Plea Agreement Filed in the Case of Bradley Austin
Starke County CourthouseStarke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall will be considering a plea agreement between the state and defendant Bradley Austin, 22 of North Judson. The agreement was presented...
View ArticleJury Trial Scheduled Today in Starke Circuit Court
Starke County Magistrate Jeanene Calabrese will be presiding over a trial that begins in Starke Circuit Court today. Three days have been set aside to hear evidence and testimony in the case of Chad...
View ArticleNot Guilty Verdict Reached in Starke Circuit Court Trial
After approximately one-half hour, a Starke County jury came back with a not guilty verdict on a count of Theft and a lesser count of Conversion in the case of Chad Scarborough. Scarborough was...
View ArticleCounterfeiting Suspect Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A man was sentenced Wednesday morning in Starke Circuit Court. Kent Schumm pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the State to one count of Counterfeiting as a Class D felony. He was sentenced to 18...
View ArticleInitial Hearing Held for Avery Mullins
Starke County Courthouse An initial hearing in the case of Avery Mullins was held Wednesday in Starke Circuit Court. Mullins, who was arrested on June 6, pleaded not guilty to charges of Dealing in a...
View ArticleLaPorte Man Sentenced to Four Years on Burglary Charge
Starke County CourthouseA LaPorte man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning on a charge of Burglary. An amended plea agreement between Christopher Webb, 26, and the Starke County...
View ArticleAaron Brewer Sentenced on Drug Charge
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall A man who admitted to having a lengthy drug abuse problem was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Aaron Brewer, 23, pleaded guilty in a plea...
View ArticleNovitzke Pleads Not Guilty; $1 Million Bond Remains
Starke County Courthouse A Starke County man who was taken into custody following a pursuit incident spanning two counties received his initial hearing in the Starke Circuit Court yesterday. Julius...
View ArticleSentencing Hearing Continued in Case of Randall Rowe
A sentencing hearing in the case of Randall Rowe has been continued in Starke Circuit Court pending the research of case law brought up during Tuesday’s court hearing. Randall Rowe, 36 of Hamlet,...
View Article8-Year Sentence Given in Starke Circuit Court for Dealing in Methamphetamine
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim HallAn eight-year sentence was handed down to Khatrina Lindsey in the Starke Circuit Court yesterday afternoon for her conviction of Dealing in Methamphetamine as a Class...
View ArticleArmentrout Sentenced to 10 Years in DOC for Child Molesting
Having pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to one count of Child Molesting as a Class B felony, 19-year-old Zackary Armentrout received his sentence in the Starke Circuit Court this afternoon. The...
View ArticlePlea Agreement Proposed for Murder Suspect Kathleen Holt
Kathleen HoltThe Starke County prosecutor and the attorneys for Kathleen Holt have reached a proposed plea agreement. Prosecutor Nicholas Bourff stated that the agreement has yet to be reduced to...
View ArticlePlea Agreement Rejected in Shawn Smith’s Case
Starke County CourthouseA plea agreement was rejected by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall in the case of Shawn Smith in a hearing Wednesday morning. Smith had previously pleaded guilty to two counts...
View ArticleMedaryville Woman Admits Drinking Problem in Starke Circuit Court Hearing
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim HallStarke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall rejected a plea agreement Wednesday morning for 49-year-old Patricia Vega of Medaryville and suggested she seek drug and/or...
View ArticleAmber Lain Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
A 22-year-old woman was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Wednesday morning on charges of Dealing in Methamphetamine as a Class B felony and Neglect of a Dependent a Class C felony. Amber Lain...
View ArticleTroy Moses Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Starke County CourthouseTroy Moses was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday after pleaded guilty in a plea agreement with the state to a charge of Receiving Stolen Property, a Class D felony....
View ArticleTwo Cases Set for Trial in Starke Circuit Court
Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim HallTwo plea agreements were rejected by Starke Circuit Court Judge Kim Hall on Thursday and both cases were set for trial in September. Michael Wireman, 30 of...
View ArticleAllen Moore Sentenced on Possession of Heroin Charge
A man who had heroin in his possession at the time of his arrest was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Thursday morning. Allen Moore, 34 of Knox, admitted to Judge Kim Hall that he did possess a...
View ArticleRowe Sentenced to 25 Years in DOC
Randall RoweThe case against Randall Rowe in the Starke Circuit Court has come to a close after Judge Kim Hall sentenced him to serve a total of 25 years in the Department of Corrections on his charges...
View ArticleBrothers Sentenced in Starke Circuit Court
Starke County CourthouseTwo brothers were sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty in plea agreements with the state. Frank Esparza, Jr., 20, was sentenced on a charge of...
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