Kosciusko Circuit Court in the trial against Oscar McDowell, 33, Chicago.

WARSAW — The 12-member jury and an alternate has been seated in the two-day jury trial against Oscar Steven McDowell. McDowell is accused of rape, sexual battery, criminal confinement and failure to appear. The actual trial will begin at 1:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, Aug. 23, and continue Wednesday.

WARSAW — Today, Tuesday, Jan. 12, was to be the start of a three-day jury trial for Charles M. Williams, 21, 2433 Dugdale Road, Waukegan, Ill. Instead the trial was cancelled and charges of rape, a level 1 felony; and sexual battery, a level 4 felony, have been dismissed, according to Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Readers of Ink Free News have viewed individual stories on people arrested on charges ranging from theft to murder, drug related offenses to child molesting and rape. So what is the status of these cases? Were they forgotten? No longer news? A majority of these cases are still going through the pre-trial …read more.

  Oscar Steven McDowell The second suspect in the Aug. 10 rape of a female, at Wyndham Gardens parking lot in Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 5:14 p.m. tonight. Oscar Steven McDowell, 32, 626 N. Trumball Ave., Chicago, Ill., was booked on a charge of rape and held on $25,000 surety …read more.