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Erika McCarthy Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Erika McCarthy Erika McCarthy was sentenced on two counts in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday per the terms of a plea agreement negotiated between her attorney, Richard Ballard, and the State of...
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Chester King, Jr. Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A Grovertown man pleaded guilty to a Level 4 Felony charge of dealing in methamphetamine and admitted a violation in previous sentence in a negotiated plea agreement between the State and Defense...
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Two Plead Guilty on Drug Dealing Charges
Two defendants pleaded guilty to drug dealing charges in negotiated plea agreements between the State and Defense Attorney Blair Todd Wednesday morning in Starke Circuit Court. Michael Mavrides, 32,...
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David Sarber Sentenced to Work Release
A Plymouth man was sentenced Wednesday morning in Starke Circuit Court per the terms of a plea agreement with the State and Defense Attorney Richard Ballard on a Level 4 Felony charge of dealing in...
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Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms Edward Blackburn Murder Conviction
Edward Blackburn The Indiana Court of Appeals recently handed down a decision concerning an appeal filed by Edward Blackburn on his murder conviction. Blackburn was convicted of murder following a...
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Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds Nathan Hummel Sentence
Nathan Hummel Nathan Hummel appealed his sentence in Starke Circuit Court claiming that the felony counts should not have been consecutive sentences. Hummel was involved in an armed robbery incident...
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Siad Berry Found Not Guilty of Domestic Battery During Starke Circuit Court...
A Knox man was found not guilty of domestic battery, during a jury trial last week in Starke Circuit Court. Court documents say Siad Berry, 41, had been accused of stabbing a woman with a pocket knife...
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Starke County Council Considers Transfer in Court Budget
The Starke County Council members considered a transfer of funds request within the Starke Circuit Court budget. Council President Dave Pearman noted that there aren’t many of these types of requests...
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Sentencing Hearing for Samuel Allen Continued
A sentencing hearing in Starke Circuit Court for a Knox man accused of rape is postponed to the end of October. In court documents filed a day before his case was to go to trial, 59-year-old Samuel...
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Seth Terry Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Seth Terry A North Judson man was sentenced to work release per the terms of a plea agreement between the Starke County Prosecutor’s Office and Defense Attorney Timothy Lemon. Seth Terry, 40, pleaded...
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Kenneth Kamerer Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A former Starke County resident pleaded guilty to a charge of maintaining a common nuisance in a hearing in Starke Circuit Court Thursday morning. Kenneth Kaemerer, 48, admitted to Magistrate Jeanene...
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Knox Man Sentenced to 25 Years on Child Molesting Charge
Leland Fritter A Knox man pleaded guilty in a negotiated plea agreement on a Level 1 Felony charge of child molesting. Leland Fritter, 46, admitted to Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall that he...
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Matthew Shidler Sentenced on Drug Charge
A Winamac man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning after pleading guilty to a Level 6 Felony charge of possession of methamphetamine. Matthew Shidler, 33, admitted to Judge Kim...
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Renovation Project at Starke County Courthouse Moving Forward to Bid Phase
Documents related to the renovation of the third floor of the courthouse are being reviewed by the Starke County Commissioners. Commissioner Kathy Norem explained last week that DLZ is working on...
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Brian Sutton Sentenced on Drug Charge
A South Bend man will spend the next six months on probation after pleading guilty in Starke Circuit Court to a charge of possession of a narcotic as a Level 6 Felony. Brian Sutton, 39, admitted to...
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Johnny Whitt Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A Plymouth man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to a charge of dealing in methamphetamine as a Level 4 Felony. Johnny Whitt, 49, admitted to Magistrate...
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Lafayette Woman Sentenced on Drug Charge in Starke Circuit Court
A Lafayette woman pleaded guilty in a plea agreement in Starke Circuit Court on a charge of possession of methamphetamine as a Level 5 Felony. Amber Rippe, 36, admitted to Magistrate Jeanene...
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Samuel Allen Sentencing Hearing to be Held Today
A Knox man who pleaded guilty to a charge of rape will be sentenced today on the Level 3 Felony charge in Starke Circuit Court. Samuel Allen opted to plead guilty to the charge the day before he was...
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Samuel Allen Sentenced to 12 Years on Rape Charge
A Knox man will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in a plea agreement to a Level 3 Felony charge of rape. According to the charging information filed in Starke Circuit Court, Allen had...
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William Miller Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A Knox man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning on a charge of unlawful possession of a syringe. William Miller, 37, pleaded guilty to the Level 6 Felony charge in a negotiated...
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