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Special Swearing-In Ceremony Held in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday Evening
Judge Kim Hall, John M. Acosta, Bryan Cavender, Leslie A. Baker, Roy McCray, Rachel Milner Oesterreich, David Pearman, Mandy Thomason, Jack Rosa, Bernadette Welter Manuel, Bill Dulin, Robert Olejniczak...
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North Judson Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
A North Judson man was sentenced in three different felony cases in Starke Circuit Court Thursday morning. Robert Manns, 43, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a Level 6 Felony...
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Enforcement Action Continues on Downtown Knox Property
A Knox downtown property is still under enforcement action under the unsafe building authority. It’s been a year since the owner of 1 and 3 N. Main Street in Knox was notified of several structural...
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Starke County Man Sentenced on Child Molesting, Sexual Misconduct Charges
Adam Fritz A Starke County man who admitted to Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall that actions considered to be sexual in nature occurred with a teenaged female victim about 100 times in a four year...
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Thomas Holloway Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Thomas Holloway A man accused of rape in an incident at a Culver residence on July 3, 2017 was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Thomas Holloway, 20, pleaded guilty in a plea...
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Two Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants were sentenced Thursday morning in Starke Circuit Court. Mauro Zuniga Mauro Zuniga, 36, of North Judson pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State to a Level 6 Felony charge of...
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Former Starke County Councilman Sues Starke County Council
Starke County Council members (L to R) Brad Hazelton, Dave Pearman, Freddie Baker, Bob Sims, Tom DeCola, Howard Bailey Jr, and Kay Gudeman Tom DeCola filed papers in the Starke County Clerk’s Office...
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Smith Sentenced to 15 Years for Dealing Meth
William Smith A North Manchester man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Wednesday morning on a Level 2 Felony charge of dealing in methamphetamine. Willliam Smith, 49, admitted in court that he...
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Two Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants appeared before Starke Circuit Court Magistrate Jeanene Calabrese Tuesday afternoon for plea and sentencing hearings. Gary resident, 28-year-old Kevin Henderson, pleaded guilty in a...
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Allen, Kilburn Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants and their attorneys submitted plea agreements for consideration by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall Wednesday morning. Winamac resident, 33-year-old Shawn Allen, and his attorney...
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Two Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Matthew Howard, 21, of Knox, admitted to a probation violation that carried an 18 month sentence and pleaded guilty in a plea...
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Three Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Three people were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Tuesday morning per the terms of their plea agreements negotiated between the State and Defense Attorney Richard Ballard. Cody Barnette, 26, of...
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Two Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Two defendants were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning per the terms of their plea agreements. Starke County Magistrate Jeanene Calabrese accepted the plea agreement between the State...
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Sentence Upheld in Dollahan Appeal
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the sentence issued by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall in the case of Jan Dollahan, Jr. Dollahan, Jr. was sentenced in September 2018 after being found guilty...
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Jacob Decker Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A plea agreement between the State of Indiana and the defense attorney for Jacob Decker was accepted by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall Wednesday morning. Decker, 25, of Knox, pleaded guilty to a...
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Two Charged with Drug Offenses Plead Guilty in Starke Circuit Court
Anthony Caudill Two defendants charged in separate incidents involving drugs pleaded guilty in plea agreements Thursday morning. Anthony Caudill, 39, of Knox, pleaded guilty on Level 6 Felony charges...
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Plea Agreements Presented in Two Cases in Starke Circuit Court
Two Starke County residents will be serving time on probation after pleading guilty to charges in two separate incidents. Amy Hajek, 37, of Knox, pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State on...
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Trial Begins Today in Starke Circuit Court
A 12-member jury will be seated this morning in a trial in Starke Circuit Court. Samuel Allen, 59, of Knox, is facing charges of a Level 3 Felony count of rape, a Level 6 Felony count of sexual...
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Samuel Allen Pleads Guilty, Trial Canceled
A Knox man accused of rape in a case that was set for trial on Wednesday in Starke Circuit Court pleaded guilty. In court documents filed on Wednesday, July 31, 59-year-old Samuel Allen withdrew his...
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Richard LaFrance Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Richard LaFrance Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall accepted a plea agreement negotiated by Defense Attorney Richard Ballard and the State of Indiana in the case of Argos resident Richard LaFrance....
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