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Status Hearing Set in the Case of Jason Cooke
The Plymouth man allegedly involved in the robbery and beating of a Knox man in October of 2015 will appear in Starke Circuit Court this afternoon for a status hearing. Jason Cooke is accused of...
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Plea and Sentencing Hearing Set for Jason Cooke
A plea and sentencing hearing has been set in Starke Circuit Court in the case of Jason Cooke. Cooke, of Plymouth, is accused of hitting Sescoe Wireman and stealing several items from him in an...
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Edward Blackburn to Appear in Court for Hearing
Edward Blackburn The man accused of killing a Starke County man in March will be in Starke Circuit Court today for a final pre-trial and plea agreement deadline hearing. Court documents indicate Edward...
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Blackburn Case set for Status Hearing
Edward Blackburn Edward Blackburn will return to court for a status update in October. Blackburn, 31, is facing a murder charge in Starke County. He is accused of killing Cord Colgrove in an incident...
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Trials Set in Starke Circuit Court
Trial dates were set for several defendants in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning. Jerry Leonard, of Knox, is charged with four felony counts of child molesting. Two counts are Class A felonies...
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Jury Trial to begin Today in Starke Circuit Court
A two-day trial is scheduled to begin today in Starke Circuit Court. Rodney Slusser is charged with two counts of attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon as a Level 5 felony, two counts of...
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Slusser Pleads Guilty During Trial
The defendant in a trial in Starke Circuit Court pleaded guilty during the final witness’s testimony Thursday afternoon. Starke County Prosecutor Nicholas Bourff said Rodney Slusser pleaded guilty to...
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Court Rejects Plea Agreement
Defendant Jason Cooke appeared in Starke Circuit Court last week for a plea agreement and sentencing hearing, but Judge Kim Hall rejected the proposed agreement between Cooke and the State. Cooke was...
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Charge Against Augusta Hadden Dismissed
Augusta Hadden A felony charge has been dropped against a woman who’d been accused of assisting a murder suspect back in March. Augusta Hadden, 39, was accused of throwing a cell phone out of a truck...
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Edward Blackburn Case Continues in Starke Circuit Court
Edward Blackburn Edward Blackburn and his attorney, Caroline Briggs, were in Starke Circuit Court Thursday morning to present a status update on his case. Court documents indicate Edward Blackburn shot...
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Two Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Drug Charges
Two people were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning on drug charges in two separate incidents. Joshua Muzik, 20, of Monon, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a felony...
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Trial Scheduled for North Judson Man Charged with Stalking
A trial for 45-year-old Clayton Conley, of North Judson, is scheduled in Starke Circuit Court today. Conley is reportedly charged with stalking, a level 6 felony. According to the provided police...
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Earl Beem Jr. Sentenced to Two Amended Counts Following Guilty Pleas in...
On Monday, November 20th 35-year-old Earl Beem, Jr. appeared in Starke Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to two counts; Amended Count I: Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in Methamphetamine and Amended...
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Knox Man Accused of Child Molesting on Trial This Week in Starke County
A Knox man faces two counts of child molesting as Class A felonies and two additional counts as a Class C felonies in a Starke Circuit Court trial this week. Jerry Leonard allegedly performed sexual...
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Knox Man Found Guilty of Child Molesting
A Starke Circuit Court trial that began Monday morning has concluded with Starke County Prosecutor, Nicholas A. Bourff successfully prosecuting Jerry Leonard of child molesting. According to a press...
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Sentencing Hearing for Convicted Child Molester Postponed
Jerry Leonard A sentencing hearing for a Knox man convicted of child molesting is postponed to Thursday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. in Starke Circuit Court. On Jan. 11, a 12-member jury convicted 37-year-old...
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Jerry Leonard Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Jerry Leonard A Knox man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning on two counts of child molesting as a Class A felony. Jerry Leonard, 37, was sentenced on one count of child molesting...
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Status Hearing Held for Alleged Murder Suspect Edward Blackburn
Edward Blackburn A status hearing for Edward Blackburn was held in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon. As previously reported, Edward Blackburn, of Arkansas, formerly of Texas, is being charged...
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Plea and Sentencing Hearing Set for Today for Jason Cooke
A Plymouth man accused of hitting a Knox resident in the head and taking money, prescription medication, an Indiana ID card, and multiple credit cards from him will be in Starke Circuit Court for a...
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Judge Requests More Time Before Accepting Jason Cooke’s Plea Agreement
The man accused of the October 2015 robbery of a Knox man will have to wait until at least Monday to learn his fate. Jason Cooke is charged with hitting Sescoe Wireman in the head, and taking money,...
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